Metals have appeared to havebottomed out and the selling problem looks to have halted. As we have heard inthe past, the first step to curing a problem is admitting you have one. Gold and silver look to have made it through step one.
Now that the hedge funds havepoured tons of resources into shorting gold, it's only a matter of time beforethe big breakout to the upside begins. Yes, the metals are still stuck in themisery of consolidation, but the shorter the funds get, the more bullish thepattern becomes.
The range in gold remains $1,180-$1,220,but the dynamics behind include the huge short interest in gold that can onlylead to one thing -- a short squeeze. We can't predict when or what will causethe squeeze, but we are willing to bet on it and will continue to do so as longas gold stays above $1,180.
By Todd 'Bubba' HorwitzContributing tokitco.com
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