Phil Carr
The Gold & Silver Club
On Monday, AstraZeneca announced its COVID-19 vaccine was 70% effective in pivotal trials and could be up to 90% effective, giving the world's fight against the global pandemic a third new weapon that can be cheaper to make, easier to distribute and faster to scale-up than rivals.
“Vaccine Mondays” as they are now known – have become one of the most predictable money making opportunities that continue to present traders with an endless flow of lucrative back-to-back trading opportunities week-in-week-out.
Whilst gold remains vulnerable in the near-term – it goes without saying, the fundamental backdrop for precious metals remains extremely bullish in the long-term.
The vaccine might kill the virus, but not the vast mountains of debt and economic damage economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Central banks are expected to maintain ultra-loose monetary policies, which inadvertently will lead to higher inflation throughout 2021 and beyond.
Where are prices heading next?
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AUD/USD recaptures 0.7700 amid Risk-on mood, upbeat Aussie data
AUD/USD remains strongly bid above 0.7700 after Monday’s downbeat performance. The aussie benefits from upbeat Australian housing data and risk-on mood. Incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s indirect support to Biden’s stimulus favors the risk-takers.
EUR/USD:Falling wedge on 4H tests bearish impulse below 1.2100
EUR/USD portrays choppy trading moves between 1.2075 and 1.2080 during Tuesday’s Asian session. Bullish chart pattern, recovering MACD keep buyers hopeful. Early February lows, 61.8% Fibonacci retracement add to the downside filters.
Gold: All eyes on the greenback and US yields
Gold prices are attempting to recover as the DXY stalls in its bullish correction. The dollar could still be a catalyst for a deeper positioning squeeze in the yellow metal. The US dollar strengthened for a third consecutive day on Monday.
BTC/USD: Its a make or break at 36170
BTC/USD is trending up again in the 30 minutes time frame; the price structure has changed since the weekend selloff with higher highs and higher lows. Prices fell below the crucial point at 36170 in yesterday's session but bounced back.
US Dollar Index: Drops back towards fortnight-old support below 91.00
DXY extends pullback from highest in one month. The Index remains on the back foot around 90.68, down 0.10% intraday, during early Tuesday. Monday’s Doji at multi-day top, overbought RSI favor further consolidation of gains.