Gold Price Forecast – Why Are Gold Prices Crashing with Stocks?

Gold prices are crashing as we head into Friday’s close. The Fed may use its emergency powers to slash interest rates as soon as this weekend. A surprise rate cut could stabilize gold prices and stop this unjustified liquidation.

Trying to make sense of these markets is impossible. If I told you U.S. stocks would crash 14% in one week – how high would you expect gold prices to jump? $50…$100…$150? I would guess at least $100 but probably more. Nope – gold is down over $50.00 on Friday.

All week I’ve been monitoring the Fed Watch Tool for clues regarding interest rates. On Tuesday, the odds for a March 18th rate cut started at 14.4%, by the close they had jumped to 27.7%. As we head into the weekend, they’re now proposing a 100% chance for a 0.25% cut and a 47.2% chance for a 0.50% cut.

Note: The odds for a .50% cut were 0% yesterday. The Fed could move as soon as this weekend. 

I try not to cry manipulation, but it’s hard to justify this week’s price action as natural. It seems several forces were at play, much out of our control. It appears someone wants the Fed to ease, and this week’s crash makes that possible. Sadly, many investors were hurt and shaken out of their positions in the process.

I don’t have a crystal ball, and I’m not sure what will happen next week. But I do know governments are running out of options to stimulate economies; interest rates are at all-time lows. All they have left is money printing, and that will lead to much higher precious metal prices.

AG Thorson is a registered CMT and expert in technical analysis. He believes we are in the final stages of a global debt super-cycle. For more information, please visit https://goldpredict.com/

This article was originally posted on FX Empire

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