Quote from The Big D:
I'm not a gold bug - gold makes no more sense than any other commodity money. Actually, a sheep-backed note would be better in the event of true economic trouble since sheep would be truly useful in such a scenario. Under more normal conditions fiat money is better than either.
That said, I have two thoughts:
1) I see the fundamentals case for $600 gold. As the fed raises rates (and they will) bonds becomes more attractive. As growth picks up, equities become more attractive. All the money to bid those markets up has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is probably largely speculative commodities positions including gold. Some will also come from idle dollars. I think the net result has to be substantial gold selling in the first half of the next economic cycle.
2) The opposite of "never catch a falling knife" applies here. Gold is making new highs, and is trying to tell us something. Eventually I believe the fundamentals will move in line with my view, but I have no idea where we might pass through on the way there. Gold $1500 would not surprise me.
So at some point I want to be short. But I want to be short when it's going down.