On the 1-hour chart of gold we can see something, which looks like an unfinished impulsive five. Wave 4 seems to be a triangle, so we expect the final wave 5 up, probably to the zone around 1327. Triangles precede the final movement of the sequence. In this case it is wave 5, so after it we will prepare for a temporary reversal in wave B.
The price of silver, otherwise known as a safe-haven asset along with gold, crashed sharply as the coronavirus panic swept equity markets. XAGUSD fell to $11.64 on March 18th just as investors needed a refuge the most. But the precious metal has appreciated significantly since the depths of the selloff. As of this writing, silver…
Common sense dictates that in a time of crisis demand for safe-haven assets jumps. The price of gold, for instance, the most sought-after asset in difficult periods, climbed to an all-time high of $1921 shortly after the 2008-9 market crash. This time though, as the world economy is on the verge of grinding to a…
The S&P 500 was down 14.4% for the week at one point Friday on fears the coronavirus outbreak is going to become a worldwide pandemic. It is common knowledge that investors turn to gold when stocks and other risky assets decline. Last week, however, that wasn’t the case. While stock markets around the globe were…
We last wrote about silver in March 2019, when the precious metal was hovering slightly above $15. Our analysis of its 4-hour chart gave us plenty of reasons for optimism. And indeed, six months later in September the price reached $19.65. Currently, silver is trading near $17.75, up from $16.53, but still down from that…
Gold climbed to a six-year high on rising tensions between the US and Iran following the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The safe-haven asset reached $1590 earlier today as #WorldWarThree started to emerge on Twitter. We hope WWIII remains just a hashtag. In the meantime, we are once again baffled by how the media…
In our previous article about the precious metal readers saw how the Elliott Wave principle put us ahead of gold ‘s $72-decline from $1531 to $1459. In short, the hourly chart made us think a three-wave decline from $1555 was still in progress. Hence, the bears remained in charge and more weakness could be expected.…
Gold bulls suffered in four of the last five daily trading sessions. A week ago, on September 24th, the price of gold briefly exceeded $1535. Earlier today, it touched $1459 before recovering to $1466 as of this writing. In the meantime, global economic growth is slowing and several recession indicators are flashing red; In what…
