The case for gold seems to have dried up significantly in the past 48 hours with all the economic news and data that has come out. Hyperinflation: not likely in the current US economy by the looks of things, as tapering has now come to an end for the USA after the FOMC meeting yesterday. But what about all the assets on the FED’s books? The FED has already said that it will hold the majority of it to maturity so that it does not cause an economic shock on the markets, like past events have had.

So where does this leave gold. Well, it leaves it on the outside looking in from here on out. Once the poster boy for fighting inflation and being the tangible asset that people could get their hands on, it’s now just the precious metal which is bleeding value by the day and looks likely to drift into the 1150-1100 area fairly quickly.

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What has happened last night though was further pain for gold bulls as the US economy showed strong resilience with advanced GDP figures coming in at 3.5% q/q. While it was a drop on the previous quarters reading, it was much better than expected and bodes well for the growing strength of the economy as a whole. Even with a weaker unemployment claims reading, the market was still not turned off and buying of the USD and risk assets has increased.

So we have strong GDP figures, consumer sentiment at recent record highs and finally a robust labour market. Things don’t end well with gold, and the only thing that could possibly turn around golds fortunes would be some sort of calamity on a global scale. Think Putin, but with more bite, though even that seems highly unlikely.

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When it comes to levels to target there are two very clear support levels in the market at present. The first one can be found at 1191 and the second one can be found at 1181; this level will be the hardest to crack as it has been tested on 3 occasions now. However, a push through this level would send the bears into a frenzy in the market.

Overall gold looks to have had its day. There is no fundamental reasons in the markets for further rises and I believe that it’s just a matter of time before we see it drop below the 1100 mark. So if you are a gold bull it might be time to think twice in the current market climate.

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