A strategy that would have worked well over the last few years is to trade out of gold and gold related stocks TWO days before CPI, jobs, GDP or any major report expected to be bearish for the USD or US economy. Gold is kept in check or taken down slightly the day before the report and then is beaten the day the report comes out. The next morning is a good time to buy back in.
Still trying to master is myself, but it would have proved quite lucrative over the last 2 years
