Even John Paulson is Turning on Gold (GLD)

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The World’s Biggest Gold Bull Isn’t So Bullish Anymore

John Paulson,the storied hedge fund manager who netted$20 billion successfully navigating the housing crash and ensuing financial crisis, has been one of the most notable and outspoken gold bulls in recent years. After seeing his PFR Gold Fund drop 63% thus far for the year, he has seemingly lost faith in the precious metal. Despite being the world’s largest investor in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), owning more than 10.2 million shares as of September 30th, Paulson reportedly has told clients he would not invest any more money in his Gold fund as he is now uncertain as to when inflation will begin to accelerate. At yesterday’s annual meeting Paulson said the fund will maintain their current positions in gold stocks while letting any options related to the metal expire. Already down 26% year-t0-date, GLD certainly looks as if it has yet to bottom out, with a very defined head and shoulders pattern on their chart confirmed by this weeks price action. Perhaps Paulson sees the same developments taking place.

Or perhaps he’s just rotating from bullion to Bitcoin…

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) Selling Off, Heading Lower

GLD Head and Shoulders

Head and Shoulders pattern suggests SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) is a sell

A very bearish head and shoulders pattern has formed in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) chart the past 5 months. Support at $122 has been broken and GLD shares currently sit at $120. Looking at their chart, their next level of support appears to be at $115 in the short-term. We heard from the Fed Minutes today that tapering could be on table within the next few meetings. A strong jobs report for November would increase the likelihood that the central bank will start scaling back their stimulus program as other economic data has been looking better as of late. These measures are inevitable despite Bernanke and Yellen’s comments suggesting their willingness to keep the current program in place and have the potential to send GLD significantly lower.

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

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