Gold has been frustrating for bulls and bears since its crash in Q2 2013.
In the two years since it has traded in a wide range, frustrating traders and
investors. The net result has been nothing but the passing of time. Until Gold
breaks above $1300 or breaks below $1150, we will remain in waiting mode. Personally,
I believe Gold is far more likely to break lower in the weeks and months ahead.
In any case, we are still waiting.
Below is the updated Gold bears analog chart. The chart excludes the extreme
bear in terms of time (1987-1993 bear) and the extreme bear in price (1980-1982
crash). The other three bears in the chart provide good context for the current
bear which has closesly followed the 1996-1999 bear. Considering only this
chart, the $1050 area is a reasonable target.
The next chart shows a weekly bar plot for Gold and its net speculative position
(as a percentage of open interest) at the bottom. Gold has strong weekly support
at $1150 but if that breaks then we can anticipate a move down to stronger
support at $1000 to $1050. The net position is at 31% (as of last week) which
is very high considering Gold is not yet in a bull market. Too many speculators
are left. Two years ago Gold made a low around the same price (~$1200) with
Another reason Gold likely has more downside ahead is the US$ bull market
may not be finished. While Gold has held in very well with the rising US$,
it failed to rally when the US$ corrected from 100 to 93. If the US$ had put
in a major top then precious metals would have surged. This chart argues that
the US$ has another push to the upside before it makes a major peak.
We are still waiting for Gold to make its final break lower. In considering
history, technicals and sentiment, we have little reason to think Gold will
break to the upside. Mind you, we are huge gold bulls and expect a very sharp
rebound from the $1000-$1050 area. If and when Gold reaches that area it will
do so in a very oversold state with very negative sentiment. The combination
of those factors (very oversold, very negative sentiment) meeting with very
strong support can produce big rebounds. If metals are heading to new lows
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