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Dale J Pinkert Independent Analyst

TradeGateHub Live Trading | Gold Bugs Sprayed with Insecticide. Coach discusses the recent breakdowns and accelerating declines, with today’s price action making targets of $3,800 for Gold and $45 for Silver increasingly viable. He also updates his USDJPY short call from last Thursday and highlights USDCAD, where he sees potential for a pullback toward 1.40. Coach remains bearish on Copper as well, viewing the market as being in a topping phase.

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Dale J Pinkert

Independent Analyst

Former Member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (IOM Division), Dale's market forecasts have been aired on Financial Television and Radio station including CNBC.

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