$1,000 per ounce is near - an existential victory for Wall Street
Historically, gold has been a go-to for times of financial uncertainty, whether deflationary or inflationary. Unfortunately, with the perception that central banks around the world will stimulate until growth shows up (hasn't so far) and a global slowdown won't turn into a global recession, gold will bare the brunt of hostility.
Gold has closed lower the last 14 of 15 days, and the yellow metal is currently trading lower ahead of today's FOMC minutes. Traders will parse through rhetoric and formulate their own interpretation on whether the Fed will hike interest rates into a stronger dollar.
As expected (no, really!), gold is trading a hair above $1,066 - a target posted in "Gold Lower as Traders Eye ECB Minutes." Gold is so vulnerable to market perception that the common trope of gold to $1,000 is strikingly more likely, even as U.S. data continues to flash signs of a significant economic downturn.
If gold trends to a minor support target of $1,041, the weekly support of $1,035 is clearly the only thing between now and $1,000 per ounce.
The dollar index has increased 23 percent since 2014, which still remains slightly lower than the 13-year high made earler this year. If the Fed exacerbates the strong dollar by hiking, the effects to the economy will be more pronounce. To note, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said during his speech last week that the effects of the strong dollar are lagging.
For instance, a prolonged 10 percent appreciate in the dollar would take a large toll on real exports. And that has already taken shape.
"Real exports fall about three percent after a year and more than seven percent after three years. The gradual response of exports reflects that it takes some time for households and firms in foreign countries to substitute away from the now more expensive U.S.-made goods," said Fischer. You don't say?
He continues to outline how bad a strong dollar really is, "the staff's model indicates that the direct effect on GDP through net exports is large, with GDP falling over 1 to 1.5 percent below baseline after three years."
So, in essence, Wall Street may get to rejoice soon enough on their crusade to $1,000 or below, but does that really matter when the economy is eroding and the strong dollar adds insult to injury?
Thank you! Nice chart...what's your view on eu crisis, terrorist wars, currency wars, refugees etc...Wouldn't that affect Gold and push up along with USD? I'd love to hear your feedback on that...
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Thank you, and sorry for the delay.
I think all of those factors don't matter.. until they matter. The lid, for the most part, has been kept on a lot of the issues. Serious analysts know the global currency devaluations will continue to cause deflation worldwide. So far, terrorism has been rather localized. Gold in dollar terms didn't move on the Paris incident, but gold in euros did - marginally.
If you were to trade gold, I would suggest doing so against currencies being weakened through central bank activity. XAUUSD will likely continue to trend lower until the US economy deteriorates to the point where market participants can no longer ignore the reality. The Fed may hike in Dec, but I don't think they will given the consequences. If not, id expect a sharp short squeeze.
I wish there was a magic answer. Who would have thought the murder of 130 people in Paris would cause a relief rally in stocks? The safest way to use gold is via physical through a portion of a diversified portfolio. I see it as insurance rather than an investment. When crisis, or dollar devaluation etc occur, it's there.
Buy protection when it's cheap, not when your portfolio needs protecting
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Nice higher low formed. Could have a short term move to 1150?