David Nichols

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• Gold in Hyper-Drive

  Published 24 March 2009 | viewed 6,505 times

  In my last public posting at the end of February, I discussed how gold was setting up for correction in March, with $890 a very…

• Gold: Fractal Structure in Price and Time

  Published 26 February 2009 | viewed 5,670 times

  After the subtle spike in volatility in the gold market on Monday, I warned subscribers to the Fractal Gold Report that a correction was coming…

• Massive Inflationary Pressures

  Published 14 January 2009 | viewed 5,860 times

  I recently came across an interview with David Swensen, the legendary manager of the Yale endowment, in the Wall Street Journal. Here's the intro, by…

• The Fed Says Buy Gold

  Published 17 December 2008 | viewed 6,457 times

  On Tuesday we received direct confirmation from the Fed that the U.S. dollar will continue to be sacrificed to resuscitate ailing credit and asset markets.…

• The Third Time

  Published 13 November 2008 | viewed 4,495 times

  It took many years of study and analysis -- and untold hours of staring at market fractal patterns -- before I had one of those…

• Side-Stepping the Drop

  Published 28 October 2008 | viewed 5,865 times

  Back on October 9th, as gold was spiking up to $920, I urgently told subscribers to the daily Fractal Gold Report to close out all…

• Final Boarding Call for Gold

  Published 23 September 2008 | viewed 4,317 times

  There is now little doubt that a big new uptrend is building in gold -- and silver, too -- thanks to a hastily-executed and unprecedented…

• One Last Decline, then the Rebound

  Published 10 September 2008 | viewed 5,168 times

  September 9, 2008 It's shaping up to a bad few weeks in precious metals, as the final drop of this big corrective pattern is set…

• Gold: It's Not Over Yet

  Published 22 August 2008 | viewed 4,469 times

  In my last article I warned that a breakdown out of a triangle consolidation typically leads to a very swift and scary downside move, and…

• Platinum's Warning for Gold

  Published 05 August 2008 | viewed 6,446 times

  Gold is coming up on its moment-of-truth -- and a potentially great spot to re-enter long positions, as we recently took profits up at $966.…

• It's All About the Entry

  Published 17 July 2008 | viewed 4,065 times

  Not many people are attuned to just how important the entry point is to success in financial markets. The entire trajectory of your position is…

• Explosive Upside Potential

  Published 26 June 2008 | viewed 4,377 times

  Below you'll find an excerpt from a recent issue of the Fractal Gold Report, published after the close on Wednesday, June 25, just after the…

• Only Days Away from the BIG ONE

  Published 16 June 2008 | viewed 6,877 times

  The next few weeks will be an absolutely critical period for financial markets, particularly equities and gold. In fact, a market fractal pattern with this…

• Finally.......Gold Options!

  Published 27 May 2008 | viewed 3,797 times

  We've been waiting a long time, but it looks like we'll soon be able to trade options on gold in regular equity accounts. And we…

• Profiting from the Fed's Disastrous Mistake

  Published 19 May 2008 | viewed 5,793 times

  Although there is much fear and uncertainty about the economy and financial markets right now, there is actually a very clear and simple way to…

• Gold -- Nothing Random About It

  Published 08 May 2008 | viewed 3,217 times

  There is a large body of opinion that markets move in random and unpredictable ways, particularly in the short term, but that over the longer…

• Fractal Gold Report: Slingshot Levels

  Published 23 April 2008 | viewed 4,236 times

  One of the defining characteristics of fractal patterns is their self-similarity on every scale; that is, the smaller structures have the same shapes and patterns…

• A Short and Shallow Recession

  Published 16 April 2008 | viewed 4,406 times

  Recessions rarely happen when everybody is expecting them. Yet this seems to be the situation now, as the current slowdown is the most-predicted in history.…

• How to Spot a New Uptrend in Gold

  Published 08 April 2008 | viewed 3,926 times

  Gold is one of the best markets for trading because its patterns are usually clear and uncomplicated, with prices following the expected fractal path with…

• Chaos and Order in the Gold Market

  Published 31 March 2008 | viewed 3,761 times

  It is widely-accepted that financial markets are made up of individuals acting according to self-interest and free will. But there really isn't free will in…