Whenever I put the proverbial pen to paper and start to write about gold, I can already hear the chorus of dissenting voices from those traders and investors who only view their beloved metal as bullish, and can never accept the reality of what is actually happening on the chart.
NZDUSD is forming a descending triangle on its 4-hour time frame, making lower highs and finding support around the .6500 major psychological level. Price just got rejected on its latest test of the triangle resistance and is making its way back towards the bottom of the triangle.
For gold investors and gold bugs, the current malaise in the price of gold is both relentless and remorseless with each minor rally promptly engulfed by a wave of heavy selling. As someone wrote a few weeks ago, gold bugs consider the market to be functioning correctly when the price of gold is rising, and incorrectly when the market is falling.
Many traders immediately think of precious metals like gold (GLD, quote)when hedging inflation.
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I am not sure who coined the phrase Bond Vigilante, maybe it was Ed Yardeni, but the thought evokes the sound of a hundreds of horses galloping, the thunder of their hooves as they approach. At first, it’s just a faint sound something to make your head lift up.
EURUSD just broke out of its short-term consolidation pattern, signaling that further gains are possible for the pair. Recall that price had traded inside a symmetrical triangle pattern before breaking to the upside past the 1.1300 major psychological resistance.
Stealing a phrase from Timothy Leary and adding a twist. The sixties were a tumultuous time and marked a time of rapid change. Today, I think that many people, businesses and government are suffering Futureshock, with its debilitating effect of paralysis, and creative destruction of old guard business power.
Great expectations was a classic novel following the growth of a poor child and his trials and tribulations to find success in his life. Fabulous story.
USDCAD is showing signs of a pullback on its 1-hour time frame, as the pair bounced off the 1.2200 major psychological support area. Price is now testing resistance at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, which lines up with the short-term 100 SMA.
