The GoldDesk

Chapters

1. 01

   Chapter 1 · Out now · 4 min read

   Gold at $4,000: support or breakdown?

   Gold dipped below $4,000 for the third time since June, then bounced. The trend remains weak, but the dip has not established a lasting breakdown. What fell with it, and the levels that would change the reading.

   
2. 02

   Chapter 2 · Out now · 4 min read

   Gold below $4,000: the bounce failed. What comes next?

   The bounce did not hold, and metals and stocks sold off with gold even as the dollar and yields eased. The old floor is now the test a recovery has to pass.

   
3. 03

   Chapter 3 · Out now · 8 min read

   Breakout, bounce or just hold?

   Gold futures from 2011 to 2026, three ways to trade them. Holding made the most money; buying 20-day breakouts kept 78% of that profit while holding a position on just 14% of trading days, with a far smaller drawdown.

   
4. 04

   Chapter 4 · Out now · 5 min read

   Why does gold have different prices for different months?

   Later gold usually costs more because holding metal costs money. Sometimes the nearest contract dips below spot. What the gap tells you, and why a discount is not a reliable signal of a rally.
5. 05

   Chapter 5, not yet released:

   What moves gold, and why does the driver change?

   Releasing next
6. 06

   Chapter 6, not yet released:

   How did gold get here?

   Coming soon
7. 07

   Chapter 7, not yet released:

   Which gold price are you looking at?

   Coming soon