Gold Talking Points
- Low inflation, low interest rates and increased risk, a gold[1] bulls dream.
- If the next resistance level is broken convincingly, gold may push back to $1,500/oz.+
Q2 2019 Gold Forecast and Top Trading Opportunity
Fundamental Forecast for the Gold: Neutral
The fundamental outlook for gold next week is neutral but for the medium-term prices are likely to move higher. The neutral forecast for the w/c June 24 is predicated on the velocity of this week’s move – up 5.9% at one stage low-to-high - which needs to be tempered before the bullish momentum resumes. The market is also extremely overbought using the daily CCI indicator.
Gold One-Hour Timeframe w/c June 17, 2019
This week both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve (FED) confirmed recent market thinking, that interest rates are going to move, and stay, lower for longer as growth and price pressures remain longer-term concerns. ECB President Mario Draghi said on Tuesday that all monetary tools remain at his disposal, mentioning lower rates and a potential re-start of the quantitative easing program, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to a 0.25% rate cut in July with one or potentially two more interest rate cuts this year. Lower interest rates however are here to stay, boosting the positive medium-term outlook, while inflation will likely remain stubbornly low for a long time. Against this backdrop, gold comes into its own as an asset class, especially with the US dollar weakening alongside lowered interest-rate expectations.
In addition, gold received a strong safe-haven bid as tensions between the
