I have a suspicion that gold and oil will keep the sting out of huge price spikes of each other. Maybe midway through next year they might boom again as taxpayer bailout money lowers property prices and devalues the USD significantly, as that money starts to filter through the economy. As I say, a suspicion. I think the prices from the boom are the benchmarks until that time but still a good time to be in gold for the short to medium term imo. and then reasessing for the longer term where possibly it could be a very good investment.