Because the profitability of gold miners depends on the prevailing market price for the goods that they sell, these stocks will generally exhibit a strong correlations to movements
in spot gold prices.
To check, we relate recent quarterly estimates of central bank gold reserves and
quarterly spot gold price, noting that there is roughly a one quarter delay in availability of the former.
Gold production companies can also be significantly affected by new gold discoveries as well as jumps
in spot gold prices.
Spot gold prices rose for a fifth successive day on Thursday, with bullion up about 4 percent since the start of the year.
Also, gold miner stocks tend to trade as leveraged plays
on spot gold prices; investors seeking to ramp up exposure may prefer to use stocks instead of the physical metal.
Using monthly S&P 500 Index levels and
spot gold prices since January 1989 and monthly VIX levels since inception in January 1990, all through April 2016, we find that: Keep Reading
Using
monthly spot gold price, 10 - year U.S. Treasury note (T - note) yield and U.S. Treasury Inflation - Protected Securities (TIPS) yield as available during January 1975 through August 2013, they find that: Keep Reading
Extending its recent upward trend, Gold prices have gained 6.5 % year - to - date
with Spot gold price reaching its five - month closing high of $ 1,288.50 an ounce.
Using daily MSCI stock and long - term bond indexes and daily
spot gold prices from the end of November 1995 through November 2005 (ten years), the authors conclude that:
The increase in gold premiums in China
over spot gold prices in recent months may indicate Chinese investor anxiety over the election of Donald Trump or coincidently growing nervousness within China over the fragility of its financial system that is being tested with failures in the shadow banking sector.
Benchmark spot gold prices were on course for an over 1 percent decline this week, pressured by a thaw in tensions on the Korean peninsula and a stronger dollar as investors looked to riskier assets such as equities.
To investigate, we
relate spot gold price to non-seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI), the S&P 500 Index and University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment.
If they're gold bullion coins, look up area coin dealers after
checking spot gold prices to determine their approximate value.
Using weekly nearest futures contract prices for random length lumber,
weekly spot gold prices and weekly total returns for the seven test indexes during November 1986 (November 1990 for Low Volatility and High Beta) through January 2015, they find that: Keep Reading
Already, the severe liquidation of precious metals shares is beginning to alter the menu of prospective returns, though it is important to recognize that even the historically low valuation of gold shares relative to
spot gold prices does not remove risk or ensure returns, particularly over the near - term.
Using daily and
monthly spot gold prices and S&P 500 Index levels during January 1973 through April 2016, we find that: Keep Reading
Buying gold bars, coins, and jewelry ensures that the value of the assets in one's hand will move in unison
with spot gold pricing.
Using daily, weekly and monthly return data for the stock markets of the seven largest developed countries (G7), the largest emerging markets (BRIC), Australia and Switzerland and
spot gold prices from the beginning of March 1979 to the beginning of March 2009, the authors conclude that:
And though spot commodity / equity ratios (like the ratio of
the spot gold price to the XAU) are actually supportive of commodity stock prices in and of themselves, the historical tendency is for these ratios to lose some of their informative value when commodity prices themselves have run to extremes and real interest rates begin to turn.
Their tests employ nine asset class indexes (U.S. stocks, European stocks, Japanese stocks, U.S. real estate investment trusts (REIT), International REITs, intermediate - term U.S. Treasuries, long - term U.S. Treasuries and commodities) and
a spot gold price series.
The spot gold price took its worst monthly tumble in November for 35 years, continuing the precious metal's steady decline in 2013.
Spot Gold price was expected to reach up to $ 1300 as it surged intra-day to $ 1297.
The spot gold price may have baffled investors since its move south last December, but analysts at Citi now see the precious metal being a leading indicator of U.S. Treasurys.
Spot gold prices were recently down 0.2 %, extending losses after Monday's flash crash, which was caused by suspected human error.
They use the XAU - USD gold - U.S. dollar exchange rate as
the spot gold price.
Then, if your prediction is correct and
the spot gold price rises to $ 1,200 before expiry time, then you shall gain $ 80 as profit and you will get back your initial investment of $ 100.
Their tests employ nine asset class indexes (U.S. stocks, European stocks, Japanese stocks, U.S. real estate investment trusts (REIT), International REITs, intermediate - term U.S. Treasuries, long - term U.S. Treasuries and commodities) and
a spot gold price series.
You pay just a hair over
the spot gold price, and sell it back to Kitco for just a hair under.