Month: March 2020

Gold extends recovery as stocks, yields and dollar drop

After last week’s big drop, gold has staged a sharp rally and looks set to break to a new high for the year. Investors are ignoring concerns over physical demand for the precious metal and instead concentrating on its appeal as a safe-haven commodity. The metal has risen to a high so far of $1666, …

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EUR/GBP hits resistance

The EUR/GBP has risen sharply over the past two and half weeks. Ongoing Brexit concerns have weighed on sterling while the euro has been supported by concerns the ECB will not loosen its policy like other central banks have this week in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus. However, with the virus spreading across …

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Fed surprises but is the 50 bp cut too early?

Did the Fed just cut interest rates because of the economic impact of the coronavirus or because of the recent slump in equity prices? Whatever the reason, supporters of Trump will claim that his renewed criticism of the Fed has done the trick. But make no mistake about it, the President will continue to call …

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Gold rebounds but more pain than gains likely

Gold and silver have both rebounded today, along with equity markets. But after last week’s big falls, more pain could be on the way for gold bulls than gains this week. As we reported the possibility earlier last week, safe-haven gold continued to head lower despite widespread concerns over the outbreak of coronavirus. However, I …

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Discretionary trades before/after Feb 2020

Here are the before and after charts of the handful of trade signals I started providing from around mid-February 2020 in the Discretionary trade signals group on Telegram. NZD/USD short Hit target for +80 pips USD/JPY long Manual close for a few pips of gains as price stalled near entry area for far too long …

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