Tag: 2008

07 Dec
bear markets

Gold as a Safe Haven in a Bear Stock Market

Déjà Vu (noun):1) a feeling that one has seen or heard something before.2) something overly or unpleasantly familiar. The headline of The Drudge Report December 4, 2018 screamed“DOW DIVE.  FEAR, SLOWING ECONOMY.  BANK STOCKS FLASHING.” The thing is, we had already seen a lot of these gut-check plunges in 2018:  October 9, off 678 points; […]

11 Feb

Stock Market Drop Off: One of the Worst Weeks Since 2008

Stock Market Has One of the Worst Weeks since 2008, But Gold Remains Quiet For Now Volatility was the word of the week. The Volatility Index went as high as 40 points Friday before closing around 30 (last week it was around 17). The volatility in the stock markets is becoming more pronounced, especially following last […]