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IntroductionBy Barani Krishnan-- It sounded almost like one of those allegations of manipulation you commonly he ...
By Barani Krishnan
-- It sounded almost like one of those allegations of manipulation you commonly hear in gold — only this time,fvp Forex latest news those making the accusation were gold bears, not bulls.
Gold had its best percentage win in 2-½ years on Friday as the hedge funds that typically hammer the yellow metal at any given opportunity gave it surprising love instead after the monthly again overshot expectations — a situation that would normally benefit the dollar rather than gold.
The , which pits the greenback against the euro, yen, pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc, dropped to below 111 at Friday’s low despite the United States adding 261,000 jobs last month in its October non-farm payrolls report, almost 35% more than the 195,000 anticipated by economists. Just a day ago, the index hit a three-week high of 113.035.
U.S. gold futures settled Friday’s trade up 2.8% as the benchmark contract finished up $45.70 at $1,676.60 per ounce on New York’s Comex. data showed it was the biggest percentage win for gold in a day since April 2, 2020, when the benchmark contract then rose 2.9%.
On a weekly basis, December gold rose 1.9% for its best week in four.
The , which is more closely followed than futures by some traders, was at $1,673.88 by 14:15 ET in New York (18:15 GMT). Just on Thursday, spot gold hit a five-week low of $1,616.69.
Gold’s twist on Friday was unexpected enough that it had even strict trend-watchers like Sunil Kumar Dixit of SKCharting.com mumbling “manipulation.”
“The job numbers simply don’t justify what’s happened to the dollar and gold,” said Dixit, who projects that the Dollar Index should be at around 114 instead and spot gold to be possibly under the previous session’s five-week low.
“The whales in the hedge fund game are clearly manipulating both the dollar and gold, though this time, gold is benefitting,” added Dixit.
Gold commentator Mark Hulbert also appeared to think the rebound wouldn’t last. In his opinion, Hulbert said the yellow metal had to have a complete meltdown before it could rise again from its ashes, not unlike the proverbial phoenix.
“Long-suffering gold bugs will likely have to suffer a while longer,” Hulbert wrote in a blog that appeared on MarketWatch. "That’s because gold traders on the whole have not thrown in the towel and thereby given up on the yellow metal. Only when this so-called capitulation occurs will contrarians be confident that a bottom is at hand. Though there have been several occasions this year when it appeared that capitulation was imminent, gold traders stepped back from the cliff every time.”
“Today appears to be yet another occasion.”
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