Model Gold Portfolio: Now short, 100114 (from Neutral, 9/19 signal)
Technical Read: Gold has been trying to form a trading bottom for almost 2 weeks, but it has been a sloppy, ill-defined bottom with not much conviction. Today my readings indicate the recent lows are not going to hold and Mummy watchers should expect lower prices ahead.
Backdrop:
- Catalyst 1 – The dollar strength is throttling gold. Today gold managed an up day but one wonders if it would have been so if the S&P 500 hadn’t dropped 26 points. This is bearish for the yellow metal.
- Catalyst 2 – The varied geo-political concerns (Hong Kong, Middle East and Ebola virus) are not really pumping the bulls here. The may provide some support going into a weekend. Mildly bullish.
- US Government Bond research. I am offering a similar process to the gold comments for bonds. See the “Bond” tab for more info. Recently (9/19), the bond readings changed from short to exit short (neutral) and this has been a productive signal.
GH Garrett – Veteran Commodity Watcher for Conquer the Mummy.com
Model Gold Portfolio: Neutral (9/19 signal, exit short)
Technical Read: Today’s gold trading was a turbulent affair. Overnight selling set the stage for a gap-down opening in COMEX trading. There was a morning rally but it failed by the end of the day. At the close, GLD held at the approximate low levels of the recent pause. It was a long day for the bulls (not as long for the Mummy as our signal was neutral). My readings are not indicating significantly lower prices.
Backdrop:
- Catalyst 1 – The strength of the US Dollar is pressuring gold prices and carries with it the whiff of global deflation (dollar strength and deflation are riding in the same car these days, unfortunately it is hearse). This is bearish for gold.
- Catalyst 2 – Hong Kong demonstrations (and the police response) has taken less confrontational stance today as local politicians struggle to find a way out. This is bullish for gold as it is a new (and developing) situation.
- Catalyst 3 – The verification of another victim of the Ebola virus in the US is probably not a market mover. But it does serve as a point of concern of thisng to come.
- US Government Bond research. I am offering a similar process to the gold comments for bonds. See the “Bond” tab for more info. Recently (9/19), the bond readings changed from short to exit short (neutral) and this has been a productive signal.
GH Garrett – Veteran Commodity Watcher for Conquer the Mummy.com
“Use nonlinear research to help determine the future direction of the S&P and trading can become much less complex.” GH Garrett
Technical Read: Gold has been trying to form a trading bottom for almost 2 weeks, but it has been a sloppy, ill-defined bottom with not much conviction. Today my readings indicate the recent lows are not going to hold and Mummy watchers should expect lower prices ahead.