Gold A "Safe Haven" In This Market Decline?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by Scataphagos, Nov 20, 2018.

  1. tomorton

    tomorton

    This whole "safe haven" proposal is a fallacy. Its based on finding a specific secondary asset or into which you can transfer your capital so that it is not depleted by a more widespread primary market price fall.

    The point of successful trading is that when the primary market falls you sell it down. Re-distributing capital into long positions in a secondary market is an inappropriate response. Neither "investors" nor traders should be doing this.
     
    Last edited: Dec 20, 2018
    #51     Dec 20, 2018
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  2. maxinger

    maxinger

    The experts have already said in time of crisis, people buy gold ( and sell US $).
    The experts also have said in time of crisis, people buy US $ ( and sell gold).

    My goodness !!! What experts we have.

    so if you listen to the experts or read news, you will end up in mental hospital.
     
    Last edited: Dec 20, 2018
    #52     Dec 20, 2018
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  3. trader99

    trader99

    I'm cautiously adding a little more. A 20% increase in my total lot size. If this works out then I'll add more. But I don't like this slight pullback now..

    Let's see...
     
    #53     Dec 20, 2018
  4. XAU looks mombo weak in this recent "crisis". Gold's back was broken when oil broke.
     
    #54     Dec 24, 2018
  5. trader99

    trader99

    I'm glad I added more to my original call options position(up to 28%). Today it's finally paying off! There was some scary moments. If I were to redo this trade, then I would sold at the local highs and buy back at the local lows. I know it's hindsight. Last week when my calls went down 50% I thought about tripling down! 3x my positions. If I had done that I would be up 3x today because it has gone up 3x from the lows! Hindsights. So far today, I'm up 68%.

    Anyhow, I' still holding and riding this. It's been a wild ride and will be more wild swings. The options have not expired til Jan 2019. Let's see... I think there's still more room to run..
     
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    #55     Dec 24, 2018
  6. trader99

    trader99

    gold closes near the highs... Good sign..
     
    #56     Dec 24, 2018
  7. It's a huge fake-out IMHO.
     
    #57     Dec 26, 2018
  8. Dorsey

    Dorsey

    Gold is a very good asset, but it is suitable only for long-term investments, gold is always in value and now metal trading is in perspective for me
     
    #58     Dec 27, 2018
  9. trader99

    trader99

    You think so? I really don't like the up and down swings. It looks to me as though it's breaking out for real now... I'm waiting for it to break through $1300.

    I'm still holding my calls. I actually added more..
     
    #59     Dec 28, 2018
  10. https://goldprice.org/

    I was bullish on gold but this is crazy...
     
    #60     Dec 28, 2018