Gold has a very strong value in forex market and stock, and its price is mostly determined by speculation ( so they say ). In March, when its price rose to US$1032.55 an ounce, that was the highest in history.

I think the best time to buy low cost gold e.g. gold necklace, bars, ring, bullion, etc.; is when the price has went down like on April 1st. It is the best time to trade forex on gold too. In the modern time like right now, my observation is the price is constantly climbing after each time it goes down.

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