The Comex gold (GCJ26) futures market overnight hit another record high of $5,345.00 an ounce. In just one week the precious yellow metal tacked on around $500.00. For perspective, the entirety of 2014 through 2018 saw a high-low trading range in gold futures of around $100. www.barchart.com A very active and uncertain geopolitical environment at present is driving unprecedented safe-have demand for gold and silver. This situation is not likely to change anytime soon. President Donald Trump added fuel to ...

Silver doesn’t move politely. When the precious metal trends, it tends to rip higher fast, and when it reverses, it can punish late chasers just as quickly. That’s why silver’s recent surge has traders asking the same question that Twitter Tom asked Senior Market Strategist John Rowland, CMT, during last week’s Market on Close livestream: More News from Barchart What’s driving the parabolic run in silver futures (SIH26) — and can it last? John’s answer matters because it reframes silver as more than ...