More bad news for the dollar.Last week, China and Brazil announced a trade deal in their own currencies, completely bypassing the dollar.This represents another small shift away from dollar dominance.
Based on the latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, the latest price action is potentially even more bullish than normal. The latest price moves have been supported by Managed Money but the data clearly shows there is more driving the upward movement.Please note: the CoTs report was published 03/31/2023 for the period ending 03/28/2023. “Managed Money” and “Hedge Funds” are used interchangeably.
Investors are more than ever concerned about the stability of the U.S. and global banking system. While the Fed and central banks have calmed the markets by propping up failing banks temporarily, we saw both Gold & Silver Break Out of important levels today.
Emergence Of A Multipolar World And Rapid Dedollarization.
I’ll begin with what I believe to be the biggest risk that could be beneficial for gold prices: dedollarization. In last week’s commentary, I wrote about the end of the petrodollar and the possible emergence of a multipolar world, with U.S. on one side and China on the other.
The monthly graph shows a breakout above resistance on a close-only basis. The prior resistance is now support. A nearnear +5% term rally back to $2100 is expected. The stop is $1880. With the prior resistance now being support, and given the objective, we have a very favorable reward-risk situation.
Gold has returned 4800% (Annual 7.84%). S&P 500 has returned 4000% (Annual 7.45%)
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