GLD Archives

The Curious Price Conundrum

May 26, 2013 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

Over the weekend, I listened to a rather tedious speech by Grant Williams at the annual CFA Singapore conference. It’s rather coincidental that I spent my weekend cramming for the CFA exam on June1. I’m not sure what the premise … Read more.

Are You Aggressive or Conservative? Better Check Your Beta..

February 10, 2012 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

By: Harvey Sax A lot of that depends on the beta of your portfolio. But before we get into all of that, let’s go over just what beta is. Stock Beta is a ratio that indicates how a stock … Read more.

John Paulson’s 2011 Hedge Fund Performance

June 24, 2026January 11, 2012 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

John Paulson’s 2011 Hedge Fund Performance Despite a rather disastrous mess of 2011, Paulson has managed to keep redemptions down to just 8%.. An impressive achievement nonetheless, but is it due to belief in the strategy or belief in … Read more.

Sign of a top? GLD Moves Into Top Spot, Surpasses SPY As Biggest ETF – Focus on Funds

August 23, 2011 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

GLD Moves Into Top Spot, Surpasses SPY As Biggest ETF Is $5,000/Ounce The New Target In Gold’s Run?MKM: Buy Silver ETF (14% Upside); Pair Utilities With October Calls By Murray Coleman Here’s another rather stark sign of our times: – … Read more.

Global Markets Declare War On Speculators: Shanghai Gold Exchange Follows CME Hiking Silver Margins

May 12, 2011 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

According to Mr. Durden at ZeroHedge, the Fed has now ordained Japan to carry out the global reliquification scheme in the form of a new, and powerful batch of QE, so the regional war on (Fed liquidity engorged) speculators has … Read more.

Chart of the Day: The Dow to Gold Ratio Since 1915

May 5, 2011 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

This chart tracks the ratio of the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the price of gold. The number essentially tells you how many ounces of gold it would take to buy the Dow on any given month. Previous cycle lows … Read more.

Reuters – Gold and Silver.

May 5, 2011 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

Great read from Reuters on Silver and Gold… [scribd id=53995587 key=key-26thyuciwkfsw2axjq3u mode=list]

Biggest Gold Reserves Per Person

April 28, 2011 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

What about the the UK and Australia…? Source: The Economist

Oil, Gold, and Market Correction- Should be no surprise to our readers

February 21, 2011 by Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy

If you will search on our posts, you will see we suggested buying the USO (that’s the most popular ETF tracking crude oil), several of the largest gold miners, and lastly we have repeatedly warned of a toppy market. Now you might say we have been lucky, that the Mideast democracy contagion has worked in our favor

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