Comments on: Gold prices and the stock market rally. http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/gold-prices-and-the-stock-market-rally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gold-prices-and-the-stock-market-rally Views about the Australian stock market, shares, the economy, investing, politics and world events. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Greg Atkinson http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/gold-prices-and-the-stock-market-rally/#comment-7417 Greg Atkinson Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:42:37 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=936#comment-7417 What surprises me is that the Australian financial media generally talk about gold in US dollars and don't bother to mention what it is doing in $AUD. Sure gold in $US is going up...but so is the Australian dollar, oil, wheat and just about anything else against the USD. The other issue with gold (and silver) is that it is hard for investors like us to stay ahead of the commodities traders etc. By the time they have started selling and we have time to react to that, the price for gold could have already slumped 10-20% or more. Having said that gold is having another good run of late. But then again so are US stocks. You can almost hear the rush as people try and get their money out of US dollars. What surprises me is that the Australian financial media generally talk about gold in US dollars and don’t bother to mention what it is doing in $AUD. Sure gold in $US is going up…but so is the Australian dollar, oil, wheat and just about anything else against the USD.

The other issue with gold (and silver) is that it is hard for investors like us to stay ahead of the commodities traders etc. By the time they have started selling and we have time to react to that, the price for gold could have already slumped 10-20% or more.

Having said that gold is having another good run of late. But then again so are US stocks. You can almost hear the rush as people try and get their money out of US dollars.

]]> By: freestockimages http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/gold-prices-and-the-stock-market-rally/#comment-7412 freestockimages Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:21:52 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=936#comment-7412 Hey Greg, I am not particularly fond of gold either. Gold prices could rise higher, but I prefer to avoid buying things that are arguably in a bubble. I agree. Hey Greg, I am not particularly fond of gold either. Gold prices could rise higher, but I prefer to avoid buying things that are arguably in a bubble.
I agree.

]]> By: Greg Atkinson http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/gold-prices-and-the-stock-market-rally/#comment-1614 Greg Atkinson Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:31:58 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=936#comment-1614 Anon - thanks for the links. Very interesting. I am also very wary of people talking up gold, much of what they say seems more like a sales pitch than anything you could call analysis. By the way, I moved your comment over here since it was gold related. Anon -- thanks for the links. Very interesting. I am also very wary of people talking up gold, much of what they say seems more like a sales pitch than anything you could call analysis.

By the way, I moved your comment over here since it was gold related.

]]> By: Anon http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/gold-prices-and-the-stock-market-rally/#comment-1605 Anon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:10:09 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=936#comment-1605 Hey Greg, I am not particularly fond of gold either. Gold prices could rise higher, but I prefer to avoid buying things that are arguably in a bubble. Have a read of these: http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/164535-mike-stathis/12669-fool-s-gold-part-1 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/164535-mike-stathis/12670-fool-s-gold-part-2 Hey Greg, I am not particularly fond of gold either. Gold prices could rise higher, but I prefer to avoid buying things that are arguably in a bubble.

Have a read of these:
http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/164535-mike-stathis/12669-fool-s-gold-part-1

http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/164535-mike-stathis/12670-fool-s-gold-part-2

]]> By: Gary http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/gold-prices-and-the-stock-market-rally/#comment-1180 Gary Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:57:45 +0000 http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=936#comment-1180 At least the rally looks strong at the moment. But maybe people will start taking profits soon? At least the rally looks strong at the moment. But maybe people will start taking profits soon?

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