Before we start, just want to give a big h/t to our intern @GrantHawkridge for helping out bigly with this research and post.
Some might even call this post a...JOINT venture.
We'll be here all week.
Now, let's get into the charts.
First, let us start at the industry level with the Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ). There is nothing bullish about this chart and made no progress in 2020. Prices have re-tested resistance multiple times, however, each time sellers came in and defended that level.
For now, the benefit of the doubt goes to the bears as this is a sideways trend at best, at least until prices can get above this 15-16 range.
As we come into the week of Dhanteras and Diwali, and the celebrations that go with that, let us talk about some of the financial decisions we may consider at this time. I heard Swarup Mohanty at Mirae Asset Management say this a few weeks ago: "Dhanteras is the time for our Annual SIP into Gold." It's true and I'd never thought of it that way.
Buying Gold has been a traditional investment for many. But financial markets have developed to the point that we look at buying Gold as a financial decision - complete with its risks, rewards, and top-down analysis.
(I'm not sure if Mr. Mohanty came up with that expression or if I should have credited someone else. I heard it from him. Please forgive any mistakes in this.)
We retired our "Five Bull Market Barometers" in mid-July to make room for a new weekly post that's focused on the three most important charts for the week ahead.
This is that post, so let's jump into this week's edition.
There was a lot of movement across asset classes over the last week, but more importantly, the market gave us some key inflection points to trade against.
In this post, we're going to look at Precious Metals and review how we should be approaching them.