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People’s Choice: Gold vs. Silver $GLD $SLV

I haven’t looked at this in awhile: search term popularity according to Google.

Of course, a lot of the searches are for meDals, not meTals, especially during the Olympics. Still, gold is more popular lately, by about 20%:

Gold

Silver

Gold vs Silver Price Chart

Silver is the lagging black line with the price scale on the left.

$SLW Another Year, Another Covered Call, Plus a 3-Year Chart

In July 2011 I wrote an in-the-money call against (SLW: 24.63 +0.41%) and it expired worthless last Friday. Hooray for me.

Time to write another one. Based on the chart below, I’m thinking of writing one that’s, again, in the money and maybe a year or two out. I think the stock price will be lower than today at some point which should give me a chance to buy the call back lower. And that kinda sucks ’cause I still have some free-floating, unprotected stock. Oh well.

Trying out a new chart style, monochrome. Red lines are the negatives, green – obviously – the positives.

And here’s a page from a 1934 catalog. I’m calling it “The Joys of Inflation, or See It and Weep”.

Ian Telfer Talk, Toronto Jan 4 $GLD $GG

Ian Telfer, Goldcorp CEO, will be at the MaRS center tomorrow, more info here.

This week come and hear Ian Telfer, Chairman of Goldcorp Inc. tell his entrepreneurial story. Mr. Telfer has over 30 years of experience as an officer and director of mining companies in Canada and abroad. In 2007, he was selected as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year.

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