Wednesday 18 April 2018

2pm update - metals and miners

US equities remain a little choppy, and will be cyclically inclined to cool in late afternoon. Meanwhile, the precious metals are broadly higher, Gold +$2, with Silver +2.5%. The miner ETF of GDX is currently +0.8% in the $23.10s.


GLD daily


SLV, daily


GDX daily



Summary

Gold/GLD: gold is seeing minor chop, hovering around the soft magnet of $1350. Broadly, its all chop since early 2017. An eventual bullish breakout above the decisive $1400 threshold looks increasingly due. From there, target would be 2400/2500... which is an awful long way up. If correct, monstrous implications for the related miners.

Silver/SLV: unusually, silver is catching the real attention today. We've seen a break >16.90 (as highlighted by Jim Iuorio yesterday), and its open air to the Jan' high of $17.70. 

GDX: the miners are having a reasonable day, more helped via copper/silver, than gold. Broader price action remains choppy from early 2017. Things turn decisive if Gold >1400.  Best miners... NEM, ABX.
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notable miner: ABX, daily


Despite the recent run, Barrick Gold remains m/t bearish. That only changes >17s.

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Equities: sp'60min


Price action remains choppy, and cyclically, we'll be inclined to cool into the close. Minor net daily declines should not be a surprise, and (in theory) that weakness really should carry across into Thursday.

time for some sun...  back at 3pm