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I would be interested to hear your views on platinum, a lovely PM.
Pt is much scarcer than gold, and has a fair amount of industrial use. Looking at its industrial use, I saw a comment: "Platinum is for optimists." Pt has almost the amount of shine (almost as reflective) as silver. Pt does not corrode either, no need to polish it...
Platinum is also "value-dense" (a little goes a long way), but Pt prices have fallen hard lately. Nor is as liquid as Au and Ag.
Gold is the primary driver of all PMs (more so for silver, less for palladium and platinum). Thus if you are interested in the price of platinum, you should follow the gold lead. And I'm currently bearish on it. Unless the US gov decides on another round of QE, I'm still expecting the price to hit sub-$1,050 level...
Not until then will I look into gold again