2pm update – metals and miners

US equities remain in weak leaning chop mode, ahead of a press release from Print Central (FOMC minutes). Meanwhile, the precious metals are broadly weak, Gold -$3 (0.2%), with Silver -1.0%. The miner ETF of GDX is currently -2.4% in the $31.48s.

GLD daily

SLV daily

GDX daily

Summary

Gold/GLD: gold swung from $1795 to $1778. A s/t mess until the most recent lower high of $1837s is cleared. >1850 to be decisive.

Silver/SLV: silver printed $23.27, if recovering to the mid $23s. Partly pressured by the main market. A lousy performance relative to copper, which is holding around the 2011 hist’ highs.

GDX: miners lower for a third day, as the March low isn’t far away. A short and mid term mess, as gold/silver just can’t catch a sustained bid.

notable miner: AG

First Majestic Silver testing key price threshold/support of the 11.80/70s. If this isn’t capitulation, I don’t know what is.

Equities: sp’60min

Chop chop… if leaning weak. Bulls should be at least a little twitchy ahead of a Thursday.