Forbes Gold outlook23 Jul 2020 23:25
Jul 23, 2020,03:00pm EDT
Gold Is Within Striking Distance Of Its All-Time High. Here’s How To Play The Rally
Frank Holmes Contributor
The time has come. Today the price of gold briefly rose above its all-time record closing price of $1,891.90 per ounce, set in August 2011. Once the precious metal breeches the important $1,900 resistance level, I believe the sky’s the limit.
Both gold and silver have been on a tear this week, with the yellow metal touching a nine-year high of $1,897 in intraday trading on Thursday. Silver was trading above $22.70, up 94 percent from its 52-week low on March 18.
As I told Kitco News back in February, this is a secular bull market we’re in, supported by several factors, and there’s no reason why gold can’t hit $10,000 in the coming years. Remember rhodium? The rare earth metal climbed an insane 22 times, from $625 in July 2016 to as high as $13,850 in March.
Current Gold Drivers
Some investors may be wondering if the gold rally is sustainable. We believe that it is, especially in the short term.
The gold price action is being driven in large part by the ongoing realization that the coronavirus isn’t going away so easily, short of a vaccine.
Gold also caught a bid this week thanks to the European Union’s (EU) unprecedented $2.1 trillion stimulus package, announced Tuesday morning after four days of negotiations. The deal has a number of firsts: European countries will raise money by selling government bonds collectively rather than individually, and much of the aid will be given to member states not as loans but as grants, which do not need to be paid back.