There is suddenly a lot of interest in the idea that the federal government will make holding gold illegal, an example of which is “Is the Confiscation of Gold by Certain Central Banks Likely?” by Julian D. W. Phillips of GoldForecaster.com.

Sometimes when you’re scouring the news, you see a statistic that renders you almost speechless. You can’t quite get your head around what it really means, you just know that it’s a knockout number.

With oil reaching $130 today, Goldman Sachs forecasting $141 oil, and T. Boone Pickens calling $150, it’s time to examine the one “X” factor that could quickly spike oil to $200.