📉 Central Banks Selling Gold Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Some central banks that have been buying gold for years are now actively selling it, despite rising geopolitical tensions worldwide, according to CNBC.

Experts highlight several key reasons behind this shift:

🛍 Firstly, a sharp increase in defense spending in some countries requires funds to finance and cover past expenses.

🛍 Secondly, the conflict in the Middle East has caused a significant rise in energy costs, creating additional financial pressure.

🛍 Lastly, due to the Middle East conflict, some countries have started selling gold reserves to support their national currencies in the Forex market.

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Trump informed the president of Lebanon that a ceasefire will be announced within the next few hours.

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🕯 10 things professional traders do differently

A lot of people think trading gets better when you find the perfect setup, the perfect indicator, or the perfect market. In reality, most of the difference comes from behavior.

Professional traders are not special because they predict every move. They usually look more boring than everyone else. They wait more. They skip more. They lose faster. They repeat the same process again and again without needing constant action.

Here’s what that actually looks like in practice:

🛍 They trade less. They are not trying to be in the market all the time. They wait for the few setups that truly make sense and let the rest go.

🛍 They ignore “okay” setups. If a trade is not clear, clean, and obvious to them, they pass. A lot of bad results come from forcing average ideas.

🛍 They cut losses fast. They do not sit there hoping the market will come back. When the trade is wrong, they accept it and move on before small damage becomes real damage.

🛍 They do not confuse screen time with progress. Watching charts all day can feel productive, but often it just creates more temptation to click. Clear plan, clean execution, then step away.

🛍 They train their mind every day. The real battle is usually not the market itself. It is impatience, fear, ego, revenge trading, and the need to always do something.

🛍 They follow a process. They are not chasing random outcomes. They trust repetition, structure, and rules more than emotion or impulse.

🛍 They focus on strength. Instead of digging through weak names and cheap laggards, they pay attention to assets that are already showing leadership.

🛍 They stay boring. No drama, no hero trades, no need to impress anyone. Just the same disciplined routine repeated over time.

🛍 They size positions on purpose. They do not go all in on one idea. They build exposure with control and only press more when the market proves them right.

🛍 They protect capital first. Survival comes before everything. One bad trade should never be big enough to destroy months of solid work.

That’s the part many people do not want to hear. Professional trading often looks less exciting, not more. Less action. Less emotion. Less need to be right.

But that is usually where consistency starts.

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🥇 Gold demand isn’t where most people look

Over the past decade, ~70% of global gold demand has come from emerging markets.
China alone accounts for ~27%, India ~21%. Together, nearly half of total demand.

That shifts the way gold moves.

When demand is concentrated in regions with different macro cycles, currency pressure, and capital controls, gold behaves less like a clean “inflation hedge” and more like a global liquidity asset.

On the supply side, ~74% comes from mining and only ~26% from recycling. That makes supply slow and hard to adjust.

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US oil prices are dropping below $90 per barrel following the news.

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He also states that the US will obtain "all nuclear dust" from Iran.

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Global equity inflows increased last week, while money market funds saw a record weekly outflow, indicating a rise in risk-on sentiment, according to LSEG data.

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