francis schutte

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    • Some True Safe Havens Are Still (Surprisingly) Undervalued [view article]
      People with negative comments clearly don't understand nor even try to understand what is happening right now. Sometimes in the short run, the price of something keeps on dropping, but in the medium run, it becomes your life line (like a parachute). Oct 05 11:59 AM
    • Some True Safe Havens Are Still (Surprisingly) Undervalued [view article]
      Excellent and refreshing article. Thanks Oct 05 11:56 AM
    • Is Gold Getting Ready to Bounce? [view article]
      Friday Sept 5, 2008 ET: 08:58

      Looks like we forecasted over the last couple of days, the Dollar and gold are flipped on a dime. The Dollar Index was going up too fast and too much and the sentiment on Gold really started to be negative. Apperently, the markets are "back to reality"!
      Sep 05 09:02 AM
    • Precious Metals: Emotions Still Stronger Than Fundamentals [view article]
      Markets often are illogic. The Dollar sits in a correction. Even if it stays strong for more weeks or months, there is absolutely NO REASON why Gold cannot go up at the same time. As a matter of fact, this occured on several occasions during the previous secular bull market. Aug 26 08:45 AM
    • Precious Metals: Emotions Still Stronger Than Fundamentals [view article]
      This is about exactly the same opinion we have! Good work...August is coming to an end soon now... Aug 26 08:42 AM
    • Has Gold Fallen in a Secular Bear Trend? [view article]
      There is growing evidence indicating that there was unannounced intervention in support of the dollar.
      Given a sharp drop in euro holdings in the U.S. Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund, it seems that the U.S. Treasury may have intervened in the currency markets, possibly out of fear that a more significant run on the dollar could have resulted.
      Any intervention deal would more likely have been arranged with the Saudis during the recent Bush-Cheney visits. All that this would have required is sufficient buying commencing in mid-July to squeeze USD shorts and creating a momentum move on the upside. This action had also implications for Gold.
      Aug 14 09:02 AM
    • Has Gold Fallen in a Secular Bear Trend? [view article]
      One cannot compare todays Gold with the 1980-2003 era where we had a secular bear market and a low market participation.

      There ain't a split second in my mind that ETF's and other derivatives have together with e-trading, highly increased the leverage and hence also the volatibility on Gold. for the future, better keep you breast wet.
      Aug 13 10:33 AM
    • Have We Reached the Turning Point? [view article]
      Stock markets have been in a secular bear trend since 2001. Once sector after another is breaking down but nothing comes down in a straight line. Therefore, we now and then see a correction. All of this has been happening while interest rates were also coming down...Does anybody know what is going to happen when they decide go up again? Aug 12 06:18 PM
    • Bond Expert: Monday Outlook [view article]
      Excellent article, but who wants to invest in bonds when the real interest rates are negative and the nominal interest rates are extremely low and probably only can go up? Aug 12 06:10 PM
    • Time To Sell This Bear Market Bounce? [view article]
      It has been a while since I have seen so much negative sentiment about Gold and Gold shares. Think that many will be in for a huge surprise as we near the end of this year. Aug 12 06:06 PM
    • While Gartman is Goldless, I Still Itch for Commodities [view article]
      Over the last 7 years, Gold has simply been one of the best investments one could make. Amazing that some people still not understand it and fail to express the price of investment instruments, good and services in any other currency than the Dollar. Whatever is said, Gold and Silver have since thousand of years been the only Real Money. Aug 12 06:00 PM
    • IAMGold Says "I Am Profitable" [view article]
      Apparently not the right time to write this kind of article. Sentiment is (incorrectly) extremely bearish. Maybe you should try to write another one in a couple of months from now. This is the way the markets are. Aug 12 05:55 PM
    • Venezuela Gold Miners: 'Misappraised' [view article]
      I think Duude is more than correct with his comment. Chavez is about to ruin Venezuela like Mugabe ruined Zimbabwe. I would not invest a cent in this country. Aug 12 05:52 PM
    • Jaguar Mining: Solid Earnings Should Bring Bounce [view article]
      Excellent article and even the TA of the chart looks nice. Even better is the fact that I am the only one commenting your article. Aug 12 05:48 PM
    • Gold (and Gartman) Haunting Some Investors [view article]
      A pity this kind of Gartman static fills the air. Sometimes the reactions on this forum are a lot better than what the talking heads have to offer. Fundamentals don't change overnight and cycles last longer than 7 years. Many but not all know this. A good financial analyst is one with a lot of experience. Unfortunately, most people who experienced the previous cycle have passed away. Aug 12 05:41 PM
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