Daily Market Report

GOLD  One stimulus plan down, one to go. Last night we heard a fiscal stimulus plan from President Obama. Earlier today we heard that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will explore launching a monetary stimulus program (QE3) at the FOMC meeting later this month. How did the Gold market react to hearing Obama propose the America Jobs Act of 2011? ...

GOLD Last night we saw sizeable Asian demand for gold and silver, which drove the markets higher.  Gold traded between $1,815 and $1865 per ounce with heavy trading action between $1835 and $1845 per ounce. I expect to see increasing physical demand ahead of India’s wedding season, and the cloudy outlook of the global economy continues to brighten gold’s appeal...

GOLD Long term owners of Gold need to understand and accept the increased volatility in the Gold price.  We saw a run up to $1,921 early Tuesday morning and a sell off to $1,791 in early Asian trading this morning, before significant buying came into the market.  In Asia, a 4,000 lot of gold contracts (400,000 oz) was sold into...

GOLD Gold reached $1920.70 in early Tuesday Asian and European trading. Trading was extraordinarily active with very high volume on the electronic exchanges, before significant profit taking which took the price down to $1,862. Gold rallied back and is trading at $1,869.70 at 11am PDT, down $5.80 from Friday’s price. Tuesday’s $60 gold trading range on higher volatility over the...

GOLD Are you ready for another run in Gold? A combination of no growth in the August employment numbers and continued problems with the Eurozone debt issues started a gold and silver rally in Asia, and rounded into Europe and the U.S. Markets. Right now, at 11am PDT, gold is trading at $1,875.50 per ounce, up $47.60 (2.6%) on a...

GOLD Ahead of the holiday weekend, gold seems to be settling into a nice narrow trading range of $1810 to $1840 on average volume.  Lightening up on the volatility is healthy for any commodity market, and would put off any margin increases.  Gold’s price support is coming in the face of a sizeable rally in the value of the U.S...

GOLD We are seeing increasing support for Gold in the $1,810 price area. Demand has increased in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. in the physical and futures gold markets.  This week’s volume is normal as we move into a holiday weekend. Right now at 11 am PDT Gold is firm at $1,830.80, up $6.50 per ounce. The World’s Central Banks...

GOLD At 11am PDT Gold is trading at $1,824.30, up $32.50 per ounce on good volume. Gold has traded in a healthy narrow $21 range today with excellent support overnight in Asia.  Gold prices rallied this morning as Charles Evens, President of the Chicago Federal Reserve said that we need to consider further strong easing moves with the labor market...

GOLD This morning Gold saw some profit taking in Asia and Europe from Friday’s run up.  The Gold market dropped down to $1,778 before significant buying appeared.  It looks like gold is trying to establish a $1,750 to $1,850 trading range, which would be very healthy as we approach a very bullish time of the year. Because we have just...

GOLD  Post Jackson Hole speech, we should see Gold continue to build its new trading range. Last night the most active trading month (the December gold contract) hit the $1,800 resistance level before trading back down to $1,770 per ounce.  This week we have seen a new $1,700 to $1,800 trading range for gold. After the extraordinary volatility of the...