#investing

31 posts

gold Nov 3, 2026

Central Banks Bought 321 Tonnes of Gold in Q3. Stackers Bought 19% Less.

The World Gold Council's Q3 report shows central banks surging while bar and coin buyers pulled back. Same quarter, opposite behavior.

gold Oct 24, 2026

Gold Closed the Week Under $4,000. Wall Street Is Bearish. Main Street Isn't.

Gold lost roughly 4% this week and slipped below $4,000. Kitco's survey shows analysts and retail investors reading it in opposite directions.

gold Oct 18, 2026

Jefferies Still Says $5,000 Gold in 2027. It Just Cut Its 2026 Number to Get There.

Jefferies kept its $5,000 call for 2027 but trimmed 2026 to $4,511, and its long-term number sits below today's spot. Read the fine print.

gold Oct 12, 2026

Gold Fell 8.5% in September. ETFs Still Had a Record $31 Billion Quarter.

Gold ETFs took in a record $31B in Q3 and holdings hit 4,256 tonnes, even as gold fell 8.5% in September. Futures traders were the ones selling.

gold Sep 21, 2026

Gold Leases Explained: Earn Yield on Gold

Gold leasing lets you earn 3-5% yield on physical gold you already own - paid in more gold, not dollars.

gold Sep 19, 2026

16 for 16: Every Wall Street Analyst Is Bullish on Gold. Retail Just Got Cooler.

Kitco's weekly poll found 16 of 16 Wall Street analysts bullish on gold, while retail bulls fell to 58%. Gold is roughly 5% below where it was the last time the poll was this lopsided.

gold Sep 12, 2026

Gold ETFs Just Had a Record August. Silver's Biggest Fund Is Getting Redeemed.

Gold ETFs pulled in $18 billion in August, the second-largest month ever. The week after, silver's largest ETF saw investors pull money out.

gold Aug 28, 2026

Lock In Your Gains: Turn Paper Profits Into Real Gold

Your gains aren't real until you lock them in.

gold Aug 23, 2026

Wall Street Has Zero Bears on Gold Right Now. That's the Part That Should Worry You.

Gold hit a 3-month high above $4,600 with an 8-analyst bullish sweep and zero bears. Fund managers are holding the least cash in 28 years. That's not bullish — that's crowded.

gold Aug 9, 2026

Europe Bought $2 Billion in Gold ETFs Last Month. America Bought $71 Million.

European gold ETFs had their second-best month of the year in July while North American funds stayed stuck in a year-to-date deficit. That's not noise.

silver Aug 6, 2026

Silver Is Down 16% This Year and Up 60% in Twelve Months. The Real Story Is Neither.

Depending on where you start the chart, silver is either a disaster or the trade of the decade. The market is heading into its sixth straight supply deficit either way.

gold Aug 4, 2026

The Gold-Silver Ratio Just Snapped Back to 70. Here's What That Means

Silver's ratio to gold blew out from the mid-40s to 70 in six months. That's the market correcting a trade that got ahead of itself.

silver Aug 3, 2026

Silver Fell 52%. The Mine Didn't Get the Memo

Silver crashed from $121 to $58 this year, but 2026 is shaping up as the sixth straight year the world dug up less silver than it used.

gold Jul 31, 2026

Gold Just Passed Treasuries as the World's Reserve Asset. Nobody Rang a Bell.

For the first time since 1996, gold is now worth more than U.S. Treasuries in global reserves. Central banks bought a record 289 tonnes last quarter to make it happen.

silver Jul 25, 2026

Silver Crashed 50%. Stackers Are Buying More Than Ever.

Silver fell from $121 to under $60 this year. Physical demand for bars and coins is set to hit its highest level since 2022 anyway.

silver Jul 21, 2026

Silver Got So Expensive, Solar Panel Makers Are Quitting It

Silver's biggest industrial buyer is engineering it out of the product. The price is rising anyway. Here's why.

gold Jul 19, 2026

China's Central Bank Just Bought the Dip. For the 20th Month Straight.

The PBOC added 15 tonnes of gold in June, its biggest purchase since 2023, while everyone else was panic-checking their portfolio.

silver Jul 17, 2026

Silver Hit an 8-Month Low. London Has a Shortage Anyway.

Silver's paper price is at an 8-month low while London lease rates scream shortage. Two markets, one metal, and stackers should care which one is lying.

silver Jul 12, 2026

The Mint Sold Zero Silver Eagles in May. That's Not a Shortage — It's a Hangover.

For the first time in the American Silver Eagle's 40-year history, the U.S. Mint sold zero coins in a month. Here's what that actually tells you.

silver Jul 7, 2026

Solar Cut Its Silver Use by 19% — and the Shortage Got Worse Anyway

Solar manufacturers just posted the biggest silver thrifting drop on record, yet the 2026 supply deficit widened to 46.3 million ounces. Here's why.

gold Jul 6, 2026

Gold Round-Tripped From $5,600 to Under $4,000 This Year. That's the Point.

Gold hit a record $5,600 in January, dipped below $4,000 by June, and now sits near $4,140 — down on the year. Here's why that's not the scary part.

gold Jul 5, 2026

China Just Bought Gold for the 19th Straight Month. That's Not an Investment Thesis — It's a Vote of No Confidence

China added to its gold reserves for the 19th consecutive month while Turkey sold gold to prop up the lira. Same asset, opposite signal.

silver Jul 4, 2026

Silver Just Beat Gold by 3x This Week — Thank the Labor Department

June's dismal 57,000 payrolls miss killed near-term Fed rate-hike bets, and silver ran with the news harder than gold. Here's what the ratio is telling you.

silver Jul 2, 2026

Silver at $60: What a 50% Drop From the Highs Means for Your Stack

Silver was at $120 in January. It's $60 today. Before you panic-sell or panic-buy, here's what's actually happening.

gold Jul 1, 2026

Gold's Worst Quarter Since 2013: The Warsh Effect

Gold is down 14% this quarter — the steepest drop since 2013 — and one policy pivot is almost entirely to blame.

gold Jun 30, 2026

Gold Just Had Its Worst Quarter Since 2013. A Record Share of Central Banks Say They're Buying Anyway.

Gold closed Q2 down 14%, its steepest quarterly decline in thirteen years. Meanwhile a World Gold Council survey found a record 45% of central banks plan to add to their own reserves. Both things are true.

gold Jun 29, 2026

At 69 to 1, Gold Is Telling You Something About Silver

The gold-silver ratio just hit 69—one of its highest readings of the year. Here's what that number means for stackers deciding what to buy this month.

silver Jun 28, 2026

Silver Is Down 20% This Month. The Fed Just Put It on Sale.

Silver has fallen 20% in a month as the Fed turns hawkish — but the structural demand story hasn't changed. Here's what stackers should do.

silver Jun 27, 2026

Silver Hits a 7-Month Low. Physical Demand Just Hit a Near-Record High.

Silver is trading near $57 — down 47% from January's all-time high — while Q1 bar-and-coin demand was the second highest quarter ever recorded.

silver Jun 26, 2026

Silver's 10% Weekly Drop Is Macro Noise — The Supply Math Hasn't Changed

Silver fell nearly 10% this week on Fed rate-hike fears, but its sixth consecutive annual supply deficit remains intact. Here's how to think about it.

silver Jun 25, 2026

Silver Takes the Fed's Punch: What Rate Hike Fears Mean for Your Stack

Fed rate hike expectations hit silver harder than gold this week — but China's physical demand and ETF inflows tell a more complicated story.