To: bull_dozer who wrote (196719 ) 2/26/2023 6:55:58 PM From: TobagoJack Respond to of 217573 Armstrong re PMask-socrates.com Precious Metals & Benchmarks (PRO) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2023 BY: MARTIN ARMSTRONG Next week will be the Benchmark in silver (2-27-23). The next Gold Benchmark will be the week of (4-17-23). I have warned countless times that precious metals do not rise with inflation. They really have nothing to do with the money supply, They rally with the collapse in confidence of the government. At this stage in the game, we still have the majority believing the propaganda of how Ukraine is winning. The first victim in war is ALWAYS the TRUTH. We are really dealing with Stanley Milgrim's Obedience to Authority. I highly recommend reading his book. At some point, it will appear as if it is out of the blue. Something will unfold and the people will suddenly lose confidence in the government almost overnight. We must be prepared for the precious metals to decline into this period befuddling all the goldbugs who can't get past the money supply and inflation. The movement of major international institutional capital dominates these initial stages. Many took advantage of the decline in the dollar moving into our target. This is why the dollar is rising and in that sense, gold is declining in dollar terms. We have clients with funds in the trillions. They have been with us for many decades and are fully aware of our capital flow models and how capital will flee geopolitical events. Then there are income-starved institutions eager to but the higher yields from the USA. The rise and fall of anything is never a single issue. When we look at our long-term database on gold back to 1264, we have a Directional Change in 2025, which seems to align with our war models. I am deeply concerned about the 2024 presidential election. It does not look like it is going to be a fair election. The Neocons now have way too much to lose if someone like Trump gets back in. That is why they are doing everything they can right now to prevent that. Trump is anti-war and they simply will not allow him to win in 2024 and may do everything to prevent him from even running. He now knows the real game. If gold at least closes lower at the end of 2023, then we should expect a low to form in 2024, and after that gold will rally into the 2028 time frame. We must be prepared for such a pattern to unfold. This will be confusing to most who will be focusing on inflation and the quantity of money expansion. This will be offset by the rising demand for dollars as war approaches. It appears that the Democrats will cheer war assuming that you do not change horses in the middle of a stream. They NEED Biden who can read whatever they put before him and he will obey their instructions. Meanwhile, the propaganda against Russia is so intense, that the Republicans are also engulfed in war. The Neocons are on both sides. Only Trump would upset their dream for any career political will play their game. I will do a special report on the previous metals looking the timing coming out from Socrates. So hang tight. We may be headed into an interesting buying opportunity of a lifetime.