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Gold hits most overbought level on the monthly chart in 45 years.
But beware, an asset can stay overbought during a long period of times in a bull run. And the market isn't speculating; it's rationally repricing the metal for a new era of fiscal dominance, negative real yields, and de-dollarization. Source: Barchart
Gold is on pace for its best year since 1979, up over 42% in 2025.
Source: Charlie Bilello
The gold price is rising again.
It fell back briefly after last week's Fed, as markets digested a more complicated meeting than they had hoped for. But now we're back off to the races and gold is resuming its rise. As rightly put by Robin Brooks, "the world is running out of safe havens. Gold is the winner..." Source: Robin Brooks
Is Silver a pure AI play?
Note how Silver has been moving in sync with Global X Artificial Intelligence ETF $AIQ... Source: The Market Ear
Gold miners are making record profits:
Production margins are at an all-time high as gold prices surge while costs rise much slower. Miners are now earning more per ounce than ever in the past 10 years. Meanwhile, gold miners ETF, $GDX, has skyrocketed 103% year-to-date. Source: Global Markets Investor
J-C Parets on Lithium:
"Lithium is the bridge commodity - connecting cyclical reflation with structural demand. EVs, battery storage, datacenters, renewable energy - these aren't optional trends. They're structural. Lithium demand doesn't go away because the economy slows for a quarter. When capital rotates back into lithium, it tells us that the forward-looking, technology-driven demand story is aligning with the cyclical reflation story that gold and copper already flagged". Source: J-C Parets
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