The GOLD scream room

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Grinch wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 8:46 am saves me the rebalancing
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looks like another sell off in gold , crypto and silver this morning …. so selling isn’t done yet
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Damn, I was going to rebalance a bit out of Silver this week

So close!

My silver is now only up 63% in the last three months

Grr

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Dieter wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 1:49 pm Damn, I was going to rebalance a bit out of Silver this week

So close!

My silver is now only up 63% in the last three months

Grr

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If you hold physical, you might not have found a buyer anyway. That's what I'm hearing.
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Looks like a big rise in the after hours.
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I Shrugged wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 3:16 pm
Dieter wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 1:49 pm Damn, I was going to rebalance a bit out of Silver this week

So close!

My silver is now only up 63% in the last three months

Grr

:)
If you hold physical, you might not have found a buyer anyway. That's what I'm hearing.
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Did Harry Browne ever discuss this? I do not believe I have either read or heard this content anywhere else?




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yankees60 wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:15 pm Did Harry Browne ever discuss this? I do not believe I have either read or heard this content anywhere else

Did Harry Browne ever discuss which part?
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dualstow wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 4:29 pm
yankees60 wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:15 pm Did Harry Browne ever discuss this? I do not believe I have either read or heard this content anywhere else

Did Harry Browne ever discuss which part?
The whole part of politics and central banks and, especially, our country manipulating the price of gold.
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