The gold market is trending higher and has just poked above what was strong psychological resistance at the $1,300.00 level. Bulls are in technical control at present, to suggest more sideways-to-higher price action forthcoming. The gold market’s recent gains are giving raw commodity market bulls some confidence that 2019 will see the sector show general price gains. Still, keep a close eye on crude oil prices. Crude will have to bottom out (which it may already have, as longer-term chart support at the $42.00 area stopped the decline) for the raw commodity sector to have its markets sustain price uptrends. Stay tuned!