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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2315495, member: 71510&quot;]Since the peak in May, stocks are down over 10%.&nbsp; Dow was at 18,400 and now at 16,400.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold was at 1200 and is now at 1100.&nbsp; That&#039;s slightly less than 10%</p><p><br /></p><p>On Jan 1st 2015, the DOW opened around 17,700 and gold around 1180.&nbsp; Both lost around 9% since the beginning of the year.</p><p><br /></p><p>In mathematical terms - the losses were about even, give or take a percentage or two.</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference is that gold is nearer to the lows and the stock market closer to it&#039;s high - and it has been on a terror of &quot;irrational exuberance&quot; as Greenspan would say for the last 4-5 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference to me is that I moved out of stocks/mutual funds in May and started moving into gold and silver investments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moving out of the stocks at the high and moving into PM towards the low is the technical definition of &quot;buy low - sell high.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Time will tell, but I&#039;m positioned strongly in cash and acquiring PM throughout the summer.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you look at macro trends, PM has a better chance to run and recover.</p><p><br /></p><p>Election year, lame duck president, inflation, etc...&nbsp; Perfect storm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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