{"id":23585,"date":"2025-03-26T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/?p=23585"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:37:11","slug":"gold-is-set-for-a-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/gold-is-set-for-a-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Is Set for a Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gold Is Set for a Decline<\/h2>\n

BY JEFF CLARK, EDITOR, MARKET MINUTE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The gold sector looks vulnerable to at least a short-term decline \u2013 if not something a bit more ominous.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, it\u2019s hard to be bearish on gold stocks. The sector has been on fire in 2025. The Gold Bugs Index (HUI) started the year near $285 per share. It closed recently near $355. That\u2019s a 25% gain in less than three months \u2013 putting the gold sector at the top of the leaderboard so far this year.<\/p>\n

Now though, the gold sector is overbought. HUI is trading historically far above its 50-day moving average line. It recently rallied 10% in just one week. There\u2019s negative divergence on the technical momentum indicators. And, it looks vulnerable to a swift pullback.<\/p>\n

Take a look\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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HUI rarely strays more than 8% away from its 50-day moving average (the squiggly blue line on the chart) before reversing and heading back towards the line. The red arrows on the chart point to the multiple times last year HUI traded 8% or more away from its 50-day MA.<\/p>\n

Each time, the stock move reversed back towards the line almost immediately.<\/p>\n

Recently, HUI closed more than 10% above its 50-day MA. It\u2019s vulnerable to a downside reversal.<\/p>\n

Notice also that on the rally this month, HUI made a higher high. But, the MACD and RSI momentum indicators are below the high levels established last month.<\/p>\n

This sort of \u201cnegative divergence\u201d is often an early warning sign of an impending decline.<\/p>\n

Finally, HUI recently rallied for seven straight days. That sort of one-way move in the gold sector often marks a short-term buyers\u2019 exhaustion. It\u2019s on par with the action last October when HUI peaked and lost 18% over the next month.<\/p>\n

We probably won\u2019t see quite as large of a decline in the gold stocks this time around. But, the sector looks setup for at least a drop back towards its 50-day MA near $325.<\/p>\n

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Jeff Clark
Editor, Market Minute<\/em><\/p>\n

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