The latest CME futures positioning supports a positive gold price forecast 2024, with net long positions increasing 12% month-over-month, signaling investor confidence. Like clockwork, Lockheed Martin tends to raise its dividend between reporting second-quarter and third-quarter earnings. Last year, it boosted its payout on Oct. 2. The year before that, it was Oct. 6. Regardless of the exact time of the raise, investors can count on the defense contractor to increase its payout this fall, as it has done for 22 consecutive years. Add a layer of gold to your portfolio before the economy changes again now . If the Fed pauses or cuts rates sooner than expected, the gold price forecast 2024 could edge higher than current consensus, challenging the $2,250–$2,300 resistance zone.