Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities shares his thoughts on the gold sector and one stock he is looking to buy back into.
Gold has not shown any strength here.
These are not bullish market actions.


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Weakness is already showing with gold, down US$22 at the time of this article.
A big fall is coming.
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An interesting EW view from @ElephantCapita2
Wave 4 correction coming.
Would give 160 on XAU, then new highs coming.
Wait for re-entry to our best big gold stocks.

North American Gold Stocks
This is one for the history books.
100% ratings here!
Too much enthusiasm here:

Here likely to pull back to at least 10. Up 70$ in 2025, and up 120% in 18 months.

Look to buy back into Northern Star Resources Ltd. (NST:ASX) below AU$13 sometime in September or October.

ASX Gold Sector
ASX gold index is back to 10,000.

There are too many gaps in the ASX gold index.

Head the markets!
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