Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
A lot has happened since Bob Moriarty and I spoke two weeks ago. Markets have crashed and volatility is at the highest levels in more than a decade, meanwhile, President Trump has now declared a national emergency due to the … Continued
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has been coiling since making a low in February: 10-year U.S. Treasury Yield (gold/10-year yield correlation below) It is likely that the series of lower highs and higher lows which … Continued
Commercial speculators have amassed a more than $38 billion net notional short position in gold futures which is the largest short position by the commercials since September 2012: While the $38 billion short position is impressive it is still … Continued
Gold found support exactly where it was supposed to this morning: Gold (Daily) The confluence of the rising 50-day simple moving average, the lower 2-standard deviation Bollinger Band, a key pivot point ($1212), and good old fashioned support turned … Continued
Gold has fallen more than $70/oz since peaking at $1287.80 a couple of weeks ago: Gold (Daily) Gold has traded within a roughly $40 range for the last six weeks – this week’s downside break from the range makes … Continued
The price action in gold has been undeniably impressive; a massive advance to begin the year, followed by a consolidation (multi-week pennant), and then a powerful breakout above $1250 last week targeting a move above $1300: Gold (Daily) With … Continued
The gold miners as represented by GDX are on the verge of achieving a 70% gain since the all-time low at $12.40 which was printed barely more than 6 weeks ago: GDX (Daily) There are a few notable observations … Continued
Gold spent last week consolidating the gains of the previous weeks within a pennant pattern: Gold (Daily) It is likely that we will have another few days of consolidation ahead before gold’s next large directional move takes place. While … Continued
Less than a month ago nobody wanted anything to do with the yellow metal, now suddenly everyone is bullish on gold and the herd is cramming through a narrow doorway trying to get long: GLD (Daily) The GLD exchange-traded … Continued
The correlation between gold stocks and the metal which they extract from the earth has been getting more unhinged recently and today reached an extreme with gold basically flat on the day while gold mining shares (GDX) were down 4.7%: … Continued