Sunshine Profits

The newest Fed statement and dot plot indicated a much more hawkish tone among the FOMC members than the markets expected, and gold dropped.On Wednesday, June 16, the FOMC has published its newest...

U.S. GDP has already recovered from the pandemic recession. What’s next for the economy and the gold market?Ladies and gentlemen, the economic crisis has ended. Actually, not only is the...

Is the Fed moving too quickly? Can the equity markets handle a Fed taper without the tantrum? What about inflation? Yesterday’s FOMC statement creates more questions than answers.So, we now know...

Depending on the upcoming FOMC meeting, gold will need to choose one of the two ways down – the ski trail or the black slope. Which one lies ahead?In the skiers’ vernacular, a ski trail is...

US equity markets sold off a bit in Tuesday’s session ahead of today’s FOMC statement. What is your plan?Major US equity indices traded lower ahead of the Fed meeting, and the debate over...

With the CPI annual inflation rate spiking 5% in May, gold could have gained a lot in response. However, it rallied only $20. Should we prepare for more?Whoa! Inflation soared 5% in May – quite...

Precious metals seem to be ready for vacation deep dives, but all signs indicate that the USDX will stay on the side of the pool, perfectly dry.The USD Index With the USD Index washing away its sins...

Everyone (and I mean everyone) has been talking about inflation. We finally got the CPI print on Thursday: 0.6% vs. 0.4% expected! The S&P 500 didn’t seem to care, though. Record highs!...

Inflation is back, and that’s usually depicted as good for gold. But is the yellow metal still a hedge against inflation, or has something changed?Inflation has returned. This is partly...

May was certainly a positive month for the yellow metal. Gold could keep its momentum later this year, but a lot depends on the Fed and inflation.We left May in the rearview mirror, and as the chart...

Market participants are all waiting with bated breath ahead of today’s CPI data release. It’s an important one after last month's shocker. So, what’s your plan?In general, data...

As many commodities have continued to climb impressively, one stands out like a sore thumb to me: lumber. What can the price of lumber mean, or more importantly, do for you?Before diving into the...

Gold may benefit from government money flooding households and people less willing to work – as evidenced by the low value of nonfarm payrolls.According to the recent BLS Employment Situation...

With the current situation suggestive of a Monty Hall problem, investors are clinging to the first, bullish door. But what if a different option is more likely?The Monty Hall problem is a form of a...

Inflation broke into the economy violently. It’s a destructive, dark force. But gold can resist it, being after all a much stronger asset than Anakin Skywalker.Last month, I wrote that...

Gold rallying on low volume yesterday was a clear bearish sign; the yellow metal dropped about $15 in today’s pre-market trading. What will happen next?Yesterday’s (Jun. 2) and...