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What's up with Platinum? Futures monthly chart is showing a triple bottom heading in. Why would it be shorted into it? Are auto manufactures eliminating it? What the heck?
Triple bottoms are the sign of the bear. Alternatively, gold and silver go up when the bears are eating Platinum's cows. Yet, they're just hanging, sort of steady. They are low but A bear triple bottom on Platinum; that's a hard hit followed by a dead cat bounce, reverse, and to hell it goes..
Why would it do that? B/C much less often, counter to the bear is an unusual Bull triple bottom.
On a Monthly scale, the bull could rise for a decent duration: a year or ao maybe more?..
What fundamental value does Platinum have to make the bulls bounce on the target? I mean, They'll pounce on a triple bottom hit, it'll bounce up,, but What does it need to prevent the bears from eating dead cats and cows?
Hit 1 2008-9
Hit 2 2015-6
Hit 3; futures showing it to occur in 2018-19.
$PLAT Median Line Analysis is all about making patterns clear and understandable..Weekly #Platinum pushes above long term Resistance... Pitchforks don't do Coincidences...
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Radomski: Platinum & Palladium - A Nice Addition to Your Precious Metals Portfolio
Wednesday November 21, 2012 10:25
http://www.kitco.com/ind/Radomski/20121121.html
Yesterday was a good day for the whole precious metals sector – all important assets rallied sizably with the USD Index declining 0.38 (0.47%). It seems that the brief consolidation that we saw in the last couple of days is either over or almost over and the whole sector is poised to move higher.
In our last essay we wrote a lot about the importance of diversification and we believe it is a good idea to continue this thread a bit more in today’s essay as well. And this is why we would like to draw your attention to two precious metals that seem to be in gold and silver’s shadow, as we think they provide good investment opportunities. So, in order not to put all our eggs in one basket, let us move on to the technical part of today’s essay and have a look at platinum and palladium that didn’t lag behind the more renowned precious metals yesterday – we’ll start with platinum’s short-term chart (charts courtesy of http://stockcharts.com.)
In the chart, we see that prices have broken above the declining resistance line. We saw three consecutive closings followed by a move back to this line, which was immediately followed by a pullback. And yesterday’s price action is reassuring with platinum closing at almost $1584. At this time, the breakout has been confirmed and higher prices should now be expected.
Let us now move on to the second hero of today’s essay – palladium.
In this chart the situation looks promising as well. Prices not only moved back above the declining long-term resistance line but also moved above the short-term declining resistance line. Therefore, the short-term implications are also bullish here which was further confirmed yesterday, as the ETF closed at over $63.
Summing up, both platinum and palladium can be seen as a decent addition to a precious metals investor’s portfolio, as their upside potential is tempting and they are good for diversification purposes. Moreover, these metals suggest higher prices across the precious metals sector.
Thank you for reading. Have a great and profitable week!
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Characteristics
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Description/Technical Characteristics
Origin and history
Platinum is considered as one of the most precious metals. In nature it is generally found as part of the so-called Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) and together with other metals such as gold, nickel or copper. The PGMs are Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd), Rhodium (Rh), Ruthenium (Ru), Iridium (Ir) and Osmium (Os). Platinum and Palladium are the most important of the PGMs.
Platinum is a rare, scarce and costly metal and it shows certain properties which make it unique. The specific chemical and physical properties of this metal are of essential use for many different applications. Platinum is known as the environmental metal. As a matter of fact, approximately 20% of the goods manufactured in the world contain platinum or are produced using platinum.
Description/Technical Characteristics
Platinum is one of the densest and heaviest metals, highly malleable, soft and ductile. It is extremely resistant to oxidation and to corrosion of high temperatures or chemical elements as well as a very good conductor of electricity and a powerful catalyzing agent. Platinum is soluble only in aqua regia. This precious metal has silvery-white color and does not tarnish.
Although platinum is regarded as a "new" metal in its present form, it has a long history. Ancient Egyptians and Pre-Columbian Indian civilizations already valued it as a very important element. The "modern" discovery of platinum is attributed to Spanish conquerors in the 17th century. Actually the name platinum was given by the Spanish word, platina, meaning little silver. Spaniards had discovered alluvial deposits of the rare white metal when they were mining in search for gold in the Choco region in Colombia. Paradoxically, they considered platinum as a nuisance for their mining of gold.
After the introduction of platinum into Europe in the 18th century it became a metal of interest for scientists due to its special properties. In 1751, a Swedish assayer, Scheffer, recognized platinum as the seventh existing element at that time. The French physicist P.F. Chabaneau first obtained malleable platinum in 1789 in order to produce a chalice presented to Pius VI. It seems that the British chemist W. H. Wollaston was the first person to obtain a sample of pure platinum in the early 1800s. The techniques used by Wollaston in the separation of PGMs are considered to be the basis for modern platinum metallurgy.
The production of platinum requires very complex processing techniques that were not available until the end of the 19th century. Moreover, the high melting points of platinum made it very difficult to work with it. It was only with the development of new refining techniques that platinum was more widely used for new industrial applications. On the other hand, the use of platinum in fine jewelry rose quickly in the beginning of the 20th century. Platinum was already highly appreciated for its beauty and durability.
During World War II the availability of platinum was limited since it was declared as a strategic material. Use of platinum for most non-military applications was prohibited. After the war, consumption of platinum increased due to its catalytic properties. This increase in demand followed the development of molecular conversion techniques in the refining of petroleum. In the 1970s this demand grew even more thanks to the introduction of automotive emission standards in the developed countries.
One of the most important obstacles for a more widespread use of platinum in its history has been its limited supply. At present time, deposits of platinum are concentrated in a few areas in the world, mainly in South Africa and the Russian Federation. However, in the last few decades new mines have been opened and sophisticated platinum mining techniques have been developed. Platinum has become a metal of great importance in the world and prospects for this metal are very positive.
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