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Tom Bodrovics discusses the recent surge in gold prices with Francis Hunt, focusing on the implications of debt market distress and currency devaluation.

Recorded on: August 19, 2026 Your host, Tom Bodrovics welcomes back the market sniper himself Francis Hunt to the show. Francis Hunt is the Renegade Trader, Analyst, and the Founder of The Market Sniper. The discussion centers on a dramatic gold price surge and the underlying debt market distress. Hunt explains that the Federal Reserve is cornered, unable to maneuver as major holders like Japan face a “Hotel California” scenario with U.S. Treasuries unable to sell without triggering a crash, forced instead into repurchase agreements. This debt debasement, he argues, is a Western malaise, with the U.S. as the hegemon suffering most. The crisis is not isolated; the UK gilt market has already seen intervention, and similar pressures are building globally. In this environment, gold becomes the ultimate safe haven, with Hunt detailing a live trade that capitalized on a technical breakout, using his HVF methodology to enter long positions ahead of the news-driven rally. He emphasizes that gold moves first, with silver expected to outperform later once the gold-silver ratio completes a head-and-shoulders pattern. Turning to currencies, Hunt challenges the DXY’s relevance, showing that…

People in this episode

Host: Tom Bodrovics

Guest: Francis Hunt

Topics covered

• gold price surge
• debt market
• Federal Reserve
• safe haven assets
• currency devaluation
• inflation

Keywords

• gold
• debt
• Federal Reserve
• inflation
• currency
• market analysis
• trading

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Market Sniper

Places: Japan, U.S., UK, China, Mexico

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