Gold has rallied to its highest level since late 2011, with futures surpassing $1,800, while the spot price is marking a fresh eight-year high at $1,789. Technically the situation remains firmly bullish with investors betting on further printing activity from central banks, in a scenario where the correlation between the Fed (and other central banks) balance sheets and the gold price remains remarkable. Despite the recent recovery of stocks, it is clear the economic landscape has been profoundly changed by the pandemic. Investors are showing an increasing need for bullion in their portfolio in order to mitigate any potential risk of both renewed corrections on stocks and strong moves on currency markets. For this reason, it is little surprise seeing these bullish spikes for the yellow metal.
On a separate note it is worth noting silver’s gains with the metal now facing the resistance level of $18.30. The outlook for silver is very positive and a clear climb above the top reached last month could open space for further recoveries.
Chief analyst at ActivTrades and technical analyst for Italian newspaper 'La Stampa'. Carlo Alberto provides regular commentary for UK outlets including the BBC, Telegraph, the Independent Bloomberg & Reuters. He is also a weekly commentator for CNBC Italy and a columnist for La Stampa. He worked for Bloomberg as their Equity Research Fundamental Analyst before joining brokerage ActivTrades in 2011 to specialize in currency markets and commodities. In 2014 he published a 250-pages book on gold and the gold market, followed in 2018 by a new updated edition.
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