The Trump and Clinton election is set to be one of the “ugliest” and
“messiest” U.S. elections ever, astute gold analyst Frank Holmes warned this
week. He believes this is a reason to own gold and will be one of the factors
that will see a resumption of gold’s bull market after the summer
doldrums which we explore below.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech
at the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 (Photo by John
Moore/Getty Images)
Gold is now in the “summer doldrums” prior to the seasonally stronger
period of the Autumn when gold tends to perform best – especially in the
month of September (see seasonal chart below). Holmes believes the bull
market will resume soon due to the very strong fundamentals including “low-to-negative
bond yields around the world. (Between $11 trillion and $13 trillion worth of
global sovereign debt currently carries a negative yield.)” and of
course heightened geopolitical risk including in the U.S.
He writes:
“Looking more Las Vegas casino than Oval Office, the stage Donald
Trump delivered his nomination acceptance speech from Thursday was all
gold, from the stairs to the podium, completely befitting of his showman-like
style. Whether you support or oppose Trump, it’s time to face reality. This
is really happening, and we should all brace ourselves for what will surely
be one of America’s messiest, ugliest general election seasons.
Only time will tell which candidate will be triumphant in November,
but in the meantime, one of the winners might very well be gold, which has
traditionally attracted investors in times of political and economic
uncertainty. In the United Kingdom, which voted one month ago to leave the
European Union, gold dealers are seeing “unprecedented” demand, especially
from first-time buyers. Some investors are reportedly even converting 40 to
50 percent of their net worth into bullion, though that’s not advisable. (I
always suggest a 10 percent weighting, diversified in physical gold and gold
mining stocks.) In Japan, where government bond yields have fallen below zero
and faith in Abenomics is flagging, gold sales are soaring.
It’s not unreasonable to expect the same here in the U.S. between now
and November (and beyond).”
GoldCore have long pointed out that the summer months frequently see
seasonal weakness as has been the case in recent years and since gold became
a traded market in 1971. Gold and silver often see periods of weakness in the
summer doldrum months of May, June and July.
Gold’s traditional period of strength is from early August into the autumn
and early winter. Thus, early August is generally a good time to buy after
the seasonal dip.
Next week, we commence August trading and August along with September and
November, are some of the best months to own gold.
Late summer, autumn and early New Year are the seasonally strong periods
for the gold market due to robust physical demand internationally. This is
the case especially in Asia for weddings and festivals and into year end and
for Chinese New Year when voracious China stocks up on gold.
Gold’s weakest months since 1975 have been June and July. Buying gold in
early August has been a good trade for most of the last 40 years and
especially in the last eleven years, averaging a gain of nearly 11% in
just six months after the summer low.
Thackray’s 2011 Investor’s Guide notes that the optimal period to own gold
bullion is from July 12 to October 9.
Holmes is the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors
and is one of the better gold analysts out there. He shares our view
regarding the summer being an optimal time to buy gold. He is always worth a
read and his latest article can be read on Gold Seek here
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Gold and Silver Bullion – News and Commentary
Gold
up slightly in Asia ahead of BoJ policy review, rate decision (Investing.com)
Gold
futures score a 2-week high as Fed inaction fuels bulls (Marketwatch)
Gold
inches up, set for monthly rise as markets await BoJ decision (Reuters)
U.S.
jobless claims rise; labor market still strong (Reuters)
TD’s
$230 Billion Man Goes Maximum Gold as Volatility Mounts (Bloomberg)
World
heading for shortage of physical gold – DRDGold (Mining Weekly)
‘Joe
Weisenthal: How Donald Trump changed my mind about gold (Bloomberg)
IMF
admits disastrous love affair with euro, apologizes for immolating Greece
(Telegraph)
Monetary
sledgehammer to nut of Britain’s post Brexit economy? (Telegraph)
Stockman
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Gold Prices (LBMA AM)
29 July: USD 1,332.50, EUR 1,200.18 & GBP 1,012.03 per ounce
28 July: USD 1,341.30, EUR 1,208.78 & GBP 1,017.64 per ounce
27 July: USD 1,320.80, EUR 1,200.21 & GBP 1,007.77 per ounce
26 July: USD 1,321.25, EUR 1,199.56 & GBP 1,006.40 per ounce
25 July: USD 1,315.00, EUR 1,196.91 & GBP 1,000.32 per ounce
22 July: USD 1,323.20, EUR 1,199.22 & GBP 1,005.10 per ounce
21 July: USD 1,322.00, EUR 1,199.32 & GBP 1,000.75 per ounce
Silver Prices (LBMA)
29 July: USD 20.04, EUR 18.03 & GBP 15.20 per ounce
28 July: USD 20.41, EUR 18.42 & GBP 15.52 per ounce
27 July: USD 19.58, EUR 17.81 & GBP 14.95 per ounce
26 July: USD 19.68, EUR 17.89 & GBP 15.00 per ounce
25 July: USD 19.41, EUR 17.66 & GBP 14.77 per ounce
22 July: USD 19.70, EUR 17.87 & GBP 15.03 per ounce
21 July: USD 19.34, EUR 17.55 & GBP 14.66 per ounce
20 July: USD 19.70, EUR 17.88 & GBP 14.95 per ounce
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