Can Last Week's Gold Price Rally Be Replicated?

Gold holds a particularly exceptional status among precious metals. Whilst it does have some use in the manufacturing of consumer durables and electronic products ranging from alloy compounds in wedding rings to terminals for connecting electrical cables in audio equipment, its greatest use case is as an investment vehicle for the purposes of storing value in a physical commodity.

Over recent years, other precious metals such as platinum and cobalt have suddenly seen their status change from that of a rare mineral resource to a material in high demand as they form components used in electric vehicle batteries and other renewable energy-related hardware such as solar panels.

However, despite the sudden huge demand for these materials for industrial purposes, gold still remains a de facto investable metal whose price movements are often affected by global affairs rather than supply and demand.

In the latter part of this month, gold reached a record high, according to World Gold Council data, and was trading at $2427.30 on May 21.

That soon took an opposite turn, and by May 26, FXOpen pricing showed gold to be trading at well under the $2,400 mark.

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Analytical Tesla Stock Predictions for 2024, 2025 – 2030 and Beyond

Tesla's stock has experienced significant volatility since its IPO in 2010, driven by its significant technological advancements and status as a leading electric vehicle producer. This article explores Tesla's recent price history, analyses its outlook for 2024 and 2025, and provides detailed analytical forecasts for 2026 to 2030 and beyond, offering insights into the company's future performance and potential growth in the EV market.

Tesla’s Recent Price History

Tesla's journey in the stock market has been marked by significant milestones and periods of volatility. Since its initial public offering (IPO) in June 2010, when it debuted at $17 per share, Tesla has seen dramatic price changes driven by key events and developments.

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Market Analysis: EUR/USD Slips as USD/CHF Targets Upside Break

EUR/USD started a downside correction from the 1.0890 resistance. USD/CHF is rising and might aim a move toward the 0.9155 resistance.

Important Takeaways for EUR/USD and USD/CHF Analysis Today

• The Euro struggled to clear the 1.0890 resistance and declined against the US Dollar.

• There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at 1.0860 on the hourly chart of EUR/USD at FXOpen.

• USD/CHF is showing positive signs above the 0.9110 resistance zone.

• There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at 0.9130 on the hourly chart at FXOpen.

EUR/USD Technical Analysis

On the hourly chart of EUR/USD at FXOpen, the pair gained pace for a move above the 1.0850 zone, as mentioned in the previous analysis. The Euro tested the 1.0890 resistance and recently corrected gains against the US Dollar.

The pair dipped below the 1.0870 level. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at 1.0860. It even tested the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the 1.0805 swing low to the 1.0889 high.

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Elon Musk Contributes to NVDA Price Surge to a New Record

Yesterday, on Tuesday, Nvidia's stock price reached a historic high, surpassing the $1,130 mark, increasing by almost 7% relative to Monday's closing price. This happened after a turbulent past week, during which Nvidia published a very strong report that led to an over 8% rise in its stock price in one day.

Thus, since the beginning of May, NVDA's price has increased by approximately 34%. The latest surge in bullish sentiment was driven by the news that Elon Musk's company xAI is purchasing Nvidia AI chips for a new powerful supercomputer.

Investor’s Business Daily reports that in a presentation for investors, Musk stated that:
→ xAI will require up to 100,000 specialised semiconductors for training and launching the next version of its AI chatbot, Grok.
→ The supercomputer will use Nvidia H100 graphics processors.
→ Musk hopes to bring the supercomputer, which he referred to as a “gigafactory of computation,” online by autumn 2025.

Analysing NVDA's stock price last week, we:
→ Updated the upward channel;
→ Suggested that on a bullish impulse, NVDA’s price could approach the median line of the upward channel.

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In the Spotlight: US Inflation and GDP Data

In the final trading sessions of May, leading currencies have been in a downward trend against the dollar. For instance, the pound/dollar pair lost over 100 pips in a single day, euro sellers in the EUR/USD pair are testing 1.0800, and the USD/CAD pair might update its May high around 1.3760.

USD/CAD

The rise in commodity prices and worsening geopolitical situation in the Middle East are contributing to the sharp increase of the USD/CAD pair. According to the technical analysis of USD/CAD, a bullish “piercing line” pattern was formed on the daily timeframe on 28 May. The confirmation of this pattern could lead to continued growth of the pair towards the May high of this year at 1.3760. If the price consolidates above this level, a test of the important range 1.3840-1.3790 is possible. A break below 1.3610 would invalidate the bullish scenario.

The following news could impact the pricing of USD/CAD:

• Today at 15:30 (GMT +3:00) US GDP for the first quarter

• Today at 18:00 (GMT +3:00) Crude Oil Inventories from the Energy Information Administration (EIA)

• Tomorrow at 15:30 (GMT +3:00) US Core PCE Price Index for April

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Nasdaq Index Shows Uncertainty Ahead of PCE Release

The main event of the week is the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, which the Federal Reserve particularly focuses on when assessing inflation in the US. The release is scheduled for Friday at 15:30 GMT+3. As this important event approaches, rumours and trader expectations about the news increasingly impact the current price on the stock market.

According to ForexFactory, the Core PCE Price Index on a monthly basis is as follows:
→ forecast for Friday = 0.3%.
→ previous value (a month ago) = 0.3%;
→ value two months ago = 0.3%.

These figures indicate stable inflation, but surprises are not ruled out, which could certainly lead to a spike in volatility.

The price of the Nasdaq index (US Tech 100 mini on FXOpen) has decreased since the beginning of the week – this may indicate market participants' uncertainty about whether inflation will decrease. Meanwhile, as CNBC reports, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, believes that the Fed should wait for significant progress in combating inflation before lowering interest rates.

In his opinion, rates could potentially even be raised if inflation fails to decrease further. “I don’t think we should rule anything out at this point,” Kashkari added.

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NIO Shares Surged Over 9% on Sales Growth Expectations

As evidenced by the NIO stock price chart, yesterday's trading closed at $4.93, while today the NIO share price is around $5.40, indicating an increase of over 9%.

According to MarketWatch, the rise is driven by expectations that the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer's deliveries are likely to reach record levels.

The existing record was set in July last year when the company achieved monthly sales of 20,462 cars. However, analysts believe this result could be surpassed in May this year due to ongoing discounts on new cars and batteries.

The daily chart of NIO shares today shows that the price is in a long-term downtrend (indicated by the red trend channel) due to the global decline in demand for electric vehicles.

However, there are fundamental reasons to expect that the downward trend will be broken:
→ China is intensifying its efforts to develop electric vehicles – the State Council has presented an action plan for decarbonisation.
→ This month, the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for China's economic growth in 2024 from 4.6% to 5%.

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WTI Oil Price Unchanged After OPEC+ Meeting

The OPEC+ meeting over the weekend did not have a substantial impact on the price of crude oil. As the chart shows, WTI oil opened today at $76.72 per barrel, while on Friday it closed at $76.57 – indicating that the decision made by oil producers is ambiguous.

The bullish argument is that restrictions on oil production to maintain its price will continue. According to Reuters, on Sunday, OPEC+ members agreed to extend the production cuts of 3.66 million barrels per day until the end of 2025.

The bearish argument is that eight OPEC+ countries have already signalled plans to gradually phase out voluntary cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day from October 2024 to September 2025.

Goldman Sachs analysts overall assessed the results of the meeting as more bearish for the market. "The communication of a gradual unwind reflects a strong desire to bring back production of several members given high spare capacity," they wrote.

The WTI crude oil chart shows that the market is breaking the upward trend (shown in blue), which we mentioned in our review on 10 May.

Since then, bulls attempted to resume the upward trend, but this only resulted in a false breakout of the psychological level of $80 per barrel on 29 May (indicated by an arrow).

Afterwards, bears regained control and sharply pushed the price below the lower boundary of the blue upward channel, making the downward channel (shown in red), which began in April, more relevant.

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AUD/USD Analysis: US Dollar Rebounds from Decline

Yesterday, the PMI Manufacturing indices for several countries were published. The news turned out to be disappointing for the US - according to ForexFactory:
→ Final Manufacturing PMI: actual = 51.3; expected = 50.9; previous value = 50.9;
→ ISM Manufacturing PMI: actual = 48.7; expected = 49.8; previous value = 49.2;

This led to a weakening of the US dollar yesterday, as the not-so-strong manufacturing activity data, as reported by Trading Economics, supported arguments in favor of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates.

As a result, currencies of other countries strengthened against the dollar, notably the AUD/USD exchange rate rose above 0.669 - the highest level in 2 weeks.

However, today the US Dollar is rebounding from yesterday's decline - and this is more clearly visible on the AUD/USD chart, indicating potential internal weakness for the Australian dollar.

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Analysis of PFE Price: Is the Stock Undervalued?

Yesterday, the price of Pfizer's stock rose by more than 2.2%, while the S&P 500 index remained almost unchanged from the opening to the closing of trading. This fact is noteworthy, considering that for many months the price of PFE stock performed worse than the market - if the S&P 500 grew by 23% during 2023, then the price of PFE decreased by approximately 43%.

The decline in 2023 (shown by the red channel) was disappointing. But what about now - is the situation changing? Are investors missing out on something important by turning away from PFE?

Several factors indicate that PFE stock may have optimistic prospects.

Fundamentally - Investors Place has included PFE in the list of the most undervalued stocks for reasons such as:
→ 2023 saw a record number of FDA approvals. New drugs could boost sales.
→ Pfizer acquired Seagen, significantly expanding its capabilities in cancer research. This supports the company's strategy to become a world-class leader in oncology.
→ By 2030, Pfizer plans to release 8 drugs that could become "blockbusters."

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S&P 500 Index: Latest Analysts’ Forecasts

Over the three spring months, the S&P 500 (US SPX 500 mini on FXOpen) rose by 3.5% – not the worst result, but it might be disappointing considering that in the first two months of the year the index increased by 7.8%.

This trend suggests that:
→ the rally driven by interest in AI is slowing down;
→ stock market participants are concerned that Fed rates will remain high.

What could be the scenarios for future developments until the end of the year and beyond?

The media publish fresh forecasts on the S&P 500 (US SPX 500 mini on FXOpen) price from Wall Street analysts:

→ MarketWatch: Analysts at JP Morgan believe that the growth potential is exhausted and the market may “hit a wall” preventing further growth. They maintain a forecast that the index value at the end of 2024 will be 4200 points.

→ MarketWatch: Experts at Wells Fargo think it would be too optimistic to expect stocks to reach new record highs ahead of the US elections in November; however, further growth related to the election results looks likely in 2025. They estimate the index could reach a record 5700 points by the end of next year.

→ BusinessInsider: According to Capital Economics, the index could rise if Treasury yields fall and the momentum from AI adoption remains strong. Their forecast is 6500 points by the end of 2025, followed by a sharp correction in 2026.

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The Price of Silver Is Acting Weaker Than Gold

According to Reuters, precious metal prices have risen in the past 1-2 days as Treasury yields have fallen, enhancing metals' appeal as a "safe haven" for investor portfolios.

Currently:
→ Expectations are growing that US interest rate cuts may begin as early as September;
→ Market participants are focusing on non-farm employment data and other US market data, set to be released on Friday at 15:30 GMT+3.

In this context, it is notable that the gold market is clearly stronger than silver.

The XAU/USD chart shows that the price of gold today rose above $2370 per ounce, a high not seen since 23 May, more than 10 days ago.

Meanwhile, the price of silver experienced a decline of over 8% from 29 May to 4 June. Today’s rise appears to be an attempt by bulls to offset this bearish momentum, during which the price of gold remained stable.

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