Barry Stuppler

GOLD April’s job increase of 223,000 (bringing the U.S. Unemployment rate to 5.4%) was in line with expectations. Gold quickly rallied $10 on the news and at one point reached $1,195 per ounce on normal light Friday trading. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,189 per ounce, up $5 per ounce on light volume. SILVER Silver has been...

GOLD Gold tested the $1,180 level today, dropping to $1,179 at one point as the US Dollar strengthened against the Euro. At that point the bulls came in and Gold has shown good support at the $1,180 level. After seeing this response compared to the last few weeks, I am hoping to see Gold rally back above this important support...

GOLD Gold is trading within a narrow $10 high/low range today, between $1,198 and $1,188 per ounce. Many of the professional commodity traders are looking for news that will give this market some direction. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,192, down $2 per ounce, on normal trading volume. SILVER Silver is showing excellent support above the $16.40...

GOLD This morning the US trade deficit for March 2015 was reported. This deficit exploded to $51.4 billion, a six-year high. This was much more than the $41.7 billion economists had expected. The deficit rose by 43.1%, the largest increase in 18 years. This negatively affects the 2015 GDP, and caused Gold to test the $1,200 per ounce level in...

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GOLD Weak Chinese economic data, which should be followed by increasing monetary stimulus, has helped Gold move higher this morning in Asia. Gold rallied back into the $1,180 to $1,220 trading area, reaching a high of $1,193 in early European trading. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,188 per ounce, up $13 on good volume. SILVER Silver rallied...

GOLD The Gold bears were able to drive the price below the $1,180 support level this morning on light trading volume. At one point the Gold price traded at $1,170 per ounce, then quickly rallied back to $1,175. It’s important that Gold moves back above the $1,180 area on Monday. At 11am PDT today, Gold is down $9 per ounce...

GOLD The U.S. Labor Department reported today that the U.S. Jobless rate dropped to 262,000, a dramatic reduction of 34,000 jobs last week. This is a key indicator for the Federal Reserve when determining interest rates. This news was negative for Gold and Gold quickly dropped to $1,177 per ounce, then rallied back above the $1,180 support level on excellent...

GOLD A combination of this morning’s weak GDP report (showing that the first quarter only had growth of .02%) and today’s Federal Reserve report, should be negative for equities and the U.S. Dollar. Today, the U.S. Dollar fell to 1.11 versus the Euro and Gold moved up $6 from the $1,204 low. In today’s Federal Reserve report the Feds removed...