By Elliott Wave International
The basis for analysis and forecasting at Elliott Wave International is fundamentally different from everyone else’s.
Here’s a prime example in gold.
This excerpt is from the March Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, when gold was trading below $2,050/oz.
Gold’s three-month implied volatility has declined to its lowest level in over four years. While low volatility is not a short term timing tool, low volatility eventually precedes high volatility. At the same time, total open interest in gold futures has declined to its lowest level since December 2018, as traders are either closing futures contracts or abstaining from opening new ones. The low level of open interest means that investors’ attention is turning away from gold, and the low implied volatility indicates that investors do not expect gold to move much over the course of the next three months. Both are preludes to what we see as a major move forming in gold prices.
Gold rallied above $2,700/oz — to all-time highs — following EWI’s forecast.
For an objective method to track and forecast gold’s price moves — read the Gold Investors’ Survival Guide (free).