Daily Market Report

GOLD Reports of weak economic growth in Europe have led to a weaker Euro versus the U.S. Dollar today. A strong U.S. Dollar is bearish for Gold, and we are seeing Gold trade today between $1,571 and $1,588 per ounce on light volume. At 11am PDT today Gold is trading at $1,574 per ounce, down $4 on light volume.The short...

GOLD Gold traded above the $1,600 per ounce level briefly last night in Asia but couldn’t hold. This morning I saw some technical selling based on not holding $1,600, which drove the price down to $1,574 per ounce. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,578, down $19 per ounce on average volume. SILVER The Silver price rallied in...

GOLD After a $42 rally in the past two days Gold traded lower today. An additional bearish factor is the U.S. dollar’s strength versus the Euro based on the Italian election results. After reaching a high of $1,618 per ounce yesterday Gold needs to stay above the key $1,600 support level. At 11am PDT today Gold is trading at $1,597...

GOLD The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released data today showing that Russia and Turkey had added 12.7 and 10.3 tons of Gold, respectively, in the month of January. This combined with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke giving Congress indications that the Fed would not cut short the current quantitative easing program of purchasing assets at the rate of $85 billion per...

GOLD This morning in Asia, Europe and the U.S. we saw strong demand for gold and silver. Gold was up from the opening and reaching $1,594 per ounce during trading. At 11am PDT today gold is trading at $1,587, up $13 per ounce on excellent volume.  Moody’s Downgrades Great Britain’s Debt Moody’s dealt Britain its first sovereign rating downgrade on Friday...

GOLD Gold had an exciting week, dropping $30 per ounce due to margin call selling after breaking through the $1,600 per ounce support level. Gold has found short term support at $ 1,555 level yesterday and has over the over the past two years found long term support at $1,525 per ounce.  Over the weekend we will have Italy’s elections...

GOLD Yesterday Gold dropped $30 per ounce right after the CME commodity exchange opened in N.Y. on rumors that a large commodity hedge fund had been forced to liquidate its holdings. Later in the day the Federal Reserve released minutes from its January 30 meeting, showing our central bank may slow or stop buying the $85 billion worth of assets...

GOLD Gold fell this morning, reaching $1,566 per ounce at one point, its lowest price in seven months in a move described largely as a reaction to a strong U.S. dollar and technical-chart-related selling. There are additional concerns of an announcement later today by the Federal Reserve of a change in their monetary policy. At 11am PDT, Gold is trading...

GOLD Today we are seeing a war in the world’s Gold and Silver markets between margin call selling and growth in new long term buyers. After a short period of time, Gold should consolidate and build a new base between $1,600 and $1,630 per ounce. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,604.25, down $3.75 from Friday’s price on...

GOLD Today was an exciting trading day in the US and European precious metal markets. It appears many of the professionals shorted Gold/Silver on Monday, knowing the Asian markets were closed the entire week for the Lunar New Year holiday. The professional floor traders were able to drive the Gold price under $1,600, and Silver below $30 this morning before...