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Zed said:
No rockets so that's a good sign...
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The gold spot chart for the last 24 hours looks completely natural. What could be more natural than horizontal and vertical lines?
 
Part of the latest from Simon Black...

IF this is the beginning of a VIOLENT move upwards, commodities are about to get very expensive...

You’ll see that, relatively speaking, commodities are the cheapest they have ever been compared to the S&P 500. There’s nowhere to go but UP.

Gold Could Go Vertical, Fast

If you’ve been following precious metals for a long time, one thing’s for sure, the gold market has always moved in cycles. Going from dramatic boom to overnight bust, and eventually back again.

So far in this “boom,” gold has barely risen 20 percent from its floor. That’s not even close to the minimum required to qualify for a true “bull market” over the past century.

The smallest gold run-up in the past 90 years was 45 percent — more than twice the current gain. Every other rally was far, far bigger:
  • From 1972–1974, the rally yielded a 100 percent gain.
  • From 1978–1980, another 100 percent gain.
  • Then from 2007–2010, a 67 percent increase in the price of gold.
As you can see from the chart, when gold is ready to rise, it takes off.

Every single one of the years in the date ranges above saw an increase of more than 20%. That’s how you know the gold rally has barely just begun.

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JayDubya said:
Part of the latest from Simon Black...

IF this is the beginning of a VIOLENT move upwards, commodities are about to get very expensive...

You’ll see that, relatively speaking, commodities are the cheapest they have ever been compared to the S&P 500. There’s nowhere to go but UP.

Gold Could Go Vertical, Fast

If you’ve been following precious metals for a long time, one thing’s for sure, the gold market has always moved in cycles. Going from dramatic boom to overnight bust, and eventually back again.

So far in this “boom,” gold has barely risen 20 percent from its floor. That’s not even close to the minimum required to qualify for a true “bull market” over the past century.

The smallest gold run-up in the past 90 years was 45 percent — more than twice the current gain. Every other rally was far, far bigger:
  • From 1972–1974, the rally yielded a 100 percent gain.
  • From 1978–1980, another 100 percent gain.
  • Then from 2007–2010, a 67 percent increase in the price of gold.
As you can see from the chart, when gold is ready to rise, it takes off.

Every single one of the years in the date ranges above saw an increase of more than 20%. That’s how you know the gold rally has barely just begun.

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Full interview:

 
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In a report published Wednesday, the second biggest bank in America said that gold's fundamental prospects look strong as inflation remains persistently elevated and economic concerns continue to grow with weakness in the labor market, tightening liquidity and a "brittle" credit markets.

At the same time, gold's technical outlook paints bullish pictures. Bank of America technical strategist Paul Ciana, the lead author of the report, wrote that gold's and silver's break-out moves have emboldened the precious metals market. He added that gold's rally to its all-time high of $2,078 could signal the start of a two-year bull run, which could push prices above $2,500 an ounce.

However, he added that in the current environment, his initial target is above $2,100 an ounce.
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www.kitco.com

Bank of America is looking for $2,100 gold price by Q2

Kitco News' general-interest stories takes a look at what is making headlines in the marketplace and how that is impacting precious metals prices
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A trio of bank collapses last month turned a regional-bank tracking exchange-traded fund into something of a market bellwether. And after a short stretch of price stability it’s “hanging by a thread,” a Wall Street technician warned on Wednesday.

The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE, was down 2% near $41.65 shortly after midday, putting it on track for its lowest close since November 2020, according to FactSet data, trading below its March 23 close at $42.24 while holding above its March 24 intraday low at $41.28. KRE fell sharply on Tuesday ...

“Yesterday was a poorer session than the large cap indices implied, with the regional banks once again leading the market lower. KRE, the regional banking ETF, looks to me like it’s hanging on by a thread as it attempts to make a ‘triple bottom’ and hold above its recent lows,” wrote technical analyst Andrew Adams in a Wednesday note for Saut Strategy.

“I do not trust triple bottoms, as more often than not that third attempt lower ends up breaking down to new lows and ruining the potential pattern,” he said. “It looks like we’re likely to get a lower low in KRE and that has dragged the small-caps down with it.”
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www.marketwatch.com

Closely watched bank ETF 'hanging by a thread', threatening broader pullback: analyst

A closely watched exchange-traded fund that tracks regional banks is “hanging by a thread” on the daily charts, a closely followed technical analyst says.
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Regional banks not out of the woods yet.
 
Has anyone taken the time to look into the solidity of their online brokers?
I'm seriously considering moving an account to another broker given the banking concerns. Using Schwab, whose stock keeps sliding lower. Getting a bit nervous having all my stuff with these guys.

Any recommendations for a financially sound broker/bank that also has cheap trades, including options?
 
jelly said:
Has anyone taken the time to look into the solidity of their online brokers?
I'm seriously considering moving an account to another broker given the banking concerns. Using Schwab, whose stock keeps sliding lower. Getting a bit nervous having all my stuff with these guys.

Any recommendations for a financially sound broker/bank that also has cheap trades, including options?
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Yes... but nuthin you can use.
 
Zed said:
Pervy Doctor... :p
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That was an amalgamation of your two prior posts - one noting Pamela Anderson's honest attributes and the other mentioning the crowd getting hosed down. I may have done the surgery but you furnished the scalpel🔪
 
So, we are again at an interesting inflection point. I feel like we broke out here on POG but we need some confirmation follow thru. If we lose momentum here and close under $2000 perhaps the move will be seen as a bull trap. Barring some sort of economic data point or bullish news tomorrow we are susceptible to a beatdown the day before a trading holiday. 2c
 
Although prices have been good/great especially in Aussie dollars If we can hold >US2000 the Producers with unhedged production should reflect the price increases in their quarterly healthy profits reports.

I‘m just waiting for mainstream interest in the juniors producers/explorers to return. Hopefully to see if we have similar action as in the early 2000’s. That‘s when I first observed Zed and one of his mates make multiple great calls/trades on a Aussie trading forum.
 
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They are pushing back... stabilize then thump for the weekend is normal. Not much of a thump for Easter!
 
Gold Silver Ratio is in bull mode, bigger picture a lower high has been set so if we get a lower low next the broader time frame trend is looking solid.

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SPX Daily - Looks like it is starting an interim topping process. If we get more upside from here before a correction it will be looking stronger. If we roll here it's looking like a dead cat bounce, lower high, look out below. IMO the bear case needs us to stay below B. JMO etc...

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Zed said:
Silver Weekly & Daily - On a solid move, some significant lines in the sand to cross but so far momentum looks good.

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That silver daily chart really highlights the significance of this weeks price action. Silver looks to have sliced right thru that capping congestion fiasco we had to endure in December and January. Would be nice to see some follow thru next week.
 
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