RE:Getting The Ball Rolling!I must say this is a lovely depiction of a gold thesis. Although I do agree with some of what you wrote and can not agree totally. Case in point, I am never sure on how the FED will respond going forward. As for recession, we all know the market will sell off drastically if that happens and gold sells off also. If the Politicians allow the debt to default then GOLD goes directly NORTH to some ridiculous value like $3,000 or higher. This would create panic in the world markets and the powers to be will not allow that to happen but the USA has idiots in power so the posibility looms.