Friday 4 November 2016

Metals rising on market fear

The precious metals of Gold and Silver saw a third consecutive week of gains, settling net higher by 2.4% and 3.6% respectively. Recent cooling in the USD from the DXY 99s to the 97s is no doubt a primary reason for the continued recovery.


GLD, weekly



SLV, weekly



Summary

Perhaps the most notable aspect this week, was that with some significant gains, price structure of a bear flag has been completely negated

So.. where now?

Gold and silver rallied from multi-year lows in Dec'2015 to July/August 2016, and have seen around three months of broad cooling.

Not only is there some underlying upward cyclical pressure, but we're clearly seeing a slight fear bid for Gold/Silver.. as the US election nears.

Seen on the giant monthly charts, some could justifiably argue that the past few months are merely a large bull flag - as also reflected in many of the related mining stocks.

To have clarity of that, Gold/Silver.. and the miners, need to break above the Sept' highs.