As the Christmas holiday approaches, bulls are celebrating some continued strength in gold and silver markets. And the big institutions that hold short positions on futures exchanges will not want to see gold post a headline-grabbing close above $2,100 an ounce for 2023.  When gold surged above that level in overseas futures trading two weeks ago, it got abruptly slammed back down before U.S. markets opened. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan