Mark Skousen Predictions

Professor of Economics at Chapman University

Track Mark Skousen's public market predictions and forecast accuracy. Each prediction is recorded from the date it was published to its estimated deadline, then graded correct or wrong based on the outcome.

8 forecasts 20% accuracy 1 correct 4 wrong 3 pending
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Person Subject Forecast* Source Date Deadline** Outcome
Mark Skousen Silver Silver will reach $100 and never go back under $50
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[11:26] And now my prediction is that it's back over $50 headed to 100 again. It's never going to go back under 50 because of all the inflation that we've seen in the past.

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Kitco NEWS 2026-04-01 2027-04-01 pending
Mark Skousen Uranium Uranium has more room to grow from $85 toward its previous high of $120 per pound
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[9:59] and uranium is not reached its previous high of $120 a pound. Uh I think it's around $85 a pound. So, there's more room to grow with the uranium stocks as well.

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Kitco NEWS 2026-04-01 2027-04-01 pending
Mark Skousen Inflation Rate March CPI will be substantially higher
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[13:35] Plus, we'll probably see that with the March CPI coming out that'll be I think substantially higher.

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Kitco NEWS 2026-04-01 2026-04-10 pending
Mark Skousen Technology Stocks Technology stocks could fall in half
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[3:41] certain areas of the stock market could fall in half. I mean the technology stocks could fall in half and they'd still be overvalued, wouldn't they?

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The David Lin Report 2025-06-07 2025-12-31 wrong
Mark Skousen Stagflation The economy is entering an area of stagflation due to rising costs from tariffs
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[7:16] So I am not surprised that we're entering an area of stagflation of rising prices due to the rising costs of these tariffs that are being imposed by Trump.

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The David Lin Report 2025-06-07 2025-12-31

The U.S. economy did not enter stagflation by year-end 2025. Real GDP grew 2.1% for the full year, with strong Q2 (3.8%) and Q3 (4.4%) growth, and core PCE inflation remained at ~2.8% — elevated but not 'stagflationary.' While Q1 contracted and tariffs did raise prices modestly, the economy proved resilient, contradicting the stagflation claim. (https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/gdp-second-estimate-4th-quarter-and-year-2025)

Mark Skousen US Dollar The dollar has been losing value and will continue to face pressure
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[13:38] The dollar has been losing value for the last 6 months. This is a very dangerous uh uh a a a separation or gap if you will between what is normally a a a cons consensus a a a movement together that you often see but you're not seeing it now.

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The David Lin Report 2025-06-07 2025-12-31

The prediction claimed the dollar 'will continue to face pressure,' which is a bearish claim of ongoing weakness. The period low of $96.22 (2.7% decline from prediction date price of $98.94) confirms the dollar did face downward pressure during the period, and the closing price of $98.28 (-0.7%) also shows net weakness by the target date, validating the bearish prediction.

Mark Skousen Gold Gold has made its big move and will struggle from here for a while
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[20:11] No, I think there's more opportunity in the mining companies now than than in gold. So, I'm stressing uh my investments in in mining companies uh over gold. I think gold has made its big move and I think it's going to struggle from here for for a while.

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The David Lin Report 2025-06-07 2025-12-31

The prediction claimed gold would 'struggle from here for a while' (bearish outlook), but gold actually increased 29.8% by the target date and reached a period high of $4556.3 (36.7% above the prediction date price), demonstrating sustained strength rather than struggle.

Mark Skousen Recession A business recession is still in place and tariffs will exacerbate the situation
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[35:22] it sounds like it's still a re a business recession is still in place and I think the tariffs is is just going to exacerbate that situation.

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The David Lin Report 2025-06-07 2025-12-31 wrong