By Jordan Roy-Byrne
The Daily Gold
Why could September be fateful for the precious metals complex? First, consider its history within the current secular bull market. The years 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010 have seen very important breakouts in either or both Gold and gold stocks in the month of September. Conversely, September marked important peaks in 2008 as well as in each of the past three years! Currently, Gold and more so the gold miners are consolidating their recent gains just below very important resistance. This consolidation figures to end before the end of September which means September will produce another important inflection point.
Last week we noted that Gold has started to show strength against the stock market, commodities and notably foreign currencies. Bears expected Gold to decline below $1280 due to the rally in the greenback. Instead, Gold stabilized in part because of foreign buying. The following chart plots Gold and then Gold priced against the major currencies. The 200-day moving average is shown. Every plot is trading above its 200-day moving average.