Continuing to Toy with Idea that PM Top Not Yet in Place
PMs put in major tops in 2011 and have done nothing but bleed lower since. However, when one considers the magnitude of their run from the early 00s into that top, it’s been very fascinating to see how long the…...
Something Amiss in Gold
This past weekend I pieced together this global macro & cycle post and in it, called out gold as one of a few commodities (along with crude) that appeared to have begun a renewed phase of downside. Specifically, I cited gold…...
Global Macro & Cycle Round-Up
Last week we highlighted the USD and the critical long-term swing resistance it was pressing against. As it turns out, the USD blew past that resistance later in the week, per the chart below. In that chart, note that said…...
Driver/Coincidental of Gold Approaching Long-Term Support
In our 2015 working thesis we laid out the case for additional commodity downside, notably in copper and crude. We also highlighted gold and suggested that it had the best looking / most bullish pattern and had the best chance…...
Working Thesis for 2015
It’s that time again. Time to put pen to paper and make our best attempt at crystal-balling the upcoming year. If we had to name 2015 or give it a theme we’d probably call it “The Year of Capitulation”. By…...
Gold, Rarely a Rush
We’ve had two posts on gold over the past few months, one in March and one this week. Both centered around the idea that the metal was either posed or had actually managed to close above its 12 month MA…...
Gold Risk/Reward Set-up Remains Asymmetric
In March of this year I noted in this post that if gold was able to close that month > $1,320 it would have also closed above its 12-month MA for the first time in at least a year (16…...
Gold Offers Favorable Risk/Reward Set-Up, But in Which Direction?
A few weeks ago on 2/19/14 we made a high conviction call to buy gold and related miners. Our thesis in that post was based on two historically bullish price action characteristics that the metal was then exhibiting including: Gold…...
PM/FX Crossroads
Fairly simple chart today with fairly straightforward conclusions. Below you’ll find that gold and the USD are at critical crossroads with the former/latter facing two-year resistance/support. The USDs chart is particularly intriguing to the extent that the support line in…...
The Conundrum that Remains Gold?
With its 2/13/14 close of $1,302 gold managed to close above its 200 day moving average (MA) for the first time since 2/8/13, or for the first time in over a year. Dating back as far as I have daily…...