I asked if 2024 would be another golden year for the leading precious metal in a January 2 Barchart article. After recapping the price action in 2023, I wrote: Gold closed 2023 at over $2,070 per ounce as the bull market continued. As gold celebrates its quarter-of-a-century anniversary in a bull market, the prospects for higher prices remain intact. In Q1 2024, gold reached a new record high, silver rallied, and platinum and palladium prices declined. In the early days of Q2, prices are taking off on the upside, with gold and silver leading the bullish charge. Gold leads the precious metals i…