In the field of gold investment, bargain hunting is a strategy used by many investors hoping to obtain high returns. However, there are many risks hidden in it. The first is the risk of market judgment errors. It is extremely difficult to accurately determine the bottom of the gold market. The price of gold is affected by a variety of factors
In the field of gold investment, bargain hunting is a strategy that many investors try to grasp, hoping to buy at low prices to obtain huge returns. However, this strategy is often accompanied by many misunderstandings, and investors may suffer losses if they do not have a clear understanding of it.
First of all, many investors believe that they can buy the bottom when the price of gold falls a lot. This view has a big problem. The price of gold is affected by a variety of factors, including the global economic situation, geopolitics, monetary policy, etc. The price drop could be just a temporary pullback, or it could be the start of a longer-term downward trend. For example, in the early stages of a global recession, gold prices may fall due to panic selling in the market, but if the recession continues to worsen, gold prices may fall further. It is easy to fall into the trap of bargain hunting by only judging whether to buy the bottom based on the price drop and ignoring the overall trend of the market and the macroeconomic background.
Secondly, over-reliance on technical analysis for bargain hunting is also a common misunderstanding. Technical analysis predicts future price movements by studying data such as historical prices and trading volumes, but it is not omnipotent. In the gold market, unexpected events and policy changes may break the original technical form. For example, a sudden escalation of geopolitical conflicts may cause the price of gold to rise sharply in a short period of time, and the bargain hunting points previously determined based on technical analysis may become invalid in an instant. Moreover, there is a certain lag in technical indicators. When the indicators show that the bottom can be bought, the market may have changed.
Furthermore, it is not advisable to ignore gold's supply and demand fundamentals. Although gold has financial properties, the relationship between supply and demand still has an important impact on its price. If the supply of gold increases significantly without a corresponding increase in demand, it may be difficult to see a significant rebound even at relatively low prices. For example, new large-scale gold mines come into production, resulting in an increase in the supply of gold on the market. If demand is stable, gold prices may be suppressed. When investors are bargain hunting, they should fully consider the supply and demand situation of gold, rather than just focusing on the price.
In order to more clearly compare the characteristics of different bargain hunting misunderstandings, the following is a simple table:
Misunderstandings, characteristics and risks of bargain hunting
Just look at the price drop
Determine the timing of bargain hunting based on the extent of price decline
Ignoring market trends and macroeconomic background, it is easy to copy on the way down
Over-reliance on technical analysis
Relying on technical indicators to predict bargain hunting points
Indicators lag and are susceptible to unexpected events
Ignoring supply and demand fundamentals
Don’t consider gold supply and demand for bargain hunting
When supply increases and demand is insufficient, prices are difficult to rebound.
This article is generated by AI algorithm and is for reference only. It does not involve investment advice. Use at your own risk.
The price of Bitcoin failed to make new highs, and the price also failed to make new lows when it fell. Just like every day for the past week.
Bitcoin Price Analysis 1-Hour Chart
Yesterday's downward trend was halted by strong buying at support levels of 2580 CNY (BTCC) and $388 (Bitstamp), where prices recovered around 15:00 today. A series of lower highs and continued diagonal upward support have created a contracting triangle price pattern (marked by the blue line in the chart).
CNY exchanges – specifically BTCC – seem to be seeing sell orders regularly, even as USD exchanges are trying to push the market price higher.
Earlier today, the 1-hour 20-period EMA fell below the 200-period EMA – typically a bearish sign. This crossover occurred on many charts but the market failed to post further declines. If this signal is ignored, it means that a consolidation is occurring, which can be confirmed by a triangle price pattern, but unfortunately, the chart does not give us a clue from which direction the price will break out of the triangle pattern. Although our analysts are mostly leaning toward an increase, from a rational perspective, speculation without solid signals on the charts to base our judgment on is worthless.
Before today's wavelet rise, the 1-hour MACD indicator stayed at the bottom of the Bollinger Bands, and the stochastic indicator also gathered at its lower end. The RSI indicator has the opposite meaning of diverging from the low of the day. Combined, these momentum indicators point to a higher but weak outlook back to where we started - the golden mean, which is disappointing.
summary
The price is clearly in a transitional phase and we first need to be shown the bigger picture before we can buy with confidence. What we are eager to see is which direction the market will develop behind the contracting triangle. If the triangle pattern breaks out to the downside, we can expect a long-term downward move. We're still hoping that this triangle model eventually converts into an uptrend - either because sellers are tired of the chill on the floor, or because of market uncertainty and tomorrow's Fed rate hike, and the end-of-month Classic(TM)/Unlimited release that fails as expected.
Bitfinex order depth chart and volume indication:
The author himself is a Bitcoin trader. Trading and investing are risky. CCN and BitBang will have to waive any liability for any losses and risks caused to readers by this Bitcoin price analysis report.
This article was originally published on the evening of January 26, 2016 (UTC).
BY :VENZEN KHAOSAN
Source: Bitside: http://www.btcside.com/
Original link: https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-price-analysis-groundhog-day/
The trend of gold has been on a "roller coaster" recently.
On April 22, after crossing the $3,500/ounce mark and reaching a historic high, gold prices entered diving mode. From April 22 to May 4, the COMEX gold range retracement (maximum decline) was 8.56%.
The price of gold "jumps up and down", affecting the emotions of investors and consumers. From the beginning of 2024 to the present, gold has continued its rise and maintained a high level, and the gold market is also playing a wealth game. Under the illusion of "guaranteed profit without loss", some investors aggressively entered the market. Some people mortgaged their properties to speculate in gold, while others borrowed money to speculate in gold.
"The gold in my hand cost me six years of salary in one day. Now my head is cold and I sit in a daze all day." On April 23, COMEX gold fell by 3.45% in a single day. He Mi, a self-proclaimed "gold gambler," said he was stunned.
Born in a rural area, he now earns a monthly salary of about 3,000 yuan. At the beginning of this year, under the "bewitchment" of his friends, he took out credit cards, consumer loans, online loans and other loans, and scraped together 600,000 yuan to fill his gold position, and participated in gold futures trading. With a principal of 600,000 yuan, and magnified by 10 times leverage on gold futures, his position has reached 6 million yuan. "Ten times leverage means that if the price of gold drops by 10%, my account will directly return to zero." He Mi said.
1. Online loans to speculate in gold, "making money while lying down" is an illusion
Year to date, gold has continued to hit new highs. According to Wind data, as of May 4, COMEX gold has increased by 22.96% during the year. If calculated from the beginning of 2024, the increase in COMEX gold will reach 56.74%.
Gold price trend since 2016; picture from Shanghai Gold Exchange
In the hot market, some investors began to take desperate risks under the illusion of "making money", hoping to make a lot of money through loan speculation. They are turning their attention to bank consumer loans, credit cards, and even online loans.
"I took out a loan of 700,000 yuan to buy gold, and it paid off!" Liu Hao, born in the 2000s, said that after graduating from college in 2023, he worked as an inspector in a factory, earning a monthly salary of 7,000 to 8,000 yuan. Unwilling to accept the status quo, he set his sights on financial management.
At the beginning of 2025, after Liu Hao had some savings, he invested some of his funds in the gold market. As the price of gold continued to rise, Liu Hao, who had tasted the benefits, came up with the idea of "buying gold with a loan."
"I took out a loan of 700,000 yuan to buy gold, and all the mainstream (online loan) APPs lent some money." Liu Hao made careful calculations. Most of the platforms he borrowed from were granted a one-month interest-free period, which greatly reduced the cost of funds. In mid-April, he bought gold reserves on JD Gold in batches at an average cost of 775 yuan/gram.
Due to the large fluctuations in gold prices, coupled with the transaction fees, loan interest and other costs of gold buying and selling, it is not easy to make money while lying down.
On April 22, gold prices reached a periodic high, with Au9999 spot gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange reaching 835 yuan/gram. Liu Hao said that the book profit exceeded 50,000 yuan in just six days. But he didn't have time to be happy for long, and gold soon ushered in a correction. On April 27, the price of Au9999 gold fell back to 777 yuan/gram. Liu Hao said that day, "The current profit of more than 1,000 yuan in the book, after removing the handling fees, is only enough to eat Haidilao." He frankly regretted not selling gold at a high of more than 800 yuan.
In the end, Liu Hao chose to take a gamble and continue to hold gold. He believes that gold will still see a wave of gains during the May Day holiday.
"Either wealth freedom, or nothing. There are only two results for me entering the gold market." The more bold and radical He Mi told Times Finance, "I am bullish on gold in the long term, but I am not sure whether the increase in gold can outperform the interest rates on online loans." This may be the reason why he chose to further increase leverage and invest in gold futures.
The wishful thinking of using online loans to speculate in gold is not easy to achieve.
Times Finance has noticed that the current annualized loan interest rates on mainstream online lending platforms range from 7% to 24%. According to a report released by Southwest Securities, taking the product information disclosed by a consumer finance company as an example, as of the end of 2023, the annualized interest rates of the company's credit products were mainly concentrated in the range of 7.20% to 23.76%, but the annualized interest rate levels of loans between 15% and 20% and 20% and above accounted for more than 80%.
A report released by the Shanghai Gold Exchange in 2017 showed that from 1970 to 2014, the annual return rate of gold was 8.1%, which is equivalent to the stock return rate in developed markets. In addition, the volatility ratio of gold returns in the past 20 years has been significantly higher than that of other commodities.
Social media witnessed this “gold rush”. Times Finance found on a social platform that there were more than a thousand shared posts about "loans to buy gold", and many financial bloggers even posted posts about selling houses/mortgaging real estate to buy gold.
2. Buying a gold quilt at a high position: I can’t bear to sell it, but I can’t bear it if I don’t sell it.
Since April 22, the gold market has taken a turn for the worse, and many investors who took out loans to buy gold have been "trapped at a high level and suffered heavy losses."
"I took a loan of 80,000 yuan and bought gold at a high price of 830 yuan/gram. I didn't expect to be trapped." He Li has been excited to watch the price of gold rising since 2025. After seeing posts about borrowing money to buy gold on social platforms, she followed the trend and performed similar operations.
After April 22, the price of gold began to correct. On April 24, He Li’s book loss exceeded 6,000 yuan. "I still have to pay off the credit card loan next month. I can't bear to sell it now, and I can't bear it if I don't sell it," she lamented.
People like He Li who took out loans to buy gold are not alone in being trapped in high positions. “I borrowed a credit card worth 100,000 yuan and bought gold for 830 yuan/gram. I was so hung up that I was about to cry.” “I’m chasing the high price. I bought gold at a high price of 810 yuan/gram and bought a bunch of money-losing goods. The one-month interest-free period for online loans is coming soon.”… Since April 22, as the international gold price has fluctuated lower, such discussions have emerged in investment communities and social platforms.
A gold futures analyst in South China told Times Finance that the rising gold price in consecutive years has induced some investors to have a cognitive bias that gold prices will rise unilaterally, which in turn has led to irrational investment behaviors such as high-leverage allocation of gold assets. It is worth noting that as a typical high-volatility investment target, the price of gold is significantly affected by multiple market factors, but most individual investors often ignore scientific assessment of market risk exposure during the participation process.
At present, relevant agencies have taken action to suppress loan speculation.
On April 23, the Shanghai Gold Exchange issued a notice on adjusting the margin levels and price limits of some gold futures contracts to increase the cost of adding "leverage". The notice stated that the margin level of some gold futures contracts will be adjusted from 15% to 16%, and the price limit will be adjusted from 14% to 15%.
In addition, many banks have issued intensive risk warnings stating that credit card funds are not allowed to be used for gold investment. Times Finance has noticed that since April, many banks, including Bank of China, China Guangfa Bank, and Industrial Bank, have clearly announced that if credit card funds are used for gold investment, violators will face reductions, transaction restrictions, or even card closures.
Industry insiders warn that "loan speculation" involves multiple risks.
Du Juan, a senior researcher at the Jiangsu Commercial Bank Research Institute, told Times Finance that the first is to invest in gold with leverage. If the investment suffers a loss, the amount of the loss will be magnified by the leverage. At that time, not only the principal will be lost, but also a large amount of debt may be incurred;
Second, gold, as a safe-haven asset, is more suitable for medium- and long-term holdings. The purpose of speculating in gold through short-term loan funds such as online loans and credit cards and using leverage is for short-term speculation. In the face of short-term fluctuations, it is more difficult for ordinary people to obtain profits;
Third, credit cards have usage restrictions and are usually used for consumption activities. If a bank finds that a borrower has misappropriated consumer loans to speculate in gold, the bank has the right to require the borrower to repay the loan in advance. At that time, the borrower is prone to the risk of funds being cut off, and the credit report performance will also be affected if the relevant behavior is uploaded to the credit report record;
Fourth, with the help of online loans and credit cards, some investors who do not meet the financial threshold and are not familiar with gold investment knowledge blindly invest in gold under the influence of external voices, increase their capital through loans, and purchase high-risk investment products that are not in line with their own tolerance. When the market fluctuates, it is more difficult to grasp the market and more likely to fall into losses.
(At the request of the interviewees, He Mi, Liu Hao and He Li in the article are pseudonyms.)
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In the field of gold investment, bargain hunting is a strategy used by many investors hoping to obtain high returns. However, there are many risks hidden in it.
The first is the risk of market judgment errors. It is extremely difficult to accurately determine the bottom of the gold market. The price of gold is affected by a variety of factors, including the global economic situation, geopolitical situation, monetary policy, etc. Taking the global economic situation as an example, when economic data performs poorly, gold, as a safe-haven asset, is usually thought to rise, but this may not be the actual case. If the global economy falls into recession and market liquidity becomes tight, investors may sell various assets, including gold, to obtain cash, causing gold prices to fall instead of rising. During the 2008 financial crisis, the price of gold also experienced a sharp decline in the early stages of the crisis. Many investors who tried to buy the bottom made misjudgments and suffered losses.
Second is the risk of fund management. During the bargain hunting process, if investors do not plan their funds reasonably and invest a large amount of money at one time, they may face huge financial pressure if the market trend does not match expectations. For example, when investors believe that the price of gold has bottomed out, they invest all their funds in buying gold, but the price continues to fall. At this time, not only do investors have no funds to cover their positions to amortize costs, but they may also be in trouble due to a sharp decline in assets.
Another is the time cost risk. It may take a long time for the gold market bottom to form, and prices may fluctuate repeatedly in the bottom area. Investors may have to wait a long time to realize profits after buying the bottom. During this period, funds are tied up and cannot be invested in other investment projects with greater potential, thereby missing other investment opportunities.
In addition, policy risks cannot be ignored. The monetary and fiscal policies of various governments will have an impact on gold prices. For example, the central bank's adjustment of interest rates and implementation of quantitative easing policies may lead to significant fluctuations in gold prices. If investors do not fully consider changes in policy factors when bargain hunting, they may face investment losses.
To illustrate these risks more visually, here is a simple comparison table:
Specific performance impact of risk types
Risk of market judgment errors
The bottom of the gold market is not accurately judged, and the price trend is opposite to expected
resulting in investment losses
Money management risk
Invest a large amount of money at one time and then have no funds to cover the position or face financial pressure.
Assets have shrunk significantly and are in trouble
time cost risk
After buying the bottom, you have to wait for a long time to make a profit and miss other investment opportunities.
Reduce capital usage efficiency
policy risk
Policy changes lead to sharp fluctuations in gold prices
causing investment losses
This article is generated by AI algorithm and is for reference only. It does not involve investment advice. Use at your own risk.
Dear teachers, classmates, alumni and friends at home and abroad:
The weather, people, events, and the sun are urging each other, and the winter solstice brings the sun and spring comes again. At this wonderful moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, on behalf of the party and government leadership of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, we would like to extend our most sincere blessings and heartfelt thanks to all the hard-working faculty and staff, to the hard-working students, to the retired comrades who have silently contributed to Tiancai, to the alumni who have always cared about their alma mater, and to people from all walks of life who have always cared about and supported the development of Tiancai! I would like to express my highest respect to the comrades who still stick to their posts during the holidays!
Work together to build a great cause, and work hard to continue the glorious chapter. In the past year, we have thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, all the plenary sessions of the 18th CPC National Congress and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches. We have solidly carried out the "Two Studies and One Action" study and education, promoted comprehensive and strict party governance to extend to the grassroots level, uncompromisingly promoted the implementation of inspections and rectifications, established rules and regulations to build a long-term mechanism, strived to create a good atmosphere of positivity, work and entrepreneurship, and steadily promoted the four major strategies. All the work of the school has shown a good trend of healthy development. The “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” development plan was formulated and implemented, the “double first-class” construction was launched, and the discipline layout was increasingly improved. The "Tianjin University of Finance and Economics Undergraduate Talent Training Refined Strategic Planning Outline and Implementation Plan" was formulated and issued, fully participated in the fourth round of national discipline evaluation, successfully completed the professional degree point evaluation organized by the Degree Office of the State Council, and continued to deepen the education and teaching reform. The national “Hundreds and Thousands of Talents Project”, Tianjin’s “Thousand Talents Plan for Foreign Experts” and the “Thousand Talents Plan for Youth” projects have achieved zero breakthroughs, and the construction of the teaching staff has been further strengthened. The academic environment continues to be optimized, high-level awards and academic achievements at the national, provincial and ministerial levels continue to emerge, the compilation of the third edition of the Encyclopedia of China (Business Administration Volume) is accelerated, and the integration of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and other national strategies has achieved effective results, and the ability to serve economic and social development has been continuously improved. The first Sino-foreign cooperative undergraduate education project has achieved a win-win situation in terms of enrollment quantity and quality, breakthroughs have been achieved in the introduction of overseas talents, and international cooperation and exchanges have continued to expand. The construction of Beautiful Tiancai has been fully implemented, the campus environment has been continuously improved, and beautiful pictures of Tiancai have frequently appeared in the "circle of friends". The "little talents" of Tiancai are brave enough to innovate and realize value through hard work. The National English Speech Contest and the Tianjin General College College Students Mathematics Competition achieved excellent results; the orienteering team won the "National Student Orienteering Championship", "National Orienteering Championship" and "National Orienteering Championship" team championships; Tiancai Women's Basketball Team became one of the two seed teams of the National Student Games Women's Basketball Team with a complete victory record. Players Wu Di and Zhao Zhifang were also selected for the Chinese Women's Basketball National Team for the Rio Olympics, creating a new history of college players being selected for the national team. The School Relations Committee was awarded the title of Advanced Collective in Care for the Next Generation in the National Education System. The East China Alumni Chapter was established. Alumni activities are rich and colorful, and they work hand in hand to seek common development.
The year 2017 is an important year for fully implementing the spirit of the National Conference on Ideological and Political Work in Colleges and Universities, welcoming the successful convening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 11th Tianjin Party Congress. It is also a critical year for the school to accelerate the construction of "double first-class". We must aim at positioning ourselves as an internationally renowned high-level financial and economics university with outstanding characteristics, adhere to the fundamental mission of cultivating people with morality, stay true to our original aspirations, unite and forge ahead, work together with one heart and one mind, walk in the same direction, ignite dreams with passion, demonstrate achievements with hard work, and continue to write a new chapter with confidence!
I wish our great motherland prosperity!
I wish Mei Tiancai a better tomorrow!
I wish you all a happy new year, good health and happiness to your family!
Secretary of the school party committee: Principal:
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