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The 31-Year Silver Desert: Why “Buy and Hold” is a Precious Metals Trap

Why “Buy and Hold” is a Precious Metals Trap

Why "Buy and Hold" is a Precious Metals Trap

Why “Buy and Hold” is a Precious Metals Trap

The Rip Van Winkle Trap: Why “Buy and Hold” Silver (and Gold) Can Cost You Decades – A $10,000 Lesson

In 1961, Rod Serling aired an episode of The Twilight Zone that should be mandatory viewing for every precious metals investor. In “The Rip Van Winkle Caper” (Season 2, Episode 24), four cunning thieves pull off a million-dollar gold heist. Their master plan? To use suspended animation to “sleep” for 100 years, waking up when the heat is off and their fortune has surely grown. (more…)

By Bob711, ago

Gold Price Drop – buying opportunity?

Gold Price Drop

Here’s a breakdown of how I see the recent drop in gold prices — whether it looks like a pullback, a rout, or a buying opportunity — along with what the market consensus appears to be.

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What’s happening

  • Gold recently peaked above US $4,300/oz before dropping ~2 % (or more) in a short span, after hitting a record high.

  • The drop is attributed to a combination of:

    • A firmer U.S. dollar (makes gold more expensive in other currencies)

    • Some easing in safe-haven demand (for instance, comments from U.S. leadership around trade with China)

    • The fact that gold is now “overbought” in many analysts’ views, suggesting a technical correction might be underway.

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By Bob711, ago

Gold vs. Bitcoin – Volatility

Gold vs. Bitcoin

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The comparison between the biggest single-day dollar drop for Bitcoin and gold year-to-date (YTD) 2025 is stark due to their massive difference in price per unit.

Comparison of Single-Day Dollar Drops (YTD 2025)

AssetBiggest Dollar Drop (Approx.)Context/Typical Unit Price
Bitcoin (BTC)$8,000 to $9,000Traded above $125,000
Gold (per troy ounce)Likely less than $100Traded above $4,000

 

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By Bob711, ago

Investing in Gold 2025

Investing in Gold 2025

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Gold has significantly outperformed both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) so far this year (Year-to-Date).

Based on recent market data:

AssetApproximate Year-to-Date (YTD) Increase
Gold Price
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

 

Note: The exact percentages can vary slightly depending on the specific date and whether the stock index returns include dividends (Total Return) or just the price change (Price Return). (more…)

By Bob711, ago

Gold Price 2025

Gold Price 2025

Gold prices are rising, up 8.5% year to date, fueled by tariff uncertainty and increased purchases by central banks and investors.

gold price 2025

gold price 2025

People choose to buy gold for various reasons, such as it’s historical role as a store of value and medium of exchange, it’s potential as a hedge against inflation or currency devaluation, Plus, it’s relative scarcity compared to other commodities. (more…)

By Bob711, ago

Investing in Gold

Investing in Gold

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In 2024, both gold and the S&P 500 have experienced significant growth, with gold slightly outperforming the S&P 500.

As of early November 2024, gold has seen a year-to-date increase of around 17-18%, while the S&P 500 has gained approximately 17-18%.

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By Bob711, ago

Costco gold bar sales

Costco gold bar sales

Costco gold bar sales - Ways to Spot FAKE Gold Bars

Not only are large Banks and individual countries stocking up on gold, but since Costco has been offering 1oz. gold bar sales, the General Public has been making this one of the hottest sellers at the Costco warehouse chain. (more…)

By Bob711, ago

Gold Spot Price at $3,000?

Gold Spot Price at $3,000

Well, even though the spot price of gold made a new all-time high price today, it’s still far from $3,000 an ounce!

Gold Spot Price at $3,000 - gold bars

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But with the momentum that we’ve seen just in the last month or so, there is a possibility that gold could hit $3,000 an ounce by the end of the year! (more…)

By Bob711, ago

BRICS Currency Announced!

BRICS Currency Announced! – Is it Gold Backed?

There has been speculation and rumors of this currency for some time, and one major theory is that it would be backed by a basket of commodities including gold. 

However, the Kremlin recently announced they have almost completed a digital currency based on blockchain technology.  (more…)

By Bob711, ago

Gold Price at another NEW HIGH

Gold Price at another NEW HIGH

Yes, if you’ve been reading my past post you know that it was just a few days ago, in my prior post I said that gold had said a new record high price, that was at that time $2,349.10.

Gold Price at another NEW HIGH - Uganda gold

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Well today, gold said another new high price, and is now at $2,367.20 it was up $16.20 on today’s session.

Many people have been wondering why gold is all of a sudden on a major move up. Well, for anybody keeping up with the latest news, the reason should be quite clear. It seems gold always moves up in times of crisis, economic instability and naturally a falling dollar. Today, unfortunately we’re seeing all of these occur, and these are the reasons that gold is gone to new highs. (more…)

By Bob711, ago

Is Precious Metals Investing Dead?

Is Precious Metals Investing Dead?

With the Biden Administration pushing for digital currency, there’s been lots of ads to protect your money by buying gold.  Even though I’m into gold detecting and gold investing, I think one must have to be a little skeptical of these ads to buy gold to preserve your  wealth.

Now, I’m certainly not for digital currency because there will be absolutely no privacy, and the government will know everything that you’re doing, and probably more importantly, would be able to restrict you, or limit you in what you can buy at any particular time.

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By Bob711, ago

Central Banks and GOLD

Central Banks and GOLD

Many central banks all around the world own gold. In fact, since the late 90s, central banks around the world have been net buyers of gold. 

That wasn’t true before that. Coincidentally, that is also when the gold price bottomed ended that long bear market and began a massive, epic bull-market leading into a bubble in the late 2000s.  (more…)

By Bob711, ago

Gold or Bitcoin?

Gold or Bitcoin

Just a few days ago I published a post and a chart showing that this week the spot gold price hit its lowest level in the last 2 years.

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I found this amazing when one considers all the turmoil in the world especially in Ukraine and Taiwan.  If you’d like to see that post here’s the link:

https://california-gold-rush-miner.us/gold-price-3/ (more…)

By Bob711, ago