Daily Market Report

GOLDGold is showing excellent support at the $1,550 per ounce price level. Although we have seen heavy selling coming out of the European banks to raise their currency reserves, the buying from Asia at the current low prices has provided the incentive to make sizeable purchases. With the IMF’s Gold purchases (see below) the pressure to sell Gold from insolvent...

GOLDGold dropped $25 per ounce on the opening based on negative news from the Euro-zone and a very strong U.S. Dollar versus the Euro. After the initial price drop, Gold demand appeared and Gold rallied up $10 per ounce. Gold has been in a surprisingly narrow $12 trading range from $1554 to $1566 with active trading. At 11am PDT, Gold...

GOLDThe value of the U.S. Dollar versus the Euro is up for the 11th day in a row, based on the Spanish bank reforms and other Euro-zone sovereign debt problems.  A stronger U.S. Dollar means a lower Gold price as measured in the U.S. currency.  Earlier this morning, we saw Gold reach $1,572 per ounce (a four month low) based...

GOLDIn the past 24 hours, Gold has traded from $1,585 to $1,602 per ounce on normal volume. I am concerned that unless Gold can rally above the $1,600 price level by next Monday, that level will start to act as a resistance. Gold is finding more and more support on down days; I am not sure if its sovereign buying...

GOLDWhat a day yesterday and today was in the Gold pit. Volume today is almost double what a normal day would be and the excitement when Gold dropped below $1,600 was off the charts. Considering the strength of the U.S. Dollar and the problems in Europe, it isn’t surprising to see Gold make a new yearly low of $1,577.40, but...

GOLDIn Greece, New Democracy, the country’s mainstream center-right party, has declared that it will not be able to form a government. This has caused instability within the Euro-zone nations and the euro has fallen versus the U.S. Dollar. As the U.S. Dollar moves higher in value against other currencies, it drives down the value of Gold and Silver. Therefore we...

GOLDGold declined on Monday based on political upheaval in France and Greece leading to a weaker euro (stronger U.S. Dollar) and softer commodity markets. At 11am PDT, Gold is trading at $1,639.60, down $4.90 per ounce on very active volume.  Why is the new French President bullish for Gold and Silver prices?The new French President, Francois Hollande (a socialist) has...

GOLDThis morning, the U.S. Labor Department stated that our economy added just 115,000 jobs in April, below a forecast of 173,000 making the jobless rate 8.1%. Gold rallied $20 after the announcement because this added to the reasons why the Federal Reserve should consider QE3 to keep our economy from another recession. At 11am PDT, Gold is trading at $1,644.50...

GOLDGold was under pressure on Thursday after disappointing data from both sides of the Atlantic fueled concerns about global growth, while investors awaited a rate decision by the European Central Bank tomorrow for more input on trading direction. At 11am PDT, Gold is down $19.20 per ounce, trading at $1,634.40 per ounce on an average volume.               April Gallup poll...

GOLDGold has been weaker today based on a stronger U.S. Dollar. Gold traded between $1,645 and $1,661 per ounce for most of the day.  At 11am PDT, Gold is down $9.10 per ounce holding at $1,653.60 per ounce. The Commerce Department reported today that orders for goods produced in U.S. factories dropped 1.5% in March, the biggest decline in three...