Of the currencies likely to be in focus this week, I really did not expect the week to start with a further move lower for the Loonie (and the Canadian economy) which have both been badly affected by falling oil prices (USO, quote) .
For silver investors, and those who rushed headlong into buying when silver prices hit the $50 per ounce price point, it is perhaps the monthly chart which makes depressing reading, with the meteoric rise now reflected in an equally dramatic fall, and mirroring what has happened which in the price of gold.
As speculative commodity traders, there are few occasions when it is hard not to make money, and certainly at present we have several stand out opportunities. These opportunities are rare, but when they occur, it’s time, as they say to ‘fill your boots’.
Despite being bearish on gold (GLD, quote) for so long, and sounding to many gold (IAU, quote) traders and investors like a old recording stuck in a groove,
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.
Panic – what panic. Not according to the price of gold and whilst other markets have seen extreme volatility with equities plunging, currency pairs opening gapped down, and the VIX moving violently, gold has continued to remain calm and serene throughout, with hardly a murmur to reflect the turmoil around.
Copper, like many other commodities holds a mirror to the Reuters Jeffries CRB index, which continues to wallow in a sea of bearish sentiment on the daily chart.
As we come towards the end of another trading month, crude oil price remain firmly rangebound as OPEC’s policy of taking on the alternative energy suppliers in a price war continues.
With the US dollar continuing to remain under pressure, despite last week’s positive jobs data, and with various central bank governors adding their weight to the mix, it’s a good time to take a quick look at our four major currency futures of the AUD/USD, CAD/USD, EUR/USD and the GBP/USD.
Friday’s speech from Fed chair Janet Yellan rounded off a seminal week for the markets, with the US dollar bulls returning in force as her comments continued to confirm the prospect of an interest rate rise during 2015, provided economic data continues to support the mild recovery for the US economy.
