A bullish setup for gold

As the stock market enters the late stages of its bull run (see my last post Market top ahead? My inner investor turns cautious), inflation hedge vehicles typically rally as inflationary pressures rise. We are starting to see a similar effect in gold prices.

As the chart below shows, the recent weakness in gold prices can largely be attributed to USD strength (green line, inverted). One constructive element for the gold price outlook is the positive RSI divergence as the price tests support.

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