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Gold: Midterm Year Weakness

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Finance-Focused Summary (Gold: Midterm Year Weakness)

Market view: gold in a “midterm year” seasonal pattern

  • Current level (approx.): Gold is trading around $4,000/oz (context: speaker is going out of town).
  • Seasonality thesis: expects corrections during the midterm year; base case is a sizeable midterm-year correction (already realized).
  • Decline so far: gold is down ~30% from a prior peak (speaker: “about 30% or so”).
  • Historical drawdown comparisons (to gauge potential depth):
    • 2022: drawdown about -22% (before bottoming)
    • 2008: about -34% (before bottoming)
    • 2006: about -26% (before bottoming)
  • Core point: the speaker emphasizes timing of the low matters more than pinpointing the exact price.

Timeline / expected bottom window

  • Observed analogs: gold is “lined up” with 2018 (midterm-year weakness timing similarity).
  • Averaged midterm-year bottoms: historically average bottom in August–September for the referenced midterm years.
  • Base case timing for gold low:
    • Between now and July–October
    • Most likely window stated: July to October
  • Why earlier (July) is possible: the speaker claims Bitcoin tends to bottom in early July on average across prior midterm years (used as a timing cross-reference).
  • Expectation after the low: once the gold low forms, gold should “expand back out” and potentially move toward a new higher high, using a step-by-step approach (“take that one step at a time”).

Price levels / support & downside caution

  • Gold “bull market support band” (slower-moving vs. Bitcoin): around $3,800.
    • Speaker notes gold can trade below this band (briefly did in 2022 and 2008).
    • They state it hasn’t been checked against this level recently (last checked in 2023) and expect price may approach it soon.
  • Implied next test target: from ~$4,000 to $3,800 is about a ~4% drop.
  • Important nuance: a moving average could adjust upward, meaning price might not need to fall the full amount—weakness could be resolved via mean reversion.

Performance-metric framing (ROI comparisons)

  • Gold YTD reference:
    • Gold is ~5–6% down vs the yearly open.
    • In the last two midterm-year lows, gold was down closer to ~10–11%, suggesting the midterm drawdown may not be fully complete yet.
  • Bitcoin comparison: used for bottom timing, not for selecting gold’s support band.

Silver commentary (relative value vs gold)

  • Silver drawdown: silver “has taken a pretty big hit recently.”
  • Current silver positioning: silver is at the bull market support band, implying it’s nearer support than earlier.
  • Relative performance call (prior rationale):
    • Speaker previously argued the gold-silver ratio was low, expecting gold to outperform silver.
    • Claim so far: gold has been the better play even as both declined.
  • Near-term caution: if gold continues to drift lower before the gold bottom is confirmed, silver could underperform further (“bleeding to gold”).
  • Potential deeper downside level:
    • If silver breaks below prior highs, speaker points to a possible “deep value zone.”
    • Specifically cited: below ~$50/oz.
  • Timing caution on silver bottom: even after a silver bottom, it may stagnate/bounce for a while (analogy: the 1970s, where it didn’t go anywhere for ~1–2 years after bottoming before rising again).

Methodology / Framework (Step-by-Step)

  • Seasonality approach

    1. Identify midterm-year weakness historically.
    2. Compare the current year versus prior midterm years (notably 2022 and 2018).

  • Drawdown “range” benchmarking

    • Use historical worst drawdowns as rough context for potential depth: -22% (2022), -34% (2008), -26% (2006).

  • Timing-first framework

    • Focus on when the low tends to occur (midterm-year low window), rather than the exact low price.
    • Use Bitcoin as a timing cross-check (average early July bottoms) to justify the possibility of July being early for gold’s low.

  • Support-band level check

    • Compare gold’s current price to the gold bull market support band (~$3,800).
    • Expect price to potentially tag/approach that region, then form a low from there.

Key Numbers & Explicit Recommendations / Cautions

Gold

  • Current: ~$4,000/oz
  • Down from prior highs: ~30%
  • Potential test: $3,800/oz bull market support band (about ~4% below current)
  • Historical bottom references: average Aug–Sep; analog year 2018
  • Suggested low timing window: July–October (base case)
  • Performance metric:
    • ~5–6% down vs year open now
    • Prior midterm lows cited around 10–11% down

Silver

  • Current: at/near the bull market support band
  • Watch for deeper value: silver < ~$50/oz
  • Caution: bottom-calling may be premature; silver may remain weak/sideways even after a low

Disclosures / Disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” or formal disclaimer appears in the provided subtitles.

Tickers / Assets Mentioned

  • Gold (XAU/USD implied; $/oz)
  • Silver ($/oz)
  • Bitcoin (used for timing comparisons; ticker not provided)

Presenters / Sources

  • Presenter: appears to be a single speaker (“Hey everyone…”); name not provided in subtitles.
  • Sources: no external institutions/papers/analysts cited—only historical references to 2022, 2018, 2008, 2006 and a 1970s analogy.

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