Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold Bounces, Crude Slips, and All Eyes Turn to the Fed

by | May 2, 2025

Despite late-week volatility, Geof Smith says markets are still holding key levels — and with the Fed meeting next week, things could get spicy.

In this Weekly Wrap-Up, he recaps job numbers, gold’s bounce off support, crude’s surprising weakness (thanks, Saudi Arabia), and the key levels he’s watching in the S&P 500 as May kicks off.

Plus, what’s up with compressed volatility, and how long can it last?

— The ProsperityPub Team

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