RE: calculate entry points for oil and gold investThe gold model shows the average annual fair value for gold in US dollars. The model is not intended to be predictive and does not incorporate future expectations. It is based solely on historical money supply (US dollars) and gold supply data. Nor does the model take into account short term volatility, like those caused by exchange rate fluctuations, for example.
It is important to realize then, that the model is not a tool to predict daily gold prices. It is a method of estimating the average annual value of gold relative to US dollars on a long-term basis which, when compared to the current market price of gold, tells us whether gold is undervalued or overvalued.
Because this model is based on average annual data it is updated once or twice per year and the chart below is always the most recent one I have. Sometimes I use estimates of data that has not yet been released and then make adjustments when the actual data becomes available.
For an in-depth look at how the model is constructed, please see the articles listed below the chart.
Chart updated on October 14, 2009 based on partial 2009 data for AMS and estimates for gold data. The actual Theoretical Gold Value for 2009 will differ from the chart below once all the data for the year has been collected and the model has been recalculated. I estimate that the average Theoretical Gold Value for 2009 will be aproximately $815 an ounce.