Parrot, did you actually read my beyond the subject line? Sometimes I wonder if people know what a forum is - i.e. a free exchange of idea. It is not a meeting of the K K Klan where an alternate view is treated with rope slung over a tree branch. The article I referred to what a piece is technical analysis that that suggested an alternative direction for gold in the short term. The author even said in a radio interview he found it hard to fathom. My comment on it was that in recent times people had done well betting against the crowd. And yes my sentiment is to buy gold BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I THINK. But I can post what is an interesting article about gold that has an alternative view. Why you cannot fathom this astounds me. So you run off and email Russia and China because I am sure they would take notice of a guy capable of such complex thought processes as you process.