2pm update – metals and miners

US equities are choppy, still battling to build a floor. Meanwhile, the precious metals are fractionally mixed, Gold -$1, with Silver +0.1%. The miner ETF of GDX is currently -0.5% at $23.70.

GLD daily

SLV daily

GDX daily

Summary

Gold/GLD: gold printed $1663, if recovering to 1681. The broadly strong dollar remains a powerful pressure, and there is ZERO reason to expect that to end any time soon. Having lost the $1670s…. next support are the $1370s.

Silver/SLV: silver printed $19.25, if recovering to $19.60. M/t broken with the main market. Next target 14/13s.

GDX: miners seeing considerable chop. M/t bearish with the main market.

notable miner: GOLD

Struggling to the sector.

Equities: sp’60min

S/t momentum is subtly ticking upward. Bears can argue structure is a bear flag, and that is the threat to anyone trying to buy for a bounce.