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Long Term ~ Bearish - Need a monthly close above 1800 to confirm the bull market final phase underway.
Medium Term ~ Neutral – Gold on the verge of TURNING BEARISH MEDIUM TERM. A close below 1272 on a weekly basis does it.
Intermediate Term ~ Neutral – 1265-1272 downside target met, now need close above 1312 for neutral reading to be enforced and 1322 for bullish.
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Long Term ~ Bearish - Need a monthly close above 1800 to confirm the bull market final phase underway.
Medium Term ~ Neutral – Gold on the verge of TURNING BEARISH MEDIUM TERM. A close below 1272 on a weekly basis does it.
Intermediate Term ~ Neutral – 1265-1272 downside target met, now need close above 1312 for neutral reading to be enforced and 1322 for bullish.
A close below 1272 goes to bearish reading.
Short Term ~ Neutral– The short term cycle is up in the air at the moment.
A close below 1277 puts us outright bearish on the short term. A close above 1312
Initial Resistance 1298-1308 2nd tier 1312-1316
Initial Support 1278-1288 and 2nd tier 1265-1272
PLEASE see weekly update for additional commentary not covered below (Especially on Fed meetings).
Precious Metals Stuck In Neutral, But That Could Soon Change
By Tim Iacono
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Short Term ~ Neutral– The short term cycle is up in the air at the moment.
A close below 1277 puts us outright bearish on the short term. A close above 1312
Initial Resistance 1298-1308 2nd tier 1312-1316
Initial Support 1278-1288 and 2nd tier 1265-1272
PLEASE see weekly update for additional commentary not covered below (Especially on Fed meetings).
Precious Metals Stuck In Neutral, But That Could Soon Change
By Tim Iacono
Summary
•Gold and silver continue to be stuck in trading ranges, but last
week's move by Treasuries could help push the metals out of those
ranges.
•A stronger dollar might limit any move to the upside as could a continuation of generally good economic reports in the U.S. that, last week, showed inflation rising.
•Demand from China and India are still key as we approach June, the worst month of the year for precious metals.
Gold and silver prices continue to be range-bound, for gold around $1,300 an ounce and for silver between $19 and $20 an ounce, but with the recent break-out for another safe-haven in Treasuries last week, it's possible the metals will soon break free of their recent trading ranges as well. Unfortunately for gold bulls, a move to the upside has been made more difficult by the U.S. dollar that is again strengthening, and this appears set to continue amid talk of monetary easing by the European Central Bank that could lead to a weaker euro.
The situation in the Ukraine is not improving, but gold traders seem to be getting bored with this story again despite escalating violence and there being no peaceful resolution in sight. Instead, traders pored over a bevy of U.S. economic data last week but, despite clear signs of accelerating inflation in the U.S., this generated little buying interest for gold and silver.
China gold demand has been steady, and U.S. hedge funds made few changes to their gold holdings in the first quarter. Investment banks remain mostly negative about the prospects for precious metals, though less negative than they've been over the last six months, as this market seems to be "stuck in neutral" heading into the traditionally slow summer months. The recent elections in India could liven things up if, as expected, the new government relaxes the draconian gold import curbs that have stifled demand there for more than a year.
For the week, spot gold rose 0.2 percent, from $1,290.10 to $1,292.70, and silver jumped 1.0 percent, from $19.15 an ounce to $19.34. The gold price is now up 7.2 percent so far in 2014, some 33 percent below its record high of over $1,920 an ounce in 2011, and silver moved closer to even for the year, now down just 0.5 percent, still 61 percent below its all-time high near $50 an ounce reached just over three years ago.
Precious metals remain stuck in narrow ranges that have become even tighter in recent weeks and, when this happens, the result is normally a break-out of some sort. At this juncture, the downside appears to be limited due to ongoing geopolitical concerns and all-in mining costs not far below current metal prices. Similarly, the upside seems limited by generally good U.S. economic data and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue on its current course of reducing its money printing effort through the summer and fall in advance of raising interest rates sometime next year.
Seasonality is also a factor and though May has been a positive month for metals since the bull market began, June has been the worst month of the year by a wide margin, particularly last year when gold tumbled 15 percent.
Beginning in July, however, the best stretch of the year will commence, and it's worth pointing out that October isn't quite as bad as it looks. The average October decline of 0.4 percent turns into a gain of 0.9 percent when removing the single worst month for the metals since the century began - October 2008 when the gold price tumbled 17 percent and silver plunged 28 percent.
The recent rally in Treasuries that pushed yields sharply lower and out of their trading range could prompt a similar move out of the recent trading ranges for gold and silver. Something shook loose in markets last week and that may spread.
Investors are now jittery and traders have become twitchy after a number of warnings from high-profile hedge fund managers last week about stocks and some of the money that has flowed from equities into bonds might be diverted into another safe haven in gold, particularly if the on-again, off-again crisis in the Ukraine heats up.
The trade-weighted dollar has strengthened over the last two weeks after it appeared bound for new multi-year lows and, since there is a strong inverse correlation between precious metals and the dollar, this may limit any upside break-out based on safe-haven demand.
The dollar reached its highest level since February against the euro, and those gains will continue if the European Central Bank takes any of the steps they've been talking about for months now, a move that is more likely after Germany's Bundesbank said it was ready to back new stimulus measures.
Inflation in the U.S. is clearly on the rise as detailed in What Today's Inflation Report Could Mean For Precious Metals a few days ago, however, markets seemed little interested. Granted, there was a deluge of economic data last week and much of it was positive, but if the surge in both wholesale and retail prices continues, pushing the year-over-year inflation rate to a multi-year high as soon as next month, investors in the West are sure to take note. Rates for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities have been rising since the beginning of the year in anticipation of rising consumer prices, and this could also spur more buying of gold and silver after this sector had fallen out of favor amongst U.S. investors over the last year or so.
Gold holdings by large hedge funds were little changed during the first quarter as SEC filings showed Paulson & Co, the largest institutional investor in the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), maintained its stake in the fund valued at over $1 billion. The GLD ETF added to its holdings for the first time in a month on Thursday with the addition of two tons, however, it saw a net outflow of one ton for the week and is now down 16 tons for the year. The "tons in the trust" for the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) were again unchanged and they remain up 351 tons so far in 2014.
U.S. investment banks remain quite bearish on precious metals, with Goldman Sachs leading the way and Bank of America not far behind. Goldman reiterated its weekly call for a $1,050 gold price by year-end and BofA's MacNeil Currey said the gold price could fall to below $1,200 an ounce.
UBS analysts were much more constructive than strategists at U.S. banks, but they downgraded their gold price forecasts anyway, dropping their one-month outlook from $1,280 to $1,250 and their three-month forecast from $1,350 from $1,300. In a sign of changing sentiment toward precious metals in Europe (if not yet in the U.S.), French bank BNP Paribas revised its 2014 average gold price forecast up from $1,095 to $1,255, citing strong technical support at around $1,200 an ounce.
Jewelry buying in China was widely reported to be down 30 percent last month versus a year ago, however, it should be noted that April of 2013 was an exceptional month for gold sales as the price dropped by over $100 per ounce in short order, spurring huge demand. According to this IBT report, net gold imports from Hong Kong to mainland China during the first quarter rose from 211 tonnes in 2013 to 276 during the first three months of 2014 as the Middle Kingdom continues to be the important source of global gold demand.
Probably the most encouraging development that could get precious metals prices out of "neutral" and into "forward" rather than "reverse" was the result of elections in India last week that saw Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party win in a landslide. This sets the stage for a rollback of the many gold import curbs enacted over the last year that have curtailed official gold demand but boosted smuggling to levels last seen 20 years ago.
No action is imminent, but just the expectation of rising demand in what was once the world's leading gold buyer (until being overtaken by China last year) could boost prices in advance of the fall buying season that should see the release of "pent up demand" that stretches back over a year.
•A stronger dollar might limit any move to the upside as could a continuation of generally good economic reports in the U.S. that, last week, showed inflation rising.
•Demand from China and India are still key as we approach June, the worst month of the year for precious metals.
Gold and silver prices continue to be range-bound, for gold around $1,300 an ounce and for silver between $19 and $20 an ounce, but with the recent break-out for another safe-haven in Treasuries last week, it's possible the metals will soon break free of their recent trading ranges as well. Unfortunately for gold bulls, a move to the upside has been made more difficult by the U.S. dollar that is again strengthening, and this appears set to continue amid talk of monetary easing by the European Central Bank that could lead to a weaker euro.
The situation in the Ukraine is not improving, but gold traders seem to be getting bored with this story again despite escalating violence and there being no peaceful resolution in sight. Instead, traders pored over a bevy of U.S. economic data last week but, despite clear signs of accelerating inflation in the U.S., this generated little buying interest for gold and silver.
China gold demand has been steady, and U.S. hedge funds made few changes to their gold holdings in the first quarter. Investment banks remain mostly negative about the prospects for precious metals, though less negative than they've been over the last six months, as this market seems to be "stuck in neutral" heading into the traditionally slow summer months. The recent elections in India could liven things up if, as expected, the new government relaxes the draconian gold import curbs that have stifled demand there for more than a year.
For the week, spot gold rose 0.2 percent, from $1,290.10 to $1,292.70, and silver jumped 1.0 percent, from $19.15 an ounce to $19.34. The gold price is now up 7.2 percent so far in 2014, some 33 percent below its record high of over $1,920 an ounce in 2011, and silver moved closer to even for the year, now down just 0.5 percent, still 61 percent below its all-time high near $50 an ounce reached just over three years ago.
Precious metals remain stuck in narrow ranges that have become even tighter in recent weeks and, when this happens, the result is normally a break-out of some sort. At this juncture, the downside appears to be limited due to ongoing geopolitical concerns and all-in mining costs not far below current metal prices. Similarly, the upside seems limited by generally good U.S. economic data and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue on its current course of reducing its money printing effort through the summer and fall in advance of raising interest rates sometime next year.
Seasonality is also a factor and though May has been a positive month for metals since the bull market began, June has been the worst month of the year by a wide margin, particularly last year when gold tumbled 15 percent.
Beginning in July, however, the best stretch of the year will commence, and it's worth pointing out that October isn't quite as bad as it looks. The average October decline of 0.4 percent turns into a gain of 0.9 percent when removing the single worst month for the metals since the century began - October 2008 when the gold price tumbled 17 percent and silver plunged 28 percent.
The recent rally in Treasuries that pushed yields sharply lower and out of their trading range could prompt a similar move out of the recent trading ranges for gold and silver. Something shook loose in markets last week and that may spread.
Investors are now jittery and traders have become twitchy after a number of warnings from high-profile hedge fund managers last week about stocks and some of the money that has flowed from equities into bonds might be diverted into another safe haven in gold, particularly if the on-again, off-again crisis in the Ukraine heats up.
The trade-weighted dollar has strengthened over the last two weeks after it appeared bound for new multi-year lows and, since there is a strong inverse correlation between precious metals and the dollar, this may limit any upside break-out based on safe-haven demand.
The dollar reached its highest level since February against the euro, and those gains will continue if the European Central Bank takes any of the steps they've been talking about for months now, a move that is more likely after Germany's Bundesbank said it was ready to back new stimulus measures.
Inflation in the U.S. is clearly on the rise as detailed in What Today's Inflation Report Could Mean For Precious Metals a few days ago, however, markets seemed little interested. Granted, there was a deluge of economic data last week and much of it was positive, but if the surge in both wholesale and retail prices continues, pushing the year-over-year inflation rate to a multi-year high as soon as next month, investors in the West are sure to take note. Rates for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities have been rising since the beginning of the year in anticipation of rising consumer prices, and this could also spur more buying of gold and silver after this sector had fallen out of favor amongst U.S. investors over the last year or so.
Gold holdings by large hedge funds were little changed during the first quarter as SEC filings showed Paulson & Co, the largest institutional investor in the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), maintained its stake in the fund valued at over $1 billion. The GLD ETF added to its holdings for the first time in a month on Thursday with the addition of two tons, however, it saw a net outflow of one ton for the week and is now down 16 tons for the year. The "tons in the trust" for the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) were again unchanged and they remain up 351 tons so far in 2014.
U.S. investment banks remain quite bearish on precious metals, with Goldman Sachs leading the way and Bank of America not far behind. Goldman reiterated its weekly call for a $1,050 gold price by year-end and BofA's MacNeil Currey said the gold price could fall to below $1,200 an ounce.
UBS analysts were much more constructive than strategists at U.S. banks, but they downgraded their gold price forecasts anyway, dropping their one-month outlook from $1,280 to $1,250 and their three-month forecast from $1,350 from $1,300. In a sign of changing sentiment toward precious metals in Europe (if not yet in the U.S.), French bank BNP Paribas revised its 2014 average gold price forecast up from $1,095 to $1,255, citing strong technical support at around $1,200 an ounce.
Jewelry buying in China was widely reported to be down 30 percent last month versus a year ago, however, it should be noted that April of 2013 was an exceptional month for gold sales as the price dropped by over $100 per ounce in short order, spurring huge demand. According to this IBT report, net gold imports from Hong Kong to mainland China during the first quarter rose from 211 tonnes in 2013 to 276 during the first three months of 2014 as the Middle Kingdom continues to be the important source of global gold demand.
Probably the most encouraging development that could get precious metals prices out of "neutral" and into "forward" rather than "reverse" was the result of elections in India last week that saw Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party win in a landslide. This sets the stage for a rollback of the many gold import curbs enacted over the last year that have curtailed official gold demand but boosted smuggling to levels last seen 20 years ago.
No action is imminent, but just the expectation of rising demand in what was once the world's leading gold buyer (until being overtaken by China last year) could boost prices in advance of the fall buying season that should see the release of "pent up demand" that stretches back over a year.
Gold short term
We are likely on the final test of this line and the need to turn up
is paramount. If gold turns up and fails again at 1312-1322, then the
5th strike of this line will favor a break. A close below 1272-1277 this
week might be enough for gold to head lower. Gold needs to turn up this
week but is in a full head strong wind by the FEDs and the FOMC minutes
once again. There is no choice but to be on total guard and short term
trades will need tight stops after Sunday night. IF THERE IS ANY
BULLISHNESS TO GLEAN FROM THE WEEKEND, IT MIGHT BE THE INDIA ELECTIONS,
WHERE PRO GOLD FORCES HAVE BEEN ELECTED. Let’s hope the market clings to
that to at least start the week. If not, get your helmets ready. The
pattern is choppy and overlapping, thus the potential for another leg
down could very well come back in play. If we lose 1272-1277 odds will
favor we’re heading lower. The other event this coming week will be the
RUSSIA/CHINA meeting. That might spark some metal movement.
On Monday, resistance is 1298-1308 and support 1277-1288. Anything below that smells trouble and a break of 1265-1272 would not be good at all. We’d favor 1222-1240 if that happens.
On Monday, resistance is 1298-1308 and support 1277-1288. Anything below that smells trouble and a break of 1265-1272 would not be good at all. We’d favor 1222-1240 if that happens.
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