Gold prices have gone up 600% over the last decade alone. Any investor worth his salt should know that such runaway inflation in prices cannot be justified in the long run. History has taught this lesson in the past many, many times over. But judging from the manner in which novice investors are still lapping up the precious metal, it seems that history is about to send a painful reminder one more time.
In Gold Bubble: Profiting from Gold's Impending Collapse, Jacobs applies several chart theories to explain why current gold prices will not hold in the long run. At this time of reading, gold prices have indeed receded to about $1,500 down from a high of $1,923 late last year. And the slide looks set to continue. Amateurs who bought into the advice of gold bugs towards the end of 2011 will continue to witness their savings disappear. Jacobs suggest several strategies, outlined amply in the book, on how you can actually profit from the crash in gold prices via shorts, pairings and alternative investment vehicles.
However I do find it odd that Jacobs has found it fit to dedicate a significant portion of the book discussing possible bubbles happening in the technology sector, particularly with social media and cloud computing companies. Even more bizzare was the fact that the author dedicated an entire 17 pages in this book on the analysis of NetFlix, going round in circles and repeating the same opinion again and again.