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It would certainly appear that there is currently money to be made in the conventional markets.

Big Al
September 29, 2014

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    Sep 29, 2014 29:01 AM

    Hi Al

    A drop of 1% (160 pts) on the Dow is NOT a ‘huge’ drop.

    Bob

      Sep 29, 2014 29:38 AM

      I agree. This drop followed by such a rebound is, however, interesting.

      Thanks Bob.

    No crash till after the election………

    Sep 29, 2014 29:39 AM

    Listen to the interview today with Rick.

    Are you a Florida State fan?

    Sep 29, 2014 29:54 AM
    Sep 29, 2014 29:08 AM

    What the Prechters and Dents don’t get is that the market has already dropped 80%+ since its real high in ’99/’00. The Dow fell from nearly 45 ounces of gold to under 6 ounces in 2011. The same thing happened during the last secular stock bear. The first hit 1000 in 1966 (I think) and didn’t stay above it until the early 1980s. However, during that time, the Dow plunged in real value (purchasing power) from about 28 ounces of gold to just 1.33 ounces. The huge decline was hidden by dollar debasement (“printing”).
    At $1200 gold, the Dow would have to rise to 53,000 just to match its 1999/2000 high. Yet, everyone thinks it is at all-time highs! Wrong.

      Sep 29, 2014 29:16 AM

      Right on.

        Sep 29, 2014 29:48 AM

        Thanks Matthew as always, A

          Sep 30, 2014 30:42 AM

          If I stick my finger down my throat will it really cause me to puke? OK..let me try.

      Sep 29, 2014 29:26 AM

      Interesting point, Matthew. Thanks

        Sep 30, 2014 30:46 AM

        So how come everyone is losing money on gold and miners then, Al.

        Is it really that interesting a point or is something maybe missing from the typical bland one-sided analysis? How come all of Wall Street is not rushing out to buy gold according to Matthews brilliant idea if he is correct?

        Shall we assume that all the brilliant, skilled, trained investors, trades, accountants and economists are too stupid to understand that gold is a great buy and stocks are for losers.

        Oh wait…it’s just Matthew asserting this idea. I see…I get it.

      Sep 29, 2014 29:13 PM

      Typo: 4th sentence should read “The DOW first hit 1000 in 1966…”

        Sep 30, 2014 30:46 AM

        Nobody read your post anyway. No need for corrections.

    CFS
    Sep 29, 2014 29:36 PM

    Precisely, Chris. The Dow is a measurement of the economy in US Dollars; it measures more the drop of the dollar’s purchasing power than the growth of industry in real terms, since it measures the value of companies in dollars.
    Further all markets are manipulated; demonstrating the decline of a society wherein no longer all members of that society have Judeo-Christian ethical standards or the equivalent thereof.