WatchGold Team
بقلم Robert Gottlieb
Market commentary from the WatchGold team.
Gold and Silver: I was almost starting to run out of patience...
06/08/2026
It looked like the precious metals rally was beginning to gain real momentum today. Gold and silver got off to a strong start, and it finally felt like the market was ready to break higher after several weeks of…
Gold and Silver Get a Strong Bid today!
05/08/2026
Gold and silver staged an impressive rally today. Crude oil declined again on continued optimism surrounding developments in the Strait of Hormuz, while the U.S. dollar weakened and equity markets moved higher. Against…
Implied gold EFP trading high but silver even higher due to tariff threats
04/08/2026
While the implied December gold EFP on Watchgold shows $57.25, that is a little high due to time delays between our spot and futures prices. The broker settled December gold EFP at $56.50 which is approximately 4.25%…
The Central Bank of Tether - impact on gold
04/08/2026
Tether gold purchased approximately 450k oz of gold in Q2/26 according to their external reporting, more than double the 210k oz bought in Q1/26, bringing its total holdings to 4.7Moz, worth $18.8 billion. Tether’s…
Gold and Silver Looking Perky Today
04/08/2026
Gold and silver are showing encouraging price action today, while crude oil is down more than 4.5% and equity markets are rallying strongly. Both metals are holding firm and forming a base and attempting to move higher.…
Despite crude oil is down 6%, not helping gold today as USD stronger.
03/08/2026
The markets are pricing in a 65-70% chance of a 25 bp USD rate hike for September's FOMC meeting. See today's 1 day spot gold/usd chart from Watchgold
Y'all Street Gold and Silver ETFs Launch
15/07/2026
Texas Precious Metals has launched the Y'all Street Physical Gold ETF (YSAU) and Y'all Street Physical Silver ETF (YSAG) on the Nasdaq. They are the first physically-backed bullion ETFs to store 100% of their gold and…