Mr. LIZZ-ard
Lone Mountain, Eureka, Nevada
Friday, May 26, 2017 AM
Morning Miners,
Comex gold heads into the Memorial Day weekend near 4-week highs* at $1,265.1 per ounce. Underpinned by some unpleasant global events, gold should move even higher next week. Comex copper is resilient at $2.5695 per pound, just slightly down from last Friday. Moly oxide remains unchanged at $7.94 per pound after its big jump two weeks ago.
My input to the Kitco News Weekly Gold Report:
My vote is up. Target gold price $1,280 per ounce. Target Silver price $17.5 per ounce.
Gold crosses the finish line for the week sprinting ahead of major currencies and key commodities with market participants in a "risk-off" mood ahead of global holidays including our own Memorial Day. There was certainly enough to bolster the yellow metal with a Moody's debt downgrade of China, the world's second largest economy; terror in the U.K. and oil prices taking a near 8% tumble yesterday.
The stuff that makes gold shine.
One miss for the Lustrous One was comparative performance relative to domestic stocks. With the VIX returned to single digits yesterday, the S&P 500 posted new all-time highs.
Gold is trading at 4-week highs for the week up 1% or more in U.S. dollars, euro and Japanese yen. It's gains compared to commodities are even more impressive: up 2% against the broader Bloomberg commodity Index and nearly 4% versus falling oil [see chart below].
I believe it likely that gold will visit $1,280 next week following the bullish trend in place this week.
Additional Note:
The fate of the Chinese yuan remains a key tell for gold and copper - a material drop in valuation could boost gold and depress copper prices. The yuan has stabilized below 7 USD/CNY for most of 2017. Continuing low volatility suggests the yuan remains a currency yawn. This morning, the yuan is steady trading at 6.8539 USD/CNY (1-month volatility** is 0.20%).
Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
* Today's high (so far) is $1,268 per ounce; May 1st Comex gold touched $1,272,4
** by comparison the euro & yen 1-month volatilites are 1.27% & 0.89% respectively.
Weekly Summary for May 26, 2017 AM (something new!)
(click on table for larger size)
My latest column in Kitco News, Montreal:
Validating Gundlach's 10-yr Treasury relation to the Copper:Gold Ratio (Kitco News, April 18,2017)
My commentary in the the Spring 2017 Mining Quarterly:
Online Edition (pages 44-46): Spring 2017 Mining Quarterly
McEwen Mining (MUX) $2.73 per share (AM)
Gold Bar Project on Track, McEwen Rocks; Gold Bounce Next Week? (Eureka Miner, 03/03/2017)
McEwen Mining & Gold Bar Thumbs Up for 2017! (Eureka Miner, 12/30/16)
General Moly (GMO) $0.2801 per share (AM); Moly oxide (LME) $7.94 per pound
An unofficial source told me today that a much anticipated Nevada Supreme Court decision regarding water rights has been moved from April 4th to May 1st.
What's Up with General Moly (GMO)? EM Talks to CEO Bruce Hansen (Eureka Miner, 1/27/17)
Lone Mountain, Eureka, Nevada
Gold Price Outlook 2017
Gold started the year nicely and should remain in my revised range of $1,180 to $1,320 per ounce*. Average gold price for 2017 is expected to print above $1,200 per ounce with an outside chance to see $1,400 given an adverse outcome for evolving U.S. trade policies, political or geo-political shocks (e.g., North Korea, Syria).
Gold has gained ground on the embattled euro and yen. Post-election, gold in euro and yen terms is up and safely above 2013 lows (chart below). It was somewhat worrisome that gold in euro terms broke below uptrend support March 9 and then again after French elections (i.e. defeat of Le Pen) but has since stabilized..
An important gold ratio to watch is gold-to-S&P500 or AUSP (see "Chart to Watch" below).
Gold ratios relative to copper and oil are stabilizing near historically less extreme levels which is a healthy sign. Political and geo-political events together with concerns about the timing and efficacy of the new administration's policies have restored glitter to gold in 2017.
Gold below $1,200 per ounce-level is a tempting "buy."
(please do your own research, markets can turn on you faster than a feral cat!)
* My pre-election October range for gold price was $1,240 to $1,320 per ounce, Winter 2016 Edition of the Mining Quarterly:
Storms Never Last: Positive News for Gold, Oil & Copper
My commentary in the Spring 2017 Mining Quarterly reaffirms an average price above $1,200 per ounce with a potential run at $1,400:
Gold in euro & yen terms with good margin above 2013 lows
Chart to WatchHere's a new chart to watch. Click on the image for a larger size:
Gold-to-S&P 500 Ratio
An important gold ratio to watch is gold-to-S&P500 or AUSP. The ratio bottomed in early-December of 2015 and reversed to a bullish trend, peaking February 11, 2016. It bottomed again December 20, 2016 trended higher but then bearishly bottomed yet again March 15, 2017. We must stay above the December low (0.4973)! Currently this AM the AUSP is 0.5239, fairly resilient given that S&P 500 set new all-time highs yesterday,
Cheers,
Colonel Possum & Mariana
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