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April 20, 2021
Even though gold “could have, would have, should have” rallied given USD’s decline, it ended yesterday’s session lower. Why? Because it wants to slide.
The horrifying US government fiat versus gold chart. Gold is a currency. It is the ultimate currency… and as this 50year chart shows, gold’s superiority over fiat is indisputable.
Several economic indicators have surprised us on the positive side.
Gold rallied last week toward the top of a down-trending channel that has been in force since prices peaked last summer.
April 19, 2021
Ever since the market crash in February and March of 2020, so many investors, authors and analysts have been on high alert for the next shoe to drop.
This week spot gold closed the week at $1,776.51, up $32.63 per ounce, or 1.87%. Gold stocks, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, ended the week higher 3.50%. The S&P/TSX Venture Index came in off 1.55%. The U.S. Trade-Weighted Dollar fell 0.68%.
A culminating point has been reached. With the USD Index being backed up by solid fundamentals, can gold hold the line? Have you ever noticed how often the language of war is used in finance and economics articles? A given company is on the defensive or the offensive,...
2020 was a mixed bag for gold producers. On the one hand covid-19 forced many to temporarily halt operations, due to government-imposed lockdowns.
There is a Fibonacci Cluster Turn Window scheduled for next week, from April 20th through April 28th, 2021 +/- a few days. Significant trend turns often occur when Fibonacci Numbers of Trading Days and Ratios converge into a narrow short-term period.
April 18, 2021
From last year’s March 23rd low (BEV -38%), two weeks ago the Dow Jones saw its 25th & 26th new all-time high (BEV Zero) in the BEV chart below, and this week the Dow Jones saw its 27th and 28th BEV Zero. This bull-market advance is hitting on all cylinders.
There is some evidence that we are still in the bull market which started in 2009 and which could continue into the first half of 2021 before major cycles take over and it comes to an end.
There in the upper right panel it officially is: the U.S. Money Supply ("M2") this past week topped the $20 Trillion level, data courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as retrieved from the System's Board of Governors.
Last week's trading saw gold forming its low in Tuesday's session, here doing so with the tag of the 1723.20 figure (June, 2021 contract). From there, a sharp rally was seen into late-week, with the metal running all the way up to a Friday peak of 1784.70 - also...
April 17, 2021
Gold has found major support, and next resistance is at 1950. GDX has also found major support, next resistance at 45. GDXJ met support, and has resistance at 90.
Gold and silver markets are exhibiting more signs of breaking out into a rally. On Thursday, bond yields pulled back sharply. That helped fuel a new record in the Dow Jones Industrials. But the precious metals sector was an outperformer on the day, with mining stocks...
Here are today's videos and charts. The videos are viewable on mobile phones as well as computers.
In March, we saw a continuation of the rally in bond yields that started in February. As the chart below shows, the 10-year real interest rates have soared from -1.06 on February 10 to -0.66 percent on March 23.
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been constantly bombarded by news reports and “expert” analyses celebrating an incredible global economic recovery. They’re not even presented as projections or expectations anymore, but as a fact, as though the return to vibrant growth...
April 16, 2021
Gold had a good day yesterday, but as it hits the $1,770 resistance line, it will be anything but easy for the yellow metal. The real test has begun.
The gold miners’ stocks remain undervalued, strong buys fundamentally. Their stock prices are too low relative to both underlying corporate profitability and prevailing gold prices. That gives gold stocks big potential to power much higher during gold’s next bull-...
After a prolonged decline, gold miners are showing signs of strength. The analysis below supports an immediate breakout and renewed uptrend in precious metals and miners. If all goes well, gold should work its way back to the $2000 level by August.
Ignore what central bankers are saying; instead, watch what they are doing. While they poo-poo gold or pretend it doesn't exist, global central banks have been quietly but aggressively accumulating gold bullion for several years now. The Central Bank of Russia, for...
April 15, 2021
Gold moved higher and it moved to the upper border of my target area. Gold did reverse at its triangle-vertex-based reversal last week, but it turned out that it wasn’t the final top. It seems that this final top is being formed right now. Why? Because the level that...
The U.S. CPI inflation rate rose 0.6% in March, following a 0.4% increase in February. It was the biggest monthly jump since August 2012. The move was larger than most analysts expected. However, I’m not surprised at all, as after February’s CPI report, I wrote that...
A reminder why they always will be sound money…and why bitcoin cannot fill that role. With bitcoin’s price still rising and expected to rise even more, there has been a growing belief in cryptocurrency circles that it will replace unbacked government currencies when...
Gold prices ticked higher on Tuesday after inflation data showed US consumer prices rose in March for the fourth straight month and inflation hit its highest level in 2.5 years.
When I was a very young boy, schoolchildren were not driven to school or to the bus stop; they walked from their houses, usually in groups, with older boys instructed to look after both the younger ones and the girls, lest they get lost.
Will surging inflation push gold price higher? Luckily I’m joined by Marco Roque of Cassiar Gold to talk about it… So to find out, click to watch the video now!
April 14, 2021
The Fed wants to have their cake and eat it too, but the cake is stale. Jerome Powell’s remarks in testimony before the Senate recently provoked considerable attention.
Gold’s slight rally might be getting some people excited, but appearances can be deceiving. USDX action hints at gold really wanting to move lower. The yellow metal has climbed, but only with lacklustre energy. If the USD Index is not rising, then gold should really be...
