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COT Gold, Silver & USDX Report - January 13, 2025

By COT Gold Report

Positions as of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Gold SWOT: China’s Central Bank Expanded Its Gold Reserves for a Second Month

By Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors

China’s central bank expanded its gold reserves for a second straight month in December, signaling renewed appetite after temporarily pausing purchases last year as prices soared.

Technical Scoop: Volatile Chaos, Underrated Jobs, Wildfire Spark

By David Chapman, Enriched Investing

Despite strong job numbers, rising long-term interest rates, and a rising US$ Index, gold rose this past week.

Rally Continues as London Metal Exchange and US Differ

By Ira Epstein

So now what is the pattern? It's bullish—higher lows, higher highs. The support I'd look for would be roughly $2669, the 18-week average of closes.

Will the Stock Market Dive in '25?

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

The Fed has lost control. Bonds are now blazing a trail of their own, independent of what the Fed does.

Gold’s Short Trend Nearing Its End

By Mark Mead Baillie

At $2717 Gold is priced at 71% of its $3818 Dollar debasement valuation, even as rightly adjusted for the increase in the supply of the yellow metal itself.

'Ahead of the Herd' Companies and Metals Roundup

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

Gold prices notched a series of highs in 2024 and the run could extend into 2025, in part because investors are so pessimistic on geopolitics and government debt.

Jobs Moving Gold Shifting

By Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research

Jobs data better reflecting reality will be bullish for gold; traders will expect a lower federal-funds-rate trajectory ahead. Gold stocks will soar on resulting higher prevailing gold prices.