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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1107900, member: 15199"]It is a worrisome silver market. I think gold is a more stable market at the time, but one should trade what is trading well. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder how many have seen the actual 1980 spike and decline on a graph. I was trading stocks then and it was ponderous for many who didn't live in an urban area with broker offices to make trades. Trades also were several times more expensive than now, with stricter regulation ( or at least it seemed that way).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now look at today with almost instantaneous internet trading. A huge change can occur within an hour if the stimulus is a big one ( flashcrash). Precious metals ETFs and mining companies who control a large % of future contracts and may be very over extended, can wreck havoc on ones bullion investment. The CEO of I believe Kinross , although I may be mistaken on the co., it was a gold mining concern, said their cost per oz of gold was currently about $500, and that was with 1 oz gold per 10 tons. Then he said one of their mines in Russia not yet online has a test yield of 1 oz. per ton. It won't be online for a couple of years, but don't believe there is no more gold in the ground or that it is too expensive to get it, so it will continue higher. He may get his stock price higher, but it will put more pressure on increasing price as some will think, hmmm, more gold available in the future .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> I am cautious, very cautious with precious metals. With stocks like BAC, GE, etc. I can take a nap during market hours, but not so when I am running silver. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1107900, member: 15199"]It is a worrisome silver market. I think gold is a more stable market at the time, but one should trade what is trading well. I wonder how many have seen the actual 1980 spike and decline on a graph. I was trading stocks then and it was ponderous for many who didn't live in an urban area with broker offices to make trades. Trades also were several times more expensive than now, with stricter regulation ( or at least it seemed that way). Now look at today with almost instantaneous internet trading. A huge change can occur within an hour if the stimulus is a big one ( flashcrash). Precious metals ETFs and mining companies who control a large % of future contracts and may be very over extended, can wreck havoc on ones bullion investment. The CEO of I believe Kinross , although I may be mistaken on the co., it was a gold mining concern, said their cost per oz of gold was currently about $500, and that was with 1 oz gold per 10 tons. Then he said one of their mines in Russia not yet online has a test yield of 1 oz. per ton. It won't be online for a couple of years, but don't believe there is no more gold in the ground or that it is too expensive to get it, so it will continue higher. He may get his stock price higher, but it will put more pressure on increasing price as some will think, hmmm, more gold available in the future . I am cautious, very cautious with precious metals. With stocks like BAC, GE, etc. I can take a nap during market hours, but not so when I am running silver. :( Jim[/QUOTE]
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