Created Sun 22nd Feb 2009 10:09am PST by

morgie Level 14, Prophet (H$109,989)

Will the Dow and Gold meet by the end of 2009

Settled as No

Gold dropped back from its higher of around $1200, and the Dow continue to gain, ending the year over 10500...

Background:

Background: With the Dow going down and Gold going up it has become possible that they will meet. As Peter Schiff referenced in his book "Crash Proof," over the last hundred years, the Dow to Gold ratio has reach as high as 44:1 (2002), but twice (1930s & 1970s) has come back to reach levels of 1:1.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Yes

99%

Settled as No on Fri 1st Jan 5:43am PST

Activity: H$54,200
Predictions: 29
Comments: 0

Suspend date: Sat 26th Dec 2009 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Fri 1st Jan 5:43am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 26th Dec 2009 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 10%

Action history:

Created Sun 22nd Feb 2009 10:09am PST by

morgie Level 14, Prophet (H$109,989)

Changed Suspend date Mon 21st Dec 2009 7:48am PST by

bayoubear [Admin]

: was: "2009-12-31 23:59:00"

Suspended Sat 26th Dec 2009 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Fri 1st Jan 5:32am PST by

tuff_sledding [Power User]

: no, they went their separate ways. not even close.
settles as NO.
thanks

Settled as 'No' Fri 1st Jan 5:43am PST by

bayoubear [Admin]

: Gold dropped back from its higher of around $1200, and the Dow continue to gain, ending the year over 10500...

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Predictions (29)

11 weeks ago

tuff_sledding [Power User]

predicted No (H$10,000 at 98%)

12 weeks ago

bayoubear [Admin]

predicted No (H$10,000 at 97%)

14 weeks ago

phantom Level 4, Whiz-kid (H$1,202)

predicted No (H$20 at 97%)

24 weeks ago

blizzard_hwc Level 4, Whiz-kid (H$1,288)

predicted No (H$100 at 96%)

26 weeks ago

valornhonor Level 8, Super-Pro (H$5,683)

predicted Yes (H$50 at 4%)

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