And I add:Quote from studyandtrade:
Don't think you made money trading US stocks. Measured in real money -GOLD- you didn't make much trading the QQQQ since October 2002 and you are even losing since May 2005! It's the same story for the Dow.
We have very big divergences between the major stock indices and gold which normally is a precursor of BIG, BIG TROUBLE ahead.
Be warned!
Quote from Hydroblunt:
In times of true financial crisis, like war or revolution, Gold isnt worth anything. Anyone who went through those problems in Eastern Europe will tell you just that. What matters is food, water, shelter, clothing, medical supplies & firearms. During WWII, bread and clothes were the actual currency not gold coins.
You think anyone is gonna honor your Gold futures contracts if the dollar goes? Get real. Unless you're holding physical gold in small denominations, not much you're gonna be able to do. Even then, who do you think will have the real bargaining power, the guy selling you the food or you with the Gold ingots.
Quote from studyandtrade's post:But be very fearful of abnormal movements. --- and by abnormal I mean a reaction from an extreme price, something it has not had before. And when something happens abnormally stock-marketwise, it is flashing you a danger signal which must not be ignored.
Quote from Hydroblunt:
In times of true financial crisis, like war or revolution, Gold isnt worth anything. Anyone who went through those problems in Eastern Europe will tell you just that. What matters is food, water, shelter, clothing, medical supplies & firearms. During WWII, bread and clothes were the actual currency not gold coins.
You think anyone is gonna honor your Gold futures contracts if the dollar goes? Get real. Unless you're holding physical gold in small denominations, not much you're gonna be able to do. Even then, who do you think will have the real bargaining power, the guy selling you the food or you with the Gold ingots.
Quote from Ivanovich:
ET is essentially composed of three types of people:
1. The "Housing-is-doomed-because-of-Greenspan", "Fiat-currency-Bush-is-a-monkey", "End-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-so-buy-gold-until-you-explode", long oil, perma-bears...
2. The "what bubble?", "US-has-weathered-many-tough-times", "to-the-moon-baby!", "goldbugs-are-a-laugh", "GOOG-to-1000", bulls.
3. Comedy relief morons like ZZZZZZzzzz, SkaLpZ, etc.
There are slightly more rare hybrids of the first two out there, but every thread lately is pretty much a fight between the two extreme types, or a jackass followup post by one of those in #3.

Quote from OldTrader:
I don't measure my returns in gold, do you? LOL!
How much money did you make in gold since 1980?
OldTrader
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