GOLD 5546 Achieved! With still these two trading days remaining in the new year’s first month, Gold this morning achieved our targeted forecast high for all of 2026, and then some, price reaching thus far up to 5627; Silver too has topped 120. Indeed at present, all three elements of the Metals Triumvirate are above today’s Neutral Zones, as are the two EuroCurrencies and Oil; the Bond is below same, and session volatility for the BEGOS Markets is moderate-to-robust, Copper alone having traced 250% of its EDTR (see Market Ranges) in hitting an all-time high of 6.385. As for Gold in real-time, at 5581 ’tis +1051 points above its smooth valuation line (see Market Values), a century-to-date record be it by points or percentage (+25%). Today’s Econ Baro metrics include in “shutdown” arrears November’s Trade Deficit, Wholesale Inventories and (purportedly) Factory Orders, plus Q3’s Revised Productivity and Unit Labor Costs.