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Time to target $1,900 gold price, here's the timeline - TD Securities
(Kitco News) A new bullish call was issued by TD Securities on Monday, targeting $1,900 an ounce gold in just three months.
"We buy gold at $1,710/oz, targeting $1,900/oz in anticipation of continued growth in investment demand amid massive and prolonged unconventional central bank stimulus," stated the latest trading call published by TD Securities.
The bullish call comes as gold is once again trading above the critical $1,700 an ounce level after nearly hitting $1,800 an ounce last week on increased safe-haven demand.
TD Securities' "Long Active Gold Futures" call has an entry of $1,710 an ounce, a target level of $1,900 an ounce, stop-loss of $1,625 an ounce, and an expected horizon of three months.
The thinking behind the call is that the market is currently underpricing the yellow metal, considering long-term inflation expectation and the scale of global quantitive easing, according to TD Securities head of global strategy Bart Melek and commodity strategist Daniel Ghali.
"The Fed's latest QE program is now the largest on record. Of course, there is a well-known relationship between QE and lower real rates, such that it ultimately suppresses real rates by lifting inflation expectations at a faster pace than nominal rates … The Fed and other central banks are likely to keep their uber-easy policies in place for far longer than anticipated, following a decade of below-target inflation and a newfound interest in asymmetric inflation targeting," Melek and Ghali said.
Gold's investment demand is projected to rise more than expected, the authors of the trade call added.
"Despite the bullish outlook, dry-powder analysis suggests only a modest bullish tilt, while CTA positioning remains subdued given their vol-targeting nature. Consensus analyst forecasts remain below spot prices, despite positive sentiment, strengthening the argument that the market is underestimating the potential impact on gold. We expect investment demand to rise as liquidity returns," Melek and Ghali wrote.