Forbes/Simon Constable/9-4-2020
“Investors would be ill-advised to make financial bets that the price of gold will fall, according to a recent video report from commodities consulting firm CPM Group. The video, hosted by Jeff Christian, founder, and managing partner of the company, notes that anyone with an outlook longer than a couple of weeks should be long. In other words, investors should bet on higher prices for the yellow metal.”
USAGOLD note: A familiar litany of concerns inspires this advice from Jeff Christian who warns of future volatility for precious metals. We have already seen a sharp increase in volatility (percent change from a year ago) – the largest since 2009, as shown in the chart below. Keep in mind that so far in this rally we have had strong buying on the dips.

Chart courtesy of St. Louis Federal Reserve [FRED]; Source: Chicago Board Options Exchange