The IMF/EU bluff appears to have failed. The concerns in Europe over exploding sovereign debt have reached the shores of America. At 12:45 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down approximately 250 points.
The Fear Index, the Chicago Board Options Exchange volatility index, or VIX, continues to climb in the shadow of European debt problems The VIX is up 23.7% in recent activity.
I am a bit puzzled being an amateur, but shouldn't gold and silver be going up today ?
ReplyDeleteThey are getting hammered right now.
If you read through EPJ, you can see that I have consistently warned that gold and the stock market would be heading down. There is no money in the system to hold either up.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fallacy that gold goes up during a down turn.
It is a fallacy that gold goes up during a down turn.
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Oh really. I look forward to calling you out on this comment when the time comes....see you in July. And like the elephant I never forget.