Dollar Strength Pressures Metals

Volatility hit gold again this week, dropping just under $4000 while silver held steady. Technical levels suggest gold may be entering a support zone with potential influence coming from the shifting interest rates and U.S. dollar. We explore various strategies for navigating the correction ranging from cost averaging to trend reversals.  Let’s take a look […]

Precious metals experienced rebounds this week following October’s declines. They remain down since January, but the next few weeks could bring signs of a turnaround. Focusing on relative purchasing power and ratio trading are emphasized as the key to preserving long-term wealth rather than solely looking at dollar valuations. Let’s take a look at where […]

Gold and silver are heading into the midterms under pressure. This week on Golden Rule Radio, we discuss what could change after the election and how the conflict with Iran could affect prices. We also look at gold’s key support levels, why silver has been falling faster, and whether a stock market selloff would take […]

Gold remained relatively stable this week, while silver and platinum showed signs of recovery from their recent slides. We dive into the economic concerns and how they will influence precious metals in the coming months. Amid continued short-term uncertainty, understanding the broader economic landscape and the long-term role of physical precious metals remains essential to […]

Gold holds strong this week; despite some volatility it finishes nearly even. Silver fell a staggering 7% while platinum and palladium dropped around 2%. Concerns over global debt and currency crises continue to make for a volatile market and fuel uncertainty. Meanwhile, central banks keep buying up gold and reinforce its role as a safe-haven […]

Precious metals continued their slide this week, with gold and silver falling just around 2% and platinum and palladium taking heavier declines. We focus on key technical levels and investigate the support levels for metals. The current pullback presents a potential opportunity for long-term investors as momentum begins to stabilize. Let’s take a look at […]

Precious metals continued to pull back this week, with gold falling 3% and silver 6%. In turn the dollar pushed above 101. Despite the current drops in metals, gold still finished the quarter up 3.7% and platinum nearly 10%. As rising treasury yields and inflation put pressure on metals, escalating debt pressures bring potential for […]

Gold and silver took some volatile swings mid-week but finished off relatively flat. Palladium took the largest move in the metals markets, declining 2.5%. With rising interest rates in effect and higher bond yields, the dollar pushed up 0.8%. Gold meets resistance at $4,400, keeping it in a tight trading range, but with strong Chinese […]

It was FOMC day, and the Fed did something it hasn’t done in a while: it raised rates. With markets bracing for the widely expected quarter-point hike, precious metals sold off in a textbook “buy the rumor, sell the news” move, and the dollar index jumped back above 100. But beneath the red on the […]

Gold barely budged this week while the real story played out beneath the surface: copper punched to a fresh all-time high, platinum ripped more than 7%, oil pushed back over $100, and the U.S. dollar quietly logged its sixth down day out of the last eight. On paper it looks calm. Underneath, the plumbing is […]