{"id":91468,"date":"2016-06-16T18:57:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T22:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=91468"},"modified":"2016-06-16T18:57:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T22:57:21","slug":"gold-soars-to-new-2016-high-breaking-through-key-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2016\/06\/gold-soars-to-new-2016-high-breaking-through-key-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Soars to New 2016 High, Breaking Through Key Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
June 16, 2016<\/div>
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By\u00a0Jason Hamlin, GoldStockBull.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The gold price advanced by $22 (1.6%) this morning and finally pierced through strong resistance at $1,306 to make a new 2016 high above $1,316. This move higher for gold comes as the FED pulled back on rate hike expectations and the odds of a Brexit vote increased significantly. Core inflation also ticked higher this morning, although the growth was lower than exepcted.<\/p>\n

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FED chair Janet\u00a0Yellen backtracked from earlier\u00a0hints of a summer rate hike and instead emphasized the FOMC\u2019s\u00a0uncertainty about the rate path for this year and well beyond. She cited global economic weakness as\u00a0a major factor, but the FED also knows that the U.S. markets would not respond favorably to higher interest rates.<\/p>\n

The silver price is up $0.26 (1.2%) this morning, lagging the advance in gold. At $17.70 silver has yet to break its prior 2016 high of $18.06. We will be looking for\u00a0silver to confirm gold\u2019s move higher, before turning completely bullish in the short term. Furthermore, June and July tend to be weak seasonal months for precious metals and we expect a vote for the UK to remain in EU to cause a short-term pullback in gold and silver prices.<\/p>\n

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Mining stocks also posted fresh highs this morning, but the gains so far this morning are not as leveraged to the gold and silver advance\u00a0as usual. The mining stock index is up 2% or roughly double that of gold and silver, but year-to-date leverage has been over 4X in 2016. This reduced leverage is being driven by the overall decline in the stock market capping the advance in mining equities, with the major indices down roughly 1% this morning.<\/p>\n

No matter what happens to prices for gold, silver and mining stocks in the short term, we remain very bullish over the medium and long term. The second half of 2016, following the summer duldrums, should usher in the next major move of this new bull market cycle in precious metals. If you aren\u2019t yet positioned, you might want to consider buying any dips between now and the end of July.<\/p>

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It is also worth pointing out that Bitcoin made a new 2-year high above $750 this morning as well. Investors are increasingly looking to get away from central bank fiat money and\u00a0overvalued equity markets. In Asia, South America and other parts of the world, individuals\u00a0are looking to Bitcoin to help escape capital controls and move their wealth across borders easily.<\/p>\n

We were early investors in Bitcoin and turned bullish on the cryptocurrency\u00a0a few months ago when it was trading closer to $450. \u00a0We still believe there is plenty of upside in the months ahead.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin does not compete with gold, but is a complimentary investment in our view. It is de-centralized, limited in quantity and outside of government\/central bank control. It has proven to be a solid inflation hedge against rapidly depreciating central bank notes, has clear utility and has been one of the best performing asset classes in 2016.<\/p>\n

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About the Author: Jason Hamlin<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Jason Hamlin is the founder of Gold Stock Bull and has been investing in precious metals for over 20 years. Jason spent nearly a decade in analytics for the world\u2019s largest market research firm, before finding success investing full time. He launched Gold Stock Bull in 2005 and turned his focus from helping fortune 500 companies to helping individual investors that were struggling to achieve strong gains in the stock market.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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