Asian Metals Market Update for 23rd May 2024

May 23, 2024

There will be a big technical breakdown, buy-stop losses will be triggered, and intraday short selling will increase INCASE FALLING TREND IS THERE TODAY.

May FOMC minutes indicate concerns over inflation. There will be uncertainty on the first interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, 12^th June or 30^th July. A very low May US nonfarm payroll along with increase in the unemployment rate to four percent or more is needed for a June interest rate cut. NFP is on 7^th June. Even a big crash in April's core PCE inflation number on 31^st May will increase the chance of an interest rate cut on 12^th June. NFP, CPI, and Core PCE numbers of the USA released every month will impact the interest rate decisions of the Federal Reserve for the rest of the year.

Position squaring and rebuilding has started for June and also for the summertime in the USA, UK, and Europe. In my view more longs than shorts in gold and silver. Short positions in copper and base metals have started from yesterday in my view.

Long-term investors of gold and silver are suggested to hold onto their investment. Do not panic even if there is a short-lived, short-term bearish trend. Copper and base metals will be very wild as they will be caught between increasing physical demand and intraday short sellers (in case there is a falling trend after LME opens.)

Spot Silver – intraday view

Spot silver has to trade over $30.61 to be in an intraday bullish zone and rise to $31.60 and $32.50.
There will be sellers on rise as long as spot silver trades below $30.61 to $30.17 and $30.01 and $29.32.

LME Copper Spot – intraday view

Copper has to trade over $10237.70 today, tomorrow, and next week (till 31st May) to be in a very short-term bullish zone and rise to $10645.50, $10882 and more.
Crash or sell-off will be there if LME copper cash trades below $10237.70 after LME opens and till days close.

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Disclosure: I trade in India's MCX commodity exchange. I have open positions in India's MCX commodity future. I do not trade in CME future or OTC spot gold and spot silver.

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