GCZ22 – December Gold (Last:1791.20)

At the current pace, this anemic uptrend will reach the D target at 1985.40 by next June. Something’s got to give, obviously, since no bull market can survive such torpor. We may be spared waiting, however, if the futures pop to p=1840.80 sooner rather than later. A decisive move past that Hidden Pivot would imply the December contract is no worse than an even-odds bet to continue to at least p2=1913.10, if not necessarily to D.  In the meantime, Friday’s downdraft tripped a so-so ‘mechanical’ buy at x- 1789.50, stop 1769.90 (daily, A= 1727.00 on 7/27). I didn’t recommend the trade because getting long ahead of a weekend is almost always unappealing.