http://af.reuters.com/article/angolaNews/idAFT9244520090908?feedType=RSS&feedName=angolaNews "Gold bulls are easily spooked around these numbers and need to see them sustained to bolster confidence. Gold is rallying on fears of an equity retreat. The risk is that stocks will fall and people are hedging that by buying gold," he said. Asian stocks were up marginally on Tuesday. For a graphic on gold futures versus the S&P index click: here Traders said volume was not large and as futures slipped soon after hitting the key level, and with spot struggling to extend gains towards $1,000, prices might languish during Asian trade. "I think these high levels could trigger selling ... and it might be difficult for gold to sustain the $1,000 level," said Shuji Sugata, a manager at Mitsubishi Corp Futures & Securities in Tokyo. Investment flows took a break, with the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR Gold Trust GLD, saying holdings stood at 1,077.63 tonnes as of Sept. 7, unchanged from Friday. [GOL/SPDR] The dollar steadied after falling the previous day as the weekend meeting of G20 finance chiefs boosted investor appetite for growth-related "riskier" assets like commodities and stocks. [FRX/] FXNEWS
Opps...i misread the article http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Momen...4.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=6&asset=&ccode= Looks like it only went to $1007. I should've verified with kitco before I posted or read the article more clearly. I guess thats what happens when you try to speed read thru stuff.
Inflation hawks, flight to safety camp, and and to a lesser extent jewelry demand are the drivers in gold. With global money machines running overtime it is hard to imagine inflation hawks not continuing to accumulate gold. Many people expect a pullback in the equity markets to ignite the flight to safety camp, which historically it does, but keep in mind that higher stocks and a recovering economy are seen as inflationary as well.
We'll need to see gold stay above $1000 an ounce till close of the week before I'd join the bulls. I'd personally short it at these levels. There are too many interests at work to keep gold above $1000 an ounce. I do think oil will close the year above $100 a barrel on the demise of the dollar. Market is all manipulated anyways. Wall St is nothing more than a giant slot machine.
Gold is going higher in my opinion, 1100-1200, early 2010 and as high as 1500 is not out of question over the next 2-3 years.