2pm update – metals and miners

US equities are battling to build broad gains. Meanwhile, the precious metals are a little mixed, Gold +$8 (0.4%), with Silver -0.2%. The miner ETF of GDX is currently +2.3% at $36.94.

GLD daily2

SLV daily2

GDX daily

Summary

Gold/GLD: gold printed $2393, if currently around $2377. New hist’ highs >$2454 appear probable before end month.

Silver/SLV: silver printed $31.45, if cooling to $30.92. Today’s perform’ is lousy. Things turn interesting >$32.00, and decisive >$33.

GDX: miners powering upward… far outperforming gold/silver.

notable gold miner: NEM

Helped by CIBC, 46>61.

notable silver miner: PAAS

Pan American set to clear the May highs. Soft target $28s.

Equities: sp’60min

… still clawing upward, with momentum having turned positive.