Gold moderately higher
Gold prices are moderately higher today as stocks rally following the
release of the latest FOMC meeting minutes. The minutes revealed that
the Fed is concerned about the potential slowing of global growth. In
addition, the higher U.S. dollar may weigh on exports. The higher
dollar is likely a big reason that the Fed trimmed its GDP forecast. The
Fed said that short-term rates are likely to stay low for an extended
period of time. The Fed comments fueled a huge rally in stocks while
gold rose as well. Of particular note is the potential topping action
being seen in the U.S. dollar index. The dollar has likely been a big
factor in gold's weakness over the last several weeks, and a turn lower
in the greenback could potentially give precious metals investors an
excuse to start buying at current levels.
Speaking of stocks, with such a strong rally today one has to wonder if
investors have been put at ease and if volatility will begin to shrink.
Increasing volatility in recent weeks could potentially be a sign of
topping action in the equities markets, however, it is simply too early
to determine if a top has in fact been reached. Precious metals
investors will likely continue to watch action in stocks closely for
signs of any further weakness. Gold will likely remain a seller's market
in the meantime until proven otherwise. The gold bulls have their work
cut out for them in order to negate the recent technical damage that has
been inflicted on the yellow metal. A large rally would not be at all
surprising, however, given the recent extreme bearish sentiment
surrounding the gold market. A short covering rally could take gold
significantly higher before potentially failing again.
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09 Oct 2014 | Categories: Gold
