2pm update – metals and miners

US equities are choppy, if leaning back upward. Meanwhile, the precious metals are a little mixed, Gold -$3 (0.2%), with Silver -1cent. The miner ETF of GDX is currently -0.7% at $31.31.

Weekly charts for perspective…

GLD

SLV

GDX

Summary

Gold/GLD: gold printed $1987, if cooling back a little. The dollar and yields look set to be a problem into/across the summer. Set for a net weekly gain of around +0.6%.

Silver/SLV: silver printed $24.62, if cooling back. Set for a net weekly gain of around +2.8%.

GDX: miners leaning weak. Set for a net weekly decline of around -0.3%.

*If I believed the main market floor from Oct’2022 was going to hold, I’d have bought back GOLD, NEM, KGC, HL, FCX, LAC.   As it is… I do not!

notable gold miner: GOLD

Yesterday’s black doji candle played out, with two big downside gaps to fill.

notable silver miner: AG

Lousy… as the March low of $5.53 can’t be expected to hold.

Equities: sp’60min

Chop chop… if rebuilding gains.