We're poised to have a gap down in gold at the open based on positive US-China trade news. Here's what IG's Weekend Wall Street is showing for the DJIA: image

XAU/USD & XAG/USD - Gold & Silver Traders Thread

I don't think inaccurate news is necessarily a problem. All news can't be taken at face value so if you see something you don't think is right, just fade the move and profit. Here's a great example of one such case: url

How the markets work - A fundamental perspective

Yes, what you're getting into is the fundamental reason trends exist. I agree that Newton's first law of motion is applicable, however it's a bit more complicated than that. I'll try to explain it in detail when I get some time.

How the markets work - A fundamental perspective

Careful going into the weekend guys. We're going to have news coming out of the G20 later and it might cause some big gaps on Sunday!

XAU/USD & XAG/USD - Gold & Silver Traders Thread

It seems like we'll probably stay in this same range until we get some clarity on the G20. image Lots of uncertainty going into the weekend. We might be looking at a big gap on Sunday so better get flat or hedge before the close.

Gold RIGHT NOW

So you can buy platinum for less than gold, but it is really worth more? Deutsche Bank’s arb desk is probably all over this...

Bullion coins from around the world!

Thanks for the advice. I'm definitely going with 1oz American Eagle from apmex, the only question is what metal. I'd hope it stays in the family several generations so I'm looking at a 100 year time horizon. Platinum is rarer than gold and it has ...

Bullion coins from around the world!

Since Bullard turned it down, right now I'm thinking Kashkari's future looks bright.

Gold RIGHT NOW

More supply is coming into the market. Since the price of palladium is up almost 100% in 9 months miners must be producing as much as possible. Also, there's been an influx of scrap to help fulfill demand. I had an account with them for awhile. ...

Palladium trading

Interesting thread, I'm always looking to test out new sentiment indicators. Sentiment for gold could be tough... For equities there's a lot of good indicators like AAII, but I don't know of anything like that available for gold. One thing ...

Gold Sentiment - Determining Trade Direction

I read a good article over the weekend about the current intermarket environment, which apparently isn't positive for gold at least in the short run: image There's a lot more good info under the section titled 'Special note on gold'. Long story ...

Metals Outlook: Cash and Futures

This is the one thing I've found that works short-term. The price always reacts immediately when new information comes into the market and generally that's not a battle I think I can win. However, sometimes the news is so big it causes an investment ...

How do YOU trade?

Very quiet weekend so far. Dow suggests no risk driven gap at the open: image

XAU/USD & XAG/USD - Gold & Silver Traders Thread

I was just looking at more data on Palladium and it's actually very interesting. I didn't realize it had nearly doubled since September: image Implied volatility is insanely high at 250% right now. The options market has extremely ...

Palladium trading