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Mon, Jan 19th, 2026
Why You Should Play Record Gold Prices with the GLD ETF

With gold near record highs and policy, currency, and geopolitical risks pushing investors toward hard assets, GLD offers a simple way to ride or hedge the bull market.

STT : 128.02 (-6.07%)
GCG26 : 4,676.7 (+1.77%)
GCG26 : 4,676.7 (+1.77%)
GLD : 421.29 (-0.48%)
What Drove Gold and Silver to Record Highs This Weekend?

The three certainties in life these days are death, taxes, and the US president causing global chaos in markets over the weekend.

$NASX : 23,515.39 (-0.06%)
SIH26 : 94.280 (+6.49%)
GCY00 : 4,670.89 (unch)
$INX : 6,940.01 (-0.06%)
NGG26 : 3.567 (+14.95%)
Dollar Recovers on Fed Chair Speculation

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.04%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Friday and moved higher after President Trump expressed reluctance to nominate Kevin Hassett as Fed Chair....

DXY00 : 99.032 (-0.36%)
GCG26 : 4,676.7 (+1.77%)
SIH26 : 94.280 (+6.49%)
^USDJPY : 158.100 (-0.02%)
^EURUSD : 1.16475 (+0.01%)
Dollar Drops as the Yen Gains on Verbal Warnings

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.14% as it consolidates modestly below Thursday's 6-week high. The strength in equity markets today has curbed some liquidity demand for the dollar. Also,...

DXY00 : 99.032 (-0.36%)
GCG26 : 4,676.7 (+1.77%)
SIH26 : 94.280 (+6.49%)
^USDJPY : 158.100 (-0.02%)
^EURUSD : 1.16475 (+0.01%)
Dollar Gains on Strong US Economic News and Hawkish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 6-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.26%. The dollar is moving higher today on better-than-expected US economic news. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly...

DXY00 : 99.032 (-0.36%)
GCG26 : 4,676.7 (+1.77%)
SIH26 : 94.280 (+6.49%)
^USDJPY : 158.100 (-0.02%)
^EURUSD : 1.16475 (+0.01%)
Silver Prices Keep Confounding Experts. I Won’t Be Surprised If They Hit $100 Soon.

There’s a higher price floor in place for silver, so no matter what surprises are ahead, I expect prices to go no further than $50 on the downside.

$DXY : 99.03 (-0.36%)
SIH26 : 94.280 (+6.49%)
DXH26 : 99.201s (unch)
Dollar Rallies on Solid US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today climbed to a 6-week high and is up by +0.36%. The dollar is moving higher today on better-than-expected US economic news. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 6-week...

DXY00 : 99.032 (-0.36%)
GCG26 : 4,676.7 (+1.77%)
SIH26 : 94.280 (+6.49%)
^USDJPY : 158.100 (-0.02%)
^EURUSD : 1.16475 (+0.01%)
Silver drops as US refrained from imposing tariffs on Critical Minerals

Silver pulls back as the U.S. refrains from imposing tariffs on critical minerals, shifting near-term market dynamics. Phil Streible breaks down what’s driving the move and the levels traders are watching...

What Was Thursday Morning's "Nuttiest" Headline?

Thursday morning again saw global markets having to adjust to realigned alliances and general destabilization.

$DXY : 99.03 (-0.36%)
$CRSI : 549.17 (+0.50%)
GCY00 : 4,670.89 (unch)
SIY00 : 94.3307 (unch)
$CSWI : 461.00 (+1.21%)
$CRWI : 457.84 (+2.22%)
$CNCI : 389.08 (+1.23%)
$CNSI : 989.71 (+0.50%)
I Would Not Want To Live In A World Of Gold

When I first began buying gold when it was around $300 in price, I remember people saying how they would not want to live in a world of $1,000 gold. This fear was based upon the commonly held expectation...

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JUST IN 🚨: Japan's 40-Year Treasury Yield jumps above 3.87%, its highest level in history 👻😱 https://t.co/p9pBJrJR0P
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Live Look at Banks trying to stop Gold and Silver https://t.co/XmxjqkjqeC
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BREAKING 🚨: Japan Japan's 30-Year Treasury Yield spike to 3.55%, the highest level in history 🤯👀 https://t.co/XQBrnmihgI
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"Hey Barchart, Zoom Out" Barchart: "Okay, here ya go" https://t.co/ulF1JyX94N
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BREAKING 🚨: Bitcoin $BTC Timberrrrrrrrrrrrrr 📉📉 https://t.co/7YMypWXQpf
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JUST IN 🚨: Gold jumps to new all-time high 📈📈 https://t.co/htMwmYm5vb
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JUST IN 🚨: Silver soars to $94 for the first time in history 📈📈 https://t.co/X8aVuWBWVa
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Options Traders are the most bullish on stocks in 8 months after the Total Put/Call Ratio fell to 0.70 🤑📈🥳🫂 https://t.co/bSitV5qNjy
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