Market Updates

Technical Scoop: Precious Recovery, Oil Plummet, Gulf Contingency

Gold is still working its way through a prolonged corrective phase. But gold is also being battered back and forth by the news from the Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz is open: gold up.

Dollar Collapse Coming

By Gary Savage

So I'm not in that camp that the metals are going to go sideways for a long time, not during a serious breakdown in the dollar, which I think is coming.

Iran-US Cease-Fire Failing: Impact on Metals

By Ira Epstein

Ira Epstein discusses the current geopolitical tensions and their impact on the metals market, focusing on the contradictory statements surrounding the ceasefire involving President Trump and Iran.

Gold’s Means Reversion; S&P’s Record Excursion

By Mark Mead Baillie

Price year-to-date has spanned from 5586 (our forecast high 5546) down to 4100 (our forecast low 4136), a range of -1486 points (-26.6%). ‘Course, with 179 trading days remaining in 2026, ’tis far too soon to “take credit” that we “nailed it”. But range has been nonetheless narrowing.

COT Gold, Silver & USDX Report - April 17, 2026

By COT Gold Report

Positions as of 14 April, 2026

Gold’s Very-Bullish Futures

By Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research

Super-leveraged traders have vast room to flood back in and chase gold higher, amplifying its gains. This extreme anomaly is unprecedented, driven by that gold bull’s unique nature.

Metals: Sideways to Higher Seems the Theme

By Ira Epstein

Epstein examines the behavior of the dollar and various currencies and provides technical analysis of gold prices, emphasizing key support levels and the potential for an embedded reading.