| 12-Feb-16 | 19-Feb-16 | Change | % Change | |
| Gold Price, $/oz. | 1,239.10 | 1,230.40 | -8.70 | -0.7 |
| Silver Price, $/oz. | 15.785 | 15.368 | 0.417 | -2.6 |
| Gold/Silver Ratio | 78.499 | 80.062 | 1.564 | 2.0 |
| Silver/gold ratio | 0.0127 | 0.0125 | -0.0002 | -2.0 |
| Dow in Gold $ (DIG$) | 266.49 | 275.40 | 8.91 | 3.3 |
| Dow in gold ounces | 12.89 | 13.32 | 0.43 | 3.3 |
| Dow in Silver ounces | 1,011.96 | 1,066.63 | 54.67 | 5.4 |
| Dow Industrials | 15,973.84 | 16,391.99 | 418.15 | 2.6 |
| S&P500 | 1,864.78 | 1,917.78 | 53.00 | 2.8 |
| US dollar index | 95.54 | 96.65 | 1.11 | 1.2 |
| Platinum Price | 957.30 | 944.60 | -12.70 | -1.3 |
| Palladium Price | 527.25 | 499.25 | -28.00 | -5.3 |
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| 3 Day Silver Price Chart |
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Jumpy markets give clues to underlying intentions. The stock market with its sudden sharp rallies that dwindle quickly typifies a bear market rally. Note that gold's jumpy bias takes it UP, not down. Somebody bought a lot of gold quickly because he was scared he miss a move or get trapped. Market's spooky.
Silver's lethargy against gold's energy has pulled the GOLD/SILVER RATIO up to a new high for the move at 80.062. Still signalling and yelling and sending off flares for y'all to swap gold for silver.
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By the way, both silver and gold prices remain broken out on their weekly charts.
The SILVER PRICE laggeth, but one day will play catch up with gusto. Has remained above its 200 DMA. Look at this chart. Looks to be building for another rise, after that one more downleg. Renewed rally ought to begin next week.
In vain I search the evening news, but Alas! there appear only stupidities too low and unworthy and uninteresting to lampoon. I must stick to markets instead.
'Twas a week of correction: downward for silver and gold, and up for stocks. Stocks had their best week in 2016, but Dow remains 5.9% below where it began 2016, and the S&P500 6.2% lower. This is what the yankee government and Fed economists call "negative growth." US dollar index rose but stalled, along with stocks.
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Stocks, I reiterate, have lost much ground in 2016, but today all Wall Street's pimps, and they are legion, rolled out in force lauding stocks' superior performance this week, i.e., they rose for the week. I, on the other hand, no more'n a nat'ral born durned fool from Tennessee, fail to see the beauty in a one week rise by something that's fallen about 6% already this year. This smells of gangrene, not health. Why're them toes turning black?
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All the Dow in Gold has managed to do in the way of rallying has been to climb up to the uptrend line from the 2011 low, which it penetrated earlier. Now it's dropped down again. Surely it can rally more than that? This implies that stocks are even weaker than I imagine. Dow in gold ended the day at 13.36 troy ounces (G$276.18 gold dollars).
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Both this indicators still scream that stocks topped against silver and gold last summer and in December.
Every 3 months or so I do an interview with Catherine Austin Fitts for her Solari Report. Here's a link to a little taste of that interview when I am discussing the thinness of the physical metals markets. http://bit.ly/1LxOGRa If nothing else, you may catch a laugh.
I hardly know how to thank y'all for your prayers on Susan's behalf. Pain in her eye is somewhat less, but still tormenting her. She's waiting for a very stubborn stitch to dissolve. I would be more obliged still if your prayers for her continue to go up. She's tough, but the pain's wearing on her.
Y'all enjoy your weekend.
Aurum et argentum comparenda sunt -- -- Gold and silver must be bought.
- Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger
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© 2016, The Moneychanger. May not be republished in any form, including electronically, without our express permission. To avoid confusion, please remember that the comments above have a very short time horizon. Always invest with the primary trend. Gold's primary trend is up, targeting at least $3,130.00; silver's primary is up targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $195.66; stocks' primary trend is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold or 18 ounces of silver. or 18 ounces of silver. US $ and US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate bubble has burst, primary trend down.
WARNING AND DISCLAIMER. Be advised and warned:
Do NOT use these commentaries to trade futures contracts. I don't intend them for that or write them with that short term trading outlook. I write them for long-term investors in physical metals. Take them as entertainment, but not as a timing service for futures.
NOR do I recommend investing in gold or silver Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs). Those are NOT physical metal and I fear one day one or another may go up in smoke. Unless you can breathe smoke, stay away. Call me paranoid, but the surviving rabbit is wary of traps.
NOR do I recommend trading futures options or other leveraged paper gold and silver products. These are not for the inexperienced.
NOR do I recommend buying gold and silver on margin or with debt.
What DO I recommend? Physical gold and silver coins and bars in your own hands.
One final warning: NEVER insert a 747 Jumbo Jet up your nose.
