Platinum has been on a tear in recent months. The metal recently hit a decade-plus high. And it has everything to do with... gold?

Editor's note: If you've been following along with the Chaikin PowerFeed, you'll recall we shared an essay from our friend Sean Michael Cummings last month on a promising setup in platinum. Sean is an analyst at our corporate affiliate Stansberry Research. And another one of his Stansberry colleagues has also noticed something unusual happening with platinum... Today, Brett Eversole has the details. This essay from the July 1 edition of his free DailyWealth e-letter discusses an uncertain outcome for platinum after the recent rare surge higher... What's on the Horizon After Platinum's Rally By Brett Eversole, editor, Stansberry Research Platinum has been on a tear in recent months. The metal recently hit a decade-plus high. And it has everything to do with... gold? In a surprising twist, soaring gold prices have caused a spike in platinum demand. That, in turn, has caused a spike in platinum prices. The metal is up nearly 50% this year... roughly double the return of gold. And the rally included a rare 10-week stretch of profits. The massive surge has a clear explanation. But according to history, the outcome from here is uncertain... with either big gains or big losses on the horizon. Let me explain... Recommended Links: AI Trading Tool Uncovers Explosive Gains in Less Than 30 Days Thanks to a brand-new technology, you can start earning years' worth of stock market gains in a matter of weeks. TradeSmithGPT pinpoints each stock's "profit window" – the best time frame to grab 100%-plus gains – in 30 days or less. Today, you can get a live demonstration AND see how to get in on the next trade going out on July 9. Click here to see it for yourself. Changes Ahead for Social Security? According to a Boston-based institutional financial-research firm serving clients like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and BlackRock, "The way income will be calculated for Social Security could soon change forever." Today, the firm is sounding the alarm on huge changes ahead. It adds, "Sources confirm: AI is already inside the Social Security Administration, with a full federal action plan due this summer." Click here to see how it could impact your money. Platinum Is in Demand... And Soaring Platinum's recent rise is an interesting phenomenon. The metal soared 33% over a recent 10-week stretch. That's one of the largest 10-week rallies in its history. And it happened because of China's new gold problem... You see, as gold prices soar, Chinese jewelers are turning to platinum. It's more affordable after gold's massive surge over the past few years. The country has been importing huge amounts of platinum in recent months. This new and unexpected uptick in demand has helped catapult prices higher. Again, platinum jumped 33% in just 10 weeks. Take a look... Platinum was trading sideways for most of the past year. Then, beginning in early April, it began to soar. This kind of rally is far from common. There have only been three other periods where platinum saw similar rallies over 10 weeks. And as the table below shows, what happened next was a major split... Usually, we'd expect a big short-term rally to indicate a powerful uptrend. And when a powerful uptrend is in place, the gains tend to keep going. That can be true for platinum. But as our first case shows, this kind of major short-term rally is sometimes unsustainable... And it can collapse catastrophically. In 2008, the rally continued in the short term. The metal was up 10% over the next three months. Then, the bottom dropped out... with a one-year loss of 47%. The other two past instances were much better. The strong trend did hold up in those cases. Platinum kept soaring, rallying 40%-plus in a year both times. So, what can we expect today? History isn't clear this time. But gold's big rally is driving this new demand for platinum... And as I explained to DailyWealth readers on June 30, higher gold prices are still likely from here. That means this trend should continue for platinum. And if that's the case, a major crash isn't likely. Instead, the massive rally we just saw could be only the beginning, with much higher platinum prices on the way. Good investing, Brett Eversole   Editor's note: In DailyWealth, Brett and his Stansberry colleagues share insights on the day-to-day opportunities they see in the markets. And they share strategies to help readers safely – and steadily – build a lifetime of wealth. Just like the PowerFeed, DailyWealth publishes in the morning each weekday the markets are open. And it's free to read. Learn how to sign up to receive DailyWealth by clicking here. 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