Weekly Notes
Weekly market commentary and analysis from the WatchGold team.
Weekly Precious Metals Recap — Gold and Silver Finish on a Stronger Note
Precious metals are ending the week stronger, with silver up 1.5% and gold up 0.75% today, while crude oil is down 1.25%. The pullback in crude has helped ease some of the inflation and interest-rate pressure that weighed on precious…
Weekly Note: Gold and Silver Head Into the Weekend With Macro Headwinds Still in Play
Crude oil is lower today, but October crude is still trading around the $100 level. Meanwhile, the USD rallied following the 10:00 a.m. economic release,…
Crude Oil Futures Are Up 1.5% — So Why Are Gold & Silver Rallying?
Despite higher crude, gold and silver are both moving higher. A few things stand out: 1. Iran escalation: Geopolitical concerns remain extremely elevated,…
Can You Guess When Chair Warsh Started Speaking? Just Look at Gold.
The 1-day Spot Gold/USD chart on WatchGold.org tells the story. Gold’s reaction to Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech was immediate — initially dropping about $60…
Weekly Precious Metals Recap: #Gold & #Silver — Is This Rally for Real?
What a week for precious metals. After months of volatility, geopolitical headlines, shifting expectations for U.S. interest rates, and repeated attempts to…
- Aug 14, 2026Weekly Precious Metals Recap: #Gold & #Silver — Gold EFP Slightly Firmer as Gold Finishes the Week in the Middle of Its Range
- Aug 7, 2026Weekly Precious Metals Recap: What a wonderful way to end the week!
- Jul 31, 2026Why the Smartest Gold Voice Says Wait; Andy Tanner Podcast with Bob Gottlieb
- Jul 30, 20265-Day Precious Metals Recap
- Jul 24, 2026Weekly recap for #Gold and #Silver: The precious metals market finished the week with a familiar theme: geopolitics and energy prices remained firmly in the driver's seat.
- Jul 20, 2026Market commentary and EFPs
- Jul 17, 2026No end in sight for the Iran crisis, and #gold and #silver took another hit today, with spot gold closing yeseterday below $4,000 at the 1:30 p.m. EST CME close.
- Jul 6, 2026Resilience, Base Building, and the Virtue of Patience
- Jul 1, 2026SILVER ALERT: Is the Silver EFP Signaling That Tariff Concerns Are Returning?
- Jun 26, 2026Weekly Precious Metals Recap: A Welcome Reprieve After a Difficult Week
- Jun 23, 2026Silver Selloff Continues: What's Really Driving the Weakness?
- Jun 19, 2026Weekly Precious Metals Recap
- Jun 12, 2026Weekly Precious Metals Recap: Play It Again, Sam
- Jun 5, 2026NFP Stronger, #Gold & #Silver Lower — Weekly Recap
- May 29, 2026Weekly #Gold and #Silver Recap – More of the Same as Large ETF and Futures Positions Continue to Be Reduced
- May 27, 2026Major break in correlation between #Oil and #Precious Metals: what’s driving it?
- May 22, 2026#Gold & #Silver Weekly Recap
- May 16, 2026Major selloff in precious metals today, with gold down 2.5% and silver down 9%, as broader risk-off sentiment hits markets. Equities are under pressure, while USD interest rates and crude oil prices are moving higher.
- May 15, 2026Navigating Silver’s Surge: 5 Warning Signs After Touching $90
- May 11, 2026Something is Brewing in Silver