Get into gold now! Prices could hit $1,900: Boockvar

25-May (CNBC) — Gold’s losing streak continued on Tuesday as the precious metal tumbled to its lowest level in more than five weeks. However, one of Wall Street’s most closely followed analysts says the dip presents a prime buying opportunity and that bears are reading the market incorrectly.

“This is just the beginning of a new bull market in the metals,” the Lindsey Group’s chief market analyst Peter Boockvar told CNBC’s “Futures Now” on Tuesday.

Ultimately, Boockvar believes that the 2011 highs of around $1,900 for gold are not only reachable, but surpassable, as reasoned that bull markets historically exceed the previous bull market peak at some point.

As Boockvar sees it, it’s just a matter of when.

“In order to be bearish on gold, you have to believe that the Fed is going to embark on 100 to 200 basis points of hikes over the next couple of years, which I think is completely unrealistic,” added Boockvar. “This is an ideal opportunity for those who have not gotten in.”

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