2pm update – metals and miners

US equities are leaning weak. Meanwhile, the precious metals are broadly lower, Gold -$30 (0.6%), with Silver -$3.31 (4.3%). The miner ETF of GDX is currently -5.4% at $93.93.

Weekly charts for perspective…

GLD

SLV

GDX

Summary

Gold/GLD: currently around $5048. Weekly momentum is weakening.

Silver/SLV: currently around $80.78. Weekly momentum has turned negative.

*I hold two blocks of SLV April CALLS. Position size is ‘moderate’, and I’ll hold across the weekend.

GDX: rough end to the week for the miners, with weekly momentum having turned negative.

notable gold miner: AEM

notable silver miner: PAAS


Equities: sp’15min

.. struggling to build a floor.