Trigger Warning on Gold!

On Tuesday, gold prices moved higher, breaking out of a trading range that previously held the yellow metal in check.

President Trump got the credit for this, after he said he didn’t mind if a trade deal with China waited until after the 2020 election. That worried the market, and impacted stocks and metals.

But now, I’m going to show you something the TV newsblabbers aren’t talking about. Something that has a much bigger impact on gold than what President Trump does or doesn’t say. Something that tells me gold is about to pull the trigger on a massive move higher.

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First, let’s start with the fact that the Fed is pumping cash into the money markets like it’s a fix of high-speed chicken feed. It is increasing the amount of short-term cash loans it is offering banks to ensure U.S. interest rates remain stable.

To put it bluntly, the Fed wants to keep rates nice and low.

To do that, the Fed is offering $25 billion in cash loans for the 28-day period ended Jan. 6, up from $15 billion previously.

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is pumping masive liquidity into the system, adding $97.9 billion in temporary liquidity on Monday alone. Since September 17th, the New York Fed has pumped more than $320 billion into the repo market. The repo market is where vast amounts of cash and collateral are swapped. Repo is short for repurchase agreements, transactions that are collateralized short-term loans, often made overnight.

All this when we AREN’T having a crisis. Supposedly, anyway.

Why do it then? They say they want to make sure there is plenty of liquidity in the system.

But it has a side effect. It pushes rates on Treasuries lower. Way lower.

Now, I have to explain something else: The “real interest rate.” You take the 10-year Treasury rate and subtract the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

When the 10-year rate is lower than the CPI, you get a negative real interest rate. And that is what we are seeing on the chart below, along with the price of gold. This is the trigger warning I was talking about.

 

I’ve circled where the real interest rate is dipping below zero. In other words, holding the 10-year Treasury is a money-losing proposition for investors.

The last time this happened, in 2018, was the start of a 34% move in gold.

If that doesn’t impress you, this was also the start of a 79% move to the upside in gold miners.

Why? Because miners are leveraged to the underlying metal. As gold moves higher, miners’ profit margins widen and widen.

But now you may be wondering, “WHY is a negative real interest rate good for gold?”

Good question! The answer is that one of the knocks the bears make against gold and silver is that they pay no interest. Well, taking inflation into account, Treasuries don’t, either.

In short, the Fed is pulling the trigger on a massive gold rally.

So, what should you be buying? If your answer is gold miners, you are correct.

To be sure, there are other forces pushing gold around. I could mention, for example, that demand for gold from the world’s central banks just hit a new multi-decade record.

According to commodity analyst Matthew Turner, central bank gold purchases totaled 550 metric tons as of October. That’s 17 tons higher than ALL the purchases made in 2018. And 2018 saw the biggest gold buying grab-a-thon in 50 years.

There are other forces lining up for gold, too. I’ve talked about those in previous articles, including this one and this one.

And I’ve talked about ways to play the coming move in gold, including the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX). Which, by the way, just broke its downtrend.

To be sure, individual miners will likely outpace the index in this big, golden bull run. I just gave my Gold & Silver Trader subscribers two more picks this week. There are more winners to come. Bank on it!

All the best

Sean

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Supercycles aren't daily occurrences. They happen in stages and can last for years. Sean Brodrick identifies them early and mines for the most financially sound stocks within them. And he taps into the powerful Weiss Ratings, along with our proprietary AI Performance Booster, to help him do it!

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