Taking Advantage of the Dow-to-Gold Ratio (DIA, GLD) [View article]
Mike, I share your analysis on GLD and DIA and volatility.
I found a comparison chart with Dow Transports, the Dow Industrials, the S&P 500, GLD, and IYE also to be very informative...
I also keep asking myself why, if gold is such a great store of value, did gold not perform better when the Japanese economy deflated. The only answer I've been able to come up with is if you don't have any slaves to carry the crap around for you, gold makes a lousy currency.
Taking Advantage of the Dow-to-Gold Ratio (DIA, GLD) [View article]
I found a comparison chart with Dow Transports, the Dow Industrials, the S&P 500, GLD, and IYE also to be very informative...
I also keep asking myself why, if gold is such a great store of value, did gold not perform better when the Japanese economy deflated. The only answer I've been able to come up with is if you don't have any slaves to carry the crap around for you, gold makes a lousy currency.