While gold and silver tumbled from their lofty heights over the past 3½ years, the ratio’s risen to near historic levels.

Stocks have rallied back powerfully; the announcement that the Board of Japan would continue its insane policy of spending tomorrow's money to preserve today's debt only added fuel to the bull camp.

Hot Stocks of the Day: IAU, GDX, GDXJ

Now that all the hedge-fund short-sellers covered their exposure last week, gold has fallen back nearly 2.4%, the biggest fall so far this year. This provides an entry point for buyers.

Gold prices have been stuck in a tight trading range for weeks. Today (Friday), they fell under $1,250 an ounce to a 16-week low. As the yellow metal pushes to climb past the mark, our list of gold ETFs provides options to investors who want to diversify but still target the gold sector.

It's been awhile since I last created a post on Gold. The weekly chart above shows continuous spot future contract prices on Gold since the bull market began in 1999.