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Gold speculators are currently about as long gold futures as I have ever seen them. At first, I thought this would be bearish and would probably limit any upside in gold in the near-term. But after a little research, I found an interesting analog. See the chart below. Back in 2005 (around the end of September) gold speculators (white line) made a massive bet on gold (red line). They went net long over 200,000 gold futures contracts shortly before gold ripped from $450 to $700+. Talk about smart money!
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The $450 level in 2005 was very similar to today’s $750 level (see chart below). I think we could see a similar run in gold once we break through $750 that takes us over $1,000 gold in the next six months.
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Stocks I like (which also includes some silver names) include:
- Goldcorp (GG)
- Yamana Gold (AUY)
- Newmont Mining (NEM)
- Silver Wheaton (SLW)
- Pan American Silver (PAAS)
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