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MLSOFT and other Gold Bulls,

Fwiw, the pdf link in the text has a chart with the caption "Based on closing prices on January 15, 2003, the FV Indicator points to a 20% rise in the gold stocks if they were to return to fair value against gold at $350 per ounce."

Gold Share Disconnect Continues

By: Douglas Newby, Proteus Capital Corp.


The disconnection between gold stocks and the price of the metal continues - and is actually increasing. Our analysis of the historic relationship between gold stocks and the bullion price indicates fair value for the XAU at 97.0 based on Friday's closing gold price of $368 per ounce - the 95% confidence range is 69 to 125. With the XAU at 77.0, it would have to gain 26% to return to the normal relationship, with the potential to gain 62% to return to the high end of the range. (see: www.proteuscapital.com/Gold Reports/Proteus_Gold_Report_1-16-03.pdf)

Looked at the other way around, gold shares are currently discounting a gold price of approximately $315 per ounce. That implies that gold stocks are ignoring the last 20% rise in the gold price. The chart below shows the gold price adjusted for the trade-weighted value of the dollar (red line) and the unadjusted price (blue line). Note that the international value of gold bottomed earlier than the U.S. dollar price and has been rising steadily since August 1999. Also, the twenty-year down trend that was broken in March 2002 is a better defined channel when changes in the value of the dollar are removed.

Chart can be viewed at:

http://news.goldseek.com/ProteusCapital/1044293005.php

Regards,
Dan