In brisk trading today, gold prices surged and closed strongly higher. The most active December futures settled up approximately $17 on the day, and as of 3:30 EST is currently fixed at $1295.40, which is a net gain of $17.10 (+1.35%).

Okay, so we are still a good month and a half away from Christmas, and especially in Hawaii, there is no snow on the ground. However, there are some distinct parallels to recent year-end activity when it comes to gold pricing.

U.S Equities have softened for four of the last five trading days. Since Donald Trump was elected president in November of last year, U.S.