As of 4:08 PM EST gold futures basis, the most active April 2022 contract is trading lower by $35.60 and fixed at $1890.70. Unlike yesterday’s dramatic price decline which was largely due to dollar strength, today gold and the dollar both lost value. Currently, the dollar index is off by - 0.58% and fixed at 96.555.

Not since World War II has the world witnessed such an egregious act by a sovereign nation against a European sovereign nation. Last night Russia launched a full-scale invasion against the independent country of Ukraine. Russia’s ongoing military invasion intends to demilitarize Ukraine and then topple its political structure.

Gold continues to find support at $1900 per ounce as geopolitical tensions escalate and has now been labeled as a crisis. As of 4:25 PM EST gold futures basis, the most active April 2022 Comex contract is currently fixed at $1910.70 after factoring in today’s gain of $3.30 or 0.17%. Gold futures opened at $1901.20 today, traded to a high of $1912.90 and a low of $1891.10.

Gold prices oscillated between today’s low of $1889.70 and high of $1918.30. As of 4:15 PM, gold futures basis's the most active April contract is currently fixed at $1901.30 after factoring in today’s gain of $1.50 or 0.07%. This article will focus upon today’s high as it occurs at a key level of possible strong resistance.

Market participants witnessed the continuation of a strong rally this week, taking gold substantially higher over the last three weeks. As this week comes to a close, gold futures have had substantial gains of approximately $38 or 2.04%. Gold opened at approximately $1862 on Monday, and as of 5:52 PM, EST is currently fixed at $1900.20.

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Gold price primed for 'substantial' move from threat of war and inflation - Gary Wagner | The Gold Forecast

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Gold price primed for 'substantial' move from threat of war and inflation - Gary Wagner | The Gold Forecast

Precious metals across the board sustained moderate to strong price declines in light of recent news suggesting that the geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine has begun to de-escalate. Recent news indicated that some Russian troops that were positioned near the border of Ukraine began to leave and return to their base.

As geopolitical tensions continue to rise on the border of Russia and Ukraine, both gold and the U.S. dollar are truly acting as safe-haven assets. Currently, there has not been a diplomatic solution to the geopolitical tensions as Russia continues to move troops and equipment to the border of Ukraine and Russia. Russia continues to have military exercises on two of Ukraine’s borders.

Once again there are dual components that have created the perfect conditions for gold to run dramatically higher. First was yesterday’s inflationary data indicating that the CPI index has increased to 7.5% in January. Secondly, the geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Russia have continued to strengthen.