Why hasn't Alta moved ??? I think the answer is here: cnnfn.com Alta is a great emerging gold stock. Best stock play in the gold group, I think. Gold is just tremendously out of favor right now. Why ?? With the European Union coming soon, the central banks are re-aligning their assets to fit some kind of mold: so much cash, so much debt, so much gold. I think the price of gold is being manipulated to hold a particular level so the central banks don't have to hit a moving target before the EU is finalized. Here's what "The Privateer" has to say: Looking at this chart, it's not hard to discover why anyone who follows Gold is losing patience. Eight straight weeks now on or about the 20-week moving average, and a glacial descent back towards the important $US 290 level.
The MA itself has been below $US 300 for almost a month now (for the first time since August 1979). It stood at $US 295.90 on March 20, with the spot future Gold price at $US 292.20.
For your information, here are the clearest-cut bear markets in Gold since it became freely traded in 1971:
12/74 to 8/76 - Duration: 20 months 1/80 to 6/82 - Duration: 29 months 2/83 to 3/85 - Duration: 25 months 2/96 to 3/98 - Duration: 25 months
I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but I do think gold is manipulated. The Rothschilds and the Central Banks control gold, much the same as the Debeers family controls diamonds. This EU thing becomes final in May. You may see gold move up then. |