On Thursday, gold prices surged as Treasury yields fell due to indications that the Federal Reserve’s restrictive policy is starting to take effect as intended. Investors were also preparing for Friday’s highly anticipated release of the Labor Department’s February jobs report. The dollar fell from a nearly three-month high, gold increased, and benchmark US Treasury Read More…
Trade Recap Last week Friday, we looked at a potential short trade in GC, and the position has worked out so far, with the first target being hit. The second target is still some way away, but let us look at some developments and see if there is anything we can do to adjust our Read More…
The dollar index is expected to post its first weekly decline since January. The number of Americans making new unemployment claims dropped once more last week. Investors were betting on increased physical demand from China, the largest bullion consumer. Gold is set to post its most significant weekly increase since mid-January as the US dollar Read More…
Gold retraces from its downtrend, offering bears a short opportunity. Trader mindset announcement. Last time we looked at Gold On February 24th, I mentioned how we should be sitting on our hands until we saw a potential short squeeze in GC futures. Sometimes we just have to accept the fact that there are no opportunities Read More…
Gold’s recent price action gives little opportunities for bulls. Traders could be waiting for a short squeeze to initiate short positions. Trader mindset announcement. The slide Gold futures have dropped 7.6% in 14 days. In that period of time, 80% of the candlesticks have been red. The sell-off has been steep, and bulls would signal Read More…
Gold prices fell to their lowest level in two months. US unemployment benefit claims surprisingly decreased last week. Markets are preparing for the release of the PCE price index for January. Gold price fell on Thursday after the US released upbeat economic data. The prices fell to their lowest level in around two months after Read More…
