It shouldn't take long for the registration statement to get approved, so I think the market will move somewhat higher over the next couple of days because people will be focusing on what this may mean for the price of silver.

We would not be surprised to see gold average about $460 next year.

The gigantic speculative bubble is popping. We're at a point where some short-term upside pressure is coming off. But I wouldn't be at all surprised to see prices at a new high a year from now.

You have people concerned about inflation picking up, you have higher oil prices, and you have the talk of sanctions against Iran. All of these factors may keep investors relatively more interested in gold than they otherwise would be.