SilverPete said:
Speaking of predictions, where's Captain Sideways these days? Too embarrassed to post?
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How should one interprete the word "sideways"?
Judged along recent years price movements, the entire 2 decades early eighties till early 2000's appeared as sideways, yet the average annual price fluctuated between $3.7 and $6.79. That's a price fluctuation of 80%, despite the "sideways" over the multiyears/decades period.
2014's average price is atm $19.2, and that's pretty much the price that Captain Sideways declared as such.
I'm not taking a position here about the future, I can't since I don't know, it depends on everybody out there.
Or another example, remember 2008? Price has been over $20 and under $10 there. Average price was $15. Some days ago the price has had some $15 returns. Just like with that 2 decades story, one could also declare this as sideways over the 6 years period, no?
The word "sideways" is (or should be) linked to a term, being ones financial 'silver horizon'. I think people that "save" in silver judge on the longer term, not on the fluctuations that occurred over the period. In the end, I like to purchase the same back that I produced. Whether the price has been $1 and $100 or a straight horizontal in meantime, I don't really care.
Shouldn't this be the perspective to judge from?