Daily Market Report

GOLD This morning Gold started with a brief rally based on a weaker U.S. Dollar versus the Euro. However, a report that inventory holdings declined from a major Gold ETF (SPDR Gold Trust) quickly drove the price lower, reaching $1,180 per ounce. Holdings in SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest Gold ETF, fell 4.18 tonnes (to 709.89 tonnes) on Tuesday...

GOLD Gold increased in early trading yesterday, reaching a high of $1,204.50 after an announcement that U.S. consumer spending stalled in April. After the rally, Gold fell back below $1,200 after the Dollar strengthened and reports that U.S. manufacturing activity picked up in May. This morning Gold opened strong in Asia and quickly moved up to $1,196. Selling then appeared...

GOLD This morning Gold briefly broke above the important $1,200 per ounce resistance level on heavy Asian buying. After reaching a high of $1,204.50, short term profit taking hit the market, driving the price down to $1,185 per ounce. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,189 per ounce, down $1 on excellent volume. SILVER Silver rallied with Gold...

GOLD WOW, only a $7 high/low trading range today! Gold traded between $1,186 and $1,193 all day on normal Friday light volume. Gold appears to be consolidating in this trading range. The U.S. Dollar hit a 13-year high versus the Japanese Yen, and continues to remain strong versus the Euro. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,190 per...

GOLD This morning Gold tested its $1,180 per ounce support level in Asian markets, reaching a low of $1,180.80 per ounce. At that point bargain and technical buyers appeared, quickly causing the price to move up $10 per ounce. At 11am PDT today, Gold is up $1 per ounce, trading at $1,188 on average volume. SILVER Silver continues to show...

GOLD Gold traded today in a very narrow $7 per ounce high/low range. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,187 per ounce, down $1 per ounce on light volume. Dmitry Tulin, who manages monetary policy at the Russian central bank, explained that Russia is buying massive quantities of Gold based on fear that Russia’s overseas assets could be...

GOLD Gold fell $18 per ounce this morning (a two-week low) as the U.S. Dollar pushed higher, reaching $1.07 versus the Euro. This morning’s drop in the Gold price followed comments from Federal Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen, which reinforced the U.S. Central Bank’s tightening bias on monetary policy. At 11am PDT today, Gold is down $16, trading at $1,188 per...

GOLD Today, Gold tested the important $1,200 per ounce support level for the third time this week, reaching a low of $1,201.40. Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen spoke this afternoon, which had little to no effect on the markets. Basically, she said that everything was status quo, and interest rates may not increase until 2016. At 11am PDT today, Gold...

GOLD Gold tested the important $1,200 per ounce support level this morning, reaching $1,201.60. Gold held that level (on buying based on technical fundamentals) and rallied higher. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,204, down $6 on good volume. SILVER Like Gold, Silver also tested its important recent support level of $17 per ounce and held this morning...

GOLD Yesterday precious metals sold off sharply as the result of a surging U.S. Dollar. While Gold fell below the 200-day moving average of $1,216, it held above the very important $1,200.00 support level. Today, Gold tested, and held, the $1,200 support level again. I am looking for Gold to stabilize within the $1,200 and $1,220 per ounce trading range...