Gold has suffered a painful bear market since 2011, falling 740 USD (38%) from its peak. Now many investors are wondering if it has finally found a bottom. In October gold tested the 1,180 USD level for the third time since June 2013. Is this a bullish «triple bottom» in technical jargon, or a sign of further weakness? Nobody knows, but an abundance of geopolitical and economic risk around the world suggests the former. Gold is often used as a hedge against tail risk or stress in the financial system.

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Source: Bloomberg, Van Eck Research
Data as of 15 Oct 2014


About the Author:
Joe Foster has been Portfolio Manager for the Van Eck International Investors Gold Fund since 1998 and the Van Eck – Global Gold UCITS Fund since 2012. Mr. Foster, an acknowledged authority on gold, has over 10 years of dedicated experience in geology and mining including as a gold geologist in Nevada. He has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and on Reuters, CNBC and Bloomberg TV. Mr. Foster has also published articles in a number of mining journals, including Mining Engineering and Geological Society of Nevada.

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