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Saturday, 04/14/2007 11:00:23 AM

Saturday, April 14, 2007 11:00:23 AM

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Bullish Case for Gold and Silver

http://www.kitco.com/ind/Wiegand/apr122007.html

Here are More Reasons to Remain Bullish

1. Current prices of gold and silver are above the moving averages.

2. Chart patterns for June 2007 gold futures indicate a bullish-breakout with price at $681.

3. Charts patterns for May, 2007 silver futures indicate a bullish-breakout with price at $13.90.

4. The U. S. Dollar remains weak and is getting weaker for the longer term. Metals are bullish in response as they trade inversely and the dollar is a primary gold and silver market mover.

5. Crude oil prices are rising and most of its producers remain in geopolitical turmoil. Metals follow oil higher most of the time. Threatening Middle East politics is always a precious metals support for several reasons.

6. April 19th is a key wedding festival day for India. They are the largest users of raw gold for jewelry and much of the spending is tied to this holiday. Indian demand for gold is expected to rise 20-30% this month for just this event.

7. Gold production has hit a 10 year low as producers struggle to fight increasing production costs and declining reserves. Politicians in gold producing nations are pushing for more of the take. Supply and demand factors drive prices higher.

8. Higher prices for gold and silver are encouraging new production. Operating some of the mines at much lower prices wouldn’t make sense. As prices continue with a relentless climb, miners are straining to produce all they can for these larger profits. Supplies are tight and getting tighter.

9. Commodity cycles historically last 13-17 years. This cycle is still young as we move into our seventh year. The best is yet to come.

10. Based on upon inflation adjustments gold should be over $2,000 per ounce not the current $681. Silver at $13.90 should be adjusted to nearly $24 per ounce. The really big moves in precious metals have not yet arrived. When the real fun begins it will be stunning indeed.

11. Economic conditions today, especially in the United States are demanding trading moves from declining fiat currencies to safer markets with little downside and lots of upside. Preventing losses is paramount. If a trader can stop losses and grab large gains in precious metals it’s adios to the other markets. Investable cash has never been more plentiful in history.

12. Some central banks have not only stopped selling gold but are buying it. These are not stupid people despite the political pressures. They are doing it quietly.

13. Asia, specifically China, and Japan followed by India and Korea are moving into new precious metals trading vehicles and formats and are encouraging precious metals purchases for their consumers; so are the Arabs in Dubai.

14. GFMS has forecast gold de-hedging to increase for 2007. Much of this is history but they report 7.5mm ounces or 233 tons will be de-hedged if the current de-hedging run-rate is maintained. This firms gold prices as they buy back positions.

15. Bullish markets for base metals are normally bullish for precious metals. There were recent pull-backs in base metal prices which had become way over-heated. New price supports were found and rallies are under way in Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Aluminum and lead. We think China got tired of paying near $4 per pound for copper and quit buying for awhile. This created copper selling but China is back buying again and they imported a record 307,740 tons in March. On today’s price that’s $7,000 per ton.

16. Professional traders are always seeking moving markets. They cannot make money when a market sector is stuck within a trading range. As precious metals keep moving, prices accelerate living on these rallies propelled with trader price action. The higher gold and silver can rise, the faster and higher the trading volumes.

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