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<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> Being out of the headlines is actually good news for gold and silver. For decades the gold and silver trade was limited to big players, like central banks, and the retail gold and silver trade was a relatively small group of collectors and traders.

2013-01-10T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold and silver will be out of the spotlight for a few days as Alcoa kicks off earnings season and AIG stole the headlines by threatening to sue... 20210c2d-d455-4ecc-b8ba-1b29e9d971ea

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> Commodities in general were higher in early trading with platinum, palladium, crude oil and copper all posting gains.

2013-01-09T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold futures stabilized along with the dollar in choppy early trading on Tuesday. In early trading gold was up $5.96 to $1,655.76 and silver... 21ab606f-e4ea-4951-807a-6da06092f218

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> It was a sea of red ink for industrial commodities across the board with gold and silver being joined lower by crude oil, platinum, palladium and copper.

2013-01-08T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold briefly held in positive territory Monday morning before succumbing to a strengthening dollar and joining most commodities trading lower.... 425d3175-d057-46fa-96fc-b9b8b381c774

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> To be fair it was a tough week on commodities pretty much across the board, but gold did get rocked around more on a percentage basis.

2013-01-07T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter The Federal Reserve really stepped in it this time. Just when gold was starting to find a direction that was, more or less, conforming to... 88718587-9d3a-43c1-94fc-ce2052d01ce2

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> I also don’t believe for a minute that the Fed is going remove the easy money punch bowl from Wall Street’s banquet table.

2013-01-05T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter There were plenty of indicators of continued bearish pressure on the gold market but the depth of Friday’s gold crash is extreme even by those... 76c6bccc-c34d-4cfc-aba4-3f816caf2552

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> When it comes to precious metals over the holidays, I’ll be watching the silver sales. I’m genuinely surprised to see silver under $30 an ounce this soon but I’m not about to let the opportunity slip by.

2012-12-22T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter It looks like it’s going to be a slack end to another dismal trading week for precious metals as the world stumps on past the end of the Mayan... 0fa02c57-2d21-4317-8fd5-c36c0ecd961b

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> It’s an interesting dance in commodities right now as most are trading artificially higher due to nearly $4 trillion in excess cash that the Fed has injected into the U.S. currency supply.

2012-12-21T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter The euro gained against the dollar as overseas investors worried about the U.S. going over the fiscal curb sending gold prices higher. Gold was... e66a7253-a84c-4f29-9fb0-bb6ee3f1f6f7

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> We’re seeing the predictable doomsday predictions of gold going to $1,200 an ounce.

2012-12-20T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold dropped sharply midday on Tuesday and never looked back with the price softness carrying over to trading early Wednesday. In early trading... 20922f1b-b5e7-4293-a896-fc854f6780d5

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> While flat markets tend to annoy big traders, it shouldn’t be causing retail traders any grief. This is a great opportunity to add to your collection at last year’s prices.

2012-12-19T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Commodities were largely flat to slightly higher Tuesday as the market continues to drift sideways in the face of economic numbers that are... a61aaa94-6f91-4d84-b751-d6493ec966c2

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> Notice the similar flat spot in 2008 where we heard the very same type of gloom and doom pronouncements about gold that we’re hearing today.

2012-12-18T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Markets were off to another lackluster start on Monday as investors dumped contracts on industrial commodities and overseas equity trading was... 405c86e5-3931-44a5-ac77-5b9c21f20103

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> I’d like to be able to tell you that I’m optimistic about gold prices next week but, if there’s no good reason for the selling that’s been going on the last three weeks, how can I honestly try to tell you next week will be better?

2012-12-17T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold closed down for the third week in a row and that after news which should have sent the shiny metal on a rocket ride. The week ended for... 5076c8bd-ad4b-4be2-a41f-df4aa35872aa

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> Commodities other than gold and silver were enjoying weakly positive trading with crude oil, platinum, palladium and copper all trading higher as the euro gained on the dollar in currency markets.

2012-12-15T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Unless something very startling happened late in the trading day, gold is on track to post another down week. In early market action gold was... a31d1725-b65e-4715-abc0-7739bdbd8826

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> To be fair it wasn’t just gold and silver taking a hit, it was industrial commodities across the board. Crude oil, palladium and copper were all trading lower and the biggest hit was reserved for platinum, trading lower by nearly $24 an ounce.

2012-12-14T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter To say the precious metals market was unimpressed with the Fed’s new round of stimulus would be an understatement. After an initial boost, gold... caf451dd-d3b0-4606-a9a6-2cf09b6700f5

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> The short-term fundamentals and improving confidence numbers still favor weaker gold prices ahead. Balancing out the negative forces is the continued strong demand from central banks, the people printing the fiat script we’re all pretending is really money.

2012-12-12T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold was trading flat as the Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting where most analysts expect the Fed to further expand stimulus programs. In... 93faae02-2592-4abd-9fcd-30f7c1aac00e

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> It was a rally day for most industrial commodities with gold and silver being joined higher by crude oil, platinum, palladium and copper.

2012-12-11T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Despite the dollar strengthening against overseas currencies, gold and silver managed to move higher, supporting my contention that commodities... 6fc9195b-8dd7-49ed-81a2-483e3318ecae

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> There’s a lot of hand-wringing in the media this week around the price of gold and analysts are pointing to this and that as reasons gold is not doing better.

2012-12-10T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Despite a strong finish on Friday, gold still ended down for the week. The good news is it’s still higher over the last month. Gold ended... c88304b2-c602-43c7-bb11-e46af1618fc3

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> Once again commodities in general are taking the brunt of the selling pressure with gold and silver being joined on the downside by palladium, crude oil and copper.

2012-12-07T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold prices resumed their downward trek yesterday, joined by many industrial commodities as raw materials prices continue to unwind. In early... 01380dba-f565-495d-a5c2-6d46fef85598

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> Hopefully some of you managed to lock in prices on a small buy when price dipped under $1,700, although where we are today is still not bad for an entry point.

2012-12-06T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Bargain hunters stepped in to buy gold after what started as a dismal week for gold and commodities in general. Gold was higher early Wednesday... c2bca4ce-5383-4466-815c-b5fbdfb1958e

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> Gold is down more than $30 an ounce in just the last few days. It’s hard to see how locking in some small buys as long as this downward trend continues could end too badly, especially if you’re holding the physical metal for a long period of time.

2012-12-05T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold moved lower in overnight trading on Tuesday even as the dollar lost ground against the euro. This is the first big price move in opposition... c1eca314-1967-4a69-bb26-b41555472343

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/'>Chris Poindexter Column</a><br /> In the U.S. most analysts are pointing at the current fiscal cliff negotiations as the reason for market indecision but I’m not buying it.

2012-12-04T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-24T00:06:08Z Chris Poindexter Gold futures inched higher in early trading Monday as the euro rallied on news of yet another bailout deal for Greece. In early trading gold...