From the Trading Desk
Following the two week run up in gold to kick off the month of February, the yellow metal has spent the last week consolidating in this new higher range. US data was positive this morning with January home sales rising .40% month on month versus the expectation of -2.50%, this was up 11% in comparison to January of last year. Existing home sales also came in at a six month high of 5.47 million units. Gold shrugged off the positive USD data though, held psychological support at $1,200, and finished up on the day nearly $20. The Dow losing nearly 200 points in combination with strong ETF inflows appeared to attract bids to gold. The SPDR gold ETF, the largest of the gold ETFs, added approximately 610,000 ounces on Monday which brings its holdings to a one year high.
Near term resistance in gold is coming in at the recent high of $1,263 while support is proving to be strong around the $1,200 area. Silver traded down to just below its 200 day moving average at $15.01 before traders scooped it back up. It is consolidating between $15 and $15.50 and will follow gold’s short term direction.
It’s hard to step in front of a bull market and we’ve had one in gold for a bit. But I am still sticking with my eventual reversal. In the meantime we have been profiting on holding JNUG/NUGT/GDX/GDXJ/GLD as they have been green on the nightly report for quite some time now. We also went long these ETFs yesterday that you see below. The entry price and current percentage gain is included. If you are not a part of the ETF Leveraged Trading Service at Seeking Alpha that I offer, you are simply missing out.
These again were given out as trades yesterday and are presently being held with the appropriate guidance for taking profit provided.
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About Doug EberhardtDoug Eberhardt is a 28 year financial services veteran and precious metals broker selling gold and silver at 1% over wholesale cost. Doug has written a book to help investors understand how gold and silver fit into a diversified portfolio, how to buy gold and silver, and what metals to buy. The book; “Buy Gold and Silver Safely” is available by clicking here Contact phone number for Buy Gold and Silver Safely is 888-604-6534
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