Where's The Gold Rush?

By Eric Parnell:It has been a frustrating stretch in the Gold trade for some time now. After peaking last September, the yellow metal sold off and has been grinding sideways for the eight months since. And now with the Fed's latest stimulus program set to end in June, it is reasonable to consider whether Gold is likely to struggle even more under such a scenario. While much is made about how the lack of Fed stimulus is negative for Gold, the reality is that Gold has been a proven performer regardless of Fed stimulus.

ByHebba Investments:Pay Attention GLD, PHYS, PSLV, and SLV investors - the U.S. Mint's full March sales numbers show the strongest March in terms of silver eagles sold.

ByHebba Investments:Pay attention GLD, PHYS, PSLV, and SLV investors - the US Mint's full February sales numbers show unprecedented amounts of gold and silver Eagles sold.

ByHebba Investments:For those investors holding gold ETFs (GLD, SGOL, PHYS), gold equities (ABX, GG,

By Robert Tepper:As the fiscal cliff looms and the stock market corrects, opportunity abounds. The commodity sector has been hit especially hard over the past two weeks. As my biography indicates, I'm presently holding only two stocks. As I saw Endeavour Silver (EXK) dip into the $7 range over the past week, I aggressively seized the moment and grabbed it with both hands.

By Eric Parnell:The sell off in Gold over the last two trading days has been punishing, to say the least. This raises obvious questions. First, is it time to exit long-term positions in Gold? Or is the recent sell off instead providing a good potential buying opportunity? Click to enlarge

ETF Database submits: ETF Securities, the European-based ETF issuer famous for its lineup of physically-backed precious metal ETFs, announced further expansion of its product offering with the launch of an ETF that holds physical gold bullion in Singapore, the ETFS Physical Asian Gold Shares Trust. The new fund will trade under the symbol AGOL and will charge investors a competitive 39 basis points for its storage fees.

Michael Johnston submits:Perhaps no corner of the ETF market has exploded as rapidly as the precious metals space, as the democratization of an asset class previously off limits to many investors has resulted in billions of dollars in cash inflows. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is now the second-largest ETF by total assets, with more than $53 billion under management.