After an eight-trading day run gaining 5%, gold has finally taken a breather. As the U.S. dollar dropped from $98 to $96.50, gold volatility jumped above 12% and prices enjoyed a nearly $70 rise to re-test gold’s February 20 price high near $1,350.
Many of the current news headlines tie oil’s recent decline to lower expectations on world growth outlooks. WTI Crude Oil has dropped 23% from its $66.60 on April 23rd to a low today of $50.59.
Except for January, gold volatility has been almost non-existent in 2019. Price action has been active, with an $80 price range this year (6% high to low). It’s easy to forgo looking at gold when equities have been so active, but the charts are starting to show some interesting set-ups.
More bearish news for corn today as the USDA released its Crop Production report. Ending and world stocks reported much higher numbers than estimates...
More bearish news for corn today as the USDA released its Crop Production report. Ending and world stocks reported much higher numbers than estimates...
We’re in the middle of earnings season, and last week several companies provided 1Q reports. The energy sector continues to struggle to excite investors....
For months, investors have been scaling what feels like an endless wall of worry. Each concern that gets resolved seems to spawn new uncertainties, yet the market has continued its relentless climb higher.
We’ve lived this movie before. Last August, AAII bullish sentiment struck a 52-week high right before the Fed launched its September rate cutting cycle.