Gold - An Unexpected Sale

12/01/17 04:05:20 PM

by Koos van der Merwe

Gold is regarded as a safe haven in times of an uncertain market, but when a strong sale occurs out of the blue?

Security: GLD, RUT2, BRKB
Position: Sell

On Friday, November 10, a large sell order of Gold futures hit the futures market, knocking the yellow metal. Someone sold 30,000 contracts ($4.2 billion notional) in just 1 minute. The question is who sold and why? Gold was gathering support from a modest pullback in the US$ and stocks that were starting to weaken. Doubts as to whether the tax reform legislation currently in the Senate and Congress will pass, is on everyone's mind. Should President Trump be unable to achieve any significant legislation in his first year of office, it would be very negative for his Presidency. With recent political loss in state elections by the Republican party, Republican congressional majorities could be in jeopardy in 2018, causing the US stock market to be vulnerable to a serious correction. Safe-haven assets like gold should, by all accounts, come back in favor. Why then the recent strong sale of Gold? One can only assume that cash could be king.

Figure 1. Monthly chart of the Gold price.

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The chart in Figure 1 is a chart of the Gold price suggesting that the price is rising in a WAVE III. The RSI Indicator shown on the chart is also suggesting strength.

Figure 2. Daily chart of the Russell 2000 Index.

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The chart in Figure 2 is a daily chart of the Russell 2000 Index. The chart suggests an Elliott Wave correction to either 1427.07, 1398.67 or 1346.31. The PTI (Probability Index) shown on the chart is 42 — rather low, but nevertheless a possibility. The RSI Index is suggesting further weakness although the Stochastic RSI indicator is at overbought levels, but has not yet given a buy.

Figure 3. Daily chart of Berkshire Hathaway B Shares.

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The chart in Figure 3 is a weekly chart of Berkshire Hathaway B shares. Warren Buffet, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is known for being an expert at predicting where the stock market is headed. The chart suggests that a WAVE V has been completed, and that the share price could now correct in an ABC correction. The RSI indicator shown has given a divergence sell signal. A divergence sell is where the share price rises but the RSI indicator makes lower highs. It is known to be a strong signal.

Yes, the world is becoming a dangerous place. What with the nonsense of North Korea; the recent Yemen rocket launch into Saudi Arabia that was prevented and with Iran becoming more and more active. With the political investigation of Russian influence in the American political scenario, who knows what lies just around the corner. So, is cash, not gold, king?

Koos van der Merwe

Has been a technical analyst since 1969, and has worked as a futures and options trader with First Financial Futures in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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