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Do You Trade Commodities as Inflation Hedges or Pure Technical Setups?

I've noticed that commodity traders tend to fall into two distinct camps: **Camp A: Macro/Fundamental-driven** You trade gold as an inflation hedge, oil based on OPEC decisions. Your analysis starts with the macro narrative, and you use technicals only for entry/exit timing. **Camp B: Pure technical** You treat gold and oil the same way you'd treat EUR/USD — support, resistance, price action, chart patterns. The "inflation hedge" narrative is noise; the chart is everything. **Camp C: The hybrid** You use macro to determine directional bias and technical analysis for precise entries, stops, and targets. Personally, I'm firmly in Camp C — but I'd say the macro bias is 30% of my decision and the technical setup is 70%. I won't take a gold long if the macro is broadly gold-negative (strong USD, rising real yields), regardless of how good the technical setup looks. Which camp are you in, and has your approach to commodity analysis evolved over time?
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