Gold, the Doomsday Hedge, has been activated and then deactivated. Long positions blown out. Part 2?

 

$1880 and $1870 didn't materialize, as noted above failed longs, yet the precious metal is still trading above it's 1845 and 1890 support/resistance and mostly trending upward in a slow grind.   Doomsday?   Well, who knows?

• Tawain.  China readying for invasion? : https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/china-announces-lifefire-military-drills-around-taiwan/news-story/115678145910a7d72f013cda42de812d
• Russian historic bond default on the cards:  https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/25/russia-is-now-exposed-to-a-historic-debt-default-heres-what-happens-next.html 
• Russian now controls the grain and exports of Ukraine. i.e its sea ports:  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/25/ukraine-war-may-trigger-global-recession-world-bank-president-liveblog  While, stealing its grain destined for overseas markets: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/23/politics/satellite-images-grain-crimea/index.html
• Is Monkey pox the next pandemic?  https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/05/24/where-is-monkeypox-spreading-fastest
• Another Covid wave as immunity begins to drop globally: wave: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/24/world/covid-19-mandates-vaccine-cases
• A Solar Storm without warning?  https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433870-800-why-the-next-big-solar-storm-might-hit-earth-without-warning/
• WW3: https://www.reuters.com/world/davos-soros-says-ukraine-may-be-start-world-war-three-2022-05-24/

$1865 on.

Trade with care and diligence.