Although the longer-term bullish case for gold could scarcely be stronger, over the short to medium-term the picture continues weak, with it looking vulnerable to breaking down into another downleg to the $1000 area and perhaps lower. In the last update you may recall that there was some optimism expressed that it might perk up on the dollar topping out, but such has not proved to be the case – instead it has performed miserably and now looks set to drop more steeply to new lows.

On its 8-year chart we can see that gold remains in the grip of the bearmarket in force from its bullmarket highs of 2011. 

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