| Silver and Gold Prices Smashed Today : Gold Price Down $42 or 3.3% Silver Price Down $1.35 or 7.2% Posted: 11 Nov 2016 05:52 PM PST | Here's the weekly scorecard: |
| 4-Nov-16 | 11-Nov-16 | Change | % Change | | Silver Price, cents/oz. | 1,834.20 | 1,736.40 | -97.80 | -5.3 | | Gold Price, dollars/oz. | 1,303.30 | 1,223.50 | -79.80 | -6.1 | | Gold/silver ratio | 71.056 | 70.462 | -0.594 | -0.8 | | Silver/gold ratio | 0.0141 | 0.0142 | 0.0001 | 0.8 | | Dow in Gold Dollars (DIG$) | 283.73 | 318.44 | 34.71 | 12.2 | | Dow in gold ounces | 13.73 | 15.40 | 1.68 | 12.2 | | Dow in Silver ounces | 975.26 | 1,085.44 | 110.18 | 11.3 | | Dow Industrials | 17,888.28 | 18,847.66 | 959.38 | 5.4 | | S&P500 | 2,085.18 | 2,164.45 | 79.27 | 3.8 | | US dollar index | 96.97 | 99.06 | 2.09 | 2.2 | | Platinum | 1,001.70 | 941.00 | -60.70 | -6.1 | | Palladium | 624.25 | 684.15 | 59.90 | 9.6 |
| | 11-Nov-16 | Price | Change | % Change | | Gold Price, $/oz | 1,223.50 | -42.00 | -3.3 | | Silver Price, $/oz | 17.36 | -1.35 | -7.2 | | Gold/Silver Ratio | 70.462 | -2.362 | -3.2 | | Silver/Gold Ratio | 0.0142 | -0.0011 | -7.2 | | Platinum Price | 941.00 | -38.50 | -3.9 | | Palladium Price | 684.15 | -11.80 | -1.7 | | S&P 500 | 2,164.45 | -3.03 | -0.1 | | Dow | 18,847.66 | 39.78 | 0.2 | | Dow in GOLD $s | 318.44 | 11.25 | 3.7 | | Dow in GOLD oz | 15.40 | 0.54 | 3.7 | | Dow in SILVER oz | 1,085.44 | 80.54 | 8.0 | | US Dollar Index | 98.77 | 0.24 | 0.2 |
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| SPOT GOLD: | 1,224.20 |
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| | GOLD | Fine Tr.Oz. | BID | ASK | $/oz | | American Eagle | 1.00 | 1,260.93 | 1,265.21 | 1,265.21 | | 1/2 AE | 0.50 | 623.83 | 645.77 | 1,291.53 | | 1/4 AE | 0.25 | 314.97 | 329.00 | 1,316.02 | | 1/10 AE | 0.10 | 128.44 | 134.05 | 1,340.50 | | Aust. 100 corona | 0.98 | 1,193.96 | 1,202.96 | 1,227.26 | | British sovereign | 0.24 | 290.34 | 303.34 | 1,288.61 | | French 20 franc | 0.19 | 226.27 | 230.27 | 1,233.38 | | Krugerrand | 1.00 | 1,240.11 | 1,250.11 | 1,250.11 | | Maple Leaf | 1.00 | 1,234.20 | 1,248.20 | 1,248.20 | | 1/2 Maple Leaf | 0.50 | 703.92 | 642.71 | 1,285.41 | | 1/4 Maple Leaf | 0.25 | 312.17 | 327.47 | 1,309.89 | | 1/10 Maple Leaf | 0.10 | 129.77 | 133.44 | 1,334.38 | | Mexican 50 peso | 1.21 | 1,468.52 | 1,479.52 | 1,227.10 | | .9999 bar | 1.00 | 1,228.48 | 1,236.20 | 1,236.20 | | SPOT SILVER: | 17.27 |
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| | SILVER | Fine Tr.Oz. | BID | ASK | $/oz | | VG+ Morgan $B4 1905 | 0.77 | 25.00 | 27.00 | 35.29 | | VG+ Peace dollar | 0.77 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 28.76 | | 90% silver coin bags | 0.72 | 12,844.98 | 13,130.98 | 18.37 | | US 40% silver 1/2s | 0.30 | 4,901.43 | 5,051.43 | 17.12 | | 100 oz .999 bar | 100.00 | 1,706.50 | 1,741.50 | 17.42 | | 10 oz .999 bar | 10.00 | 174.15 | 179.15 | 17.92 | | 1 oz .999 round | 1.00 | 17.07 | 17.57 | 17.57 | | Am Eagle, 200 oz Min | 1.00 | 18.77 | 20.27 | 20.27 | | SPOT PLATINUM: | 941.00 |
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| | PLATINUM | Fine Tr.Oz. | BID | ASK | $/oz | | Platinum Platypus | 1.00 | 956.00 | 986.00 | 986.00 |
Floating on Trump's announcement he would spend gobs of government money to spark the economy, financial stocks & stocks related to building have soared while medical stocks & gun manufacturers have tanked. US dollar index rose again today & is threatening the 2015 high at 100. SILVER & GOLD PRICES were smashed today but palladium is rising.
Stock indices are gainsaying each other. Dow rose 218 yesterday, Nasdaq sank 50, & S&P500 rose only 4.22. Today the Dow rose 39.78 to 18,847.66 but the S&P500 lost 3.03 to $2,164.45. Likewise yesterday the Dow made a new all-time high close at 18,807.88 and today again at 18,847.66, both well above the 15 August 2015 18,636.05. But the S&P500 even at yesterday's 2,167.48 close stood well below its 15 August 2016 all-time high at 2,190.15. Loads of folks smarter than me and richer than me, rich enough to afford them shiny sharkskin Armani suits, think stocks are set for another bull market. Maybe, but look at this Dow chart, http://schrts.co/usNgEb The Dow has only rallied to -- the upper jaw of a broadening top/Jaws of Death.
I don't buy the government-spending-helps-the-economy argument. If government spending on "infrastructure" helps the economy (other than the folks directly building the infrastructure) why not spend on video games? Wouldn't that help the economy, too? Or why not send every Tom, Dick, & Harriet in America a check for a million bucks and make us ALL rich?
I am not so much interested in stocks as I am in stocks measured by gold & silver. Here's the Dow in gold chart, http://schrts.co/Spc87o
Clearly the DiG has broken through the downtrend line from the December 2015 high, and not by a little. Logical place for it to stop -- assuming it will stop -- is about 16 ounces of gold to buy the Dow. Or maybe, along with the Dow, it will put in a big double top.
Whether government spending raises economic activity in fact or not, if all the Wall Streeters believe it does they will run up the already-overvalued stock market even further in a self-fulfilling prophecy. Don't miss this: however much the Dow rises, gold will outperform it. Trump's government spending route to the millennium guarantees that.
Here's the Dow in silver chart, http://schrts.co/f3QFz8
'Tain't nearly as dramatic as the Dow in Gold, but still represents a breakout. I'm interested to see if it can get past 1,115oz, the June high. Anyway, my long term view for the next five years remains this: however much the Dow rises, silver will outperform it.
US dollar index rose again today to 99.06, up 28 basis points (0.28%). Here is the 6 month dollar index chart, http://schrts.co/frdNFS
On election day the dollar index fell to its 200 Day Moving Average, which roughly ran together with the rising trend line off the June low. Today it nearly reached the top of its trading channel, and lies only about 154 basis points from the March 2015 high at 100.70, noted by the heavy red line on this chart.
When interest rates change, everything is re-priced -- everything, including stocks, eventually. Dollar is attracting money right now (in spite of the implications of Trump's spending), thanks in part to rising dollar interest rates and in part to economies & markets around the globe terrorized by the uncertainty Trump's election rains on them. Can that carry the US dollar index through 100.7? Might, and if it does the dollar index might run to 120. But first, let's see what it does at 100.
Rising dollar has trashed the yen & euro. Yen now stands at 93.66 from 97.22 six days ago. Euro ended the day at $108.47, down from $1.1150 five days ago.
The collapse of bond prices and rising interest rates ought to be grabbing headlines, but they're not. Since the July all-time high at 176.06, the US 30 year treasury bond has lost 12.6%. Here's the chart, http://schrts.co/IoR0Nw (Remember that as interest rates rise, bond prices fall.)
Behold the 10 year Treasury note, down 4.8% since the July high at 133.21 to 126.76 today.
Remember, rising interest rates re-price EVERYthing, including obviously junk bonds as well. Look at this "better" junk bond ETF called JNK, http://schrts.co/7zHsrx Or how about this junk-junk bond ETF called HYG, http://schrts.co/BXEyhx Ain't no picture of health here. And the 10 year treasury yield is gunning straight for the downtrend line from 2007, http://schrts.co/vUJO4G
I say it again, not to gloat but, well, to GLOAT: the Federal Reserve does NOT control interest rates, the market does. Market is taking back the steering wheel.
Merciful heavens, about 10 a.m. sellers started hitting gold with sledgehammers and broke it. Gold lost $42.00 (3.2%) to end at $1,223.50. Silver lost 135.2¢ (7.2%) to 1736.4¢.
I have been hinting to y'all that we should expect a second low in silver & gold, but thought we saw it on election night. Was I wrong. It appears the lows will be lower than any lows we've seen since the July peak. The cycles fellow I read looks for a bottom by 18 November. (I read an expert on cycles because they remain wholly opaque to me. This fellow, however, is fairly accurate, if opaque.)
What price does that translate to? For Gold, strong support stands at $1,200. Here, look at the chart, http://schrts.co/wnnn5g
What about silver? Today it hit the bottom boundary of its trading channel, but it's possible it might fall to lateral support at 1600¢. Please go look at the chart for yourself, http://schrts.co/67vlaR
These are not predictions, just a steely eyed look at the charts. Best stand aside a few days to let this settle. Please get this clear and don't misunderstand: silver & gold bottomed in December 2015 and have renewed their bull market. Don't let this pothole send you into a tailspin. Be calm. Be patient.
Another little Susan story.
We were married seven years before Susan ever got pregnant, but when she got pregnant -- this was in 1974 -- she hopped into it will all the energy & love she brought to everything. Back then the standard medical practice was knock the mother out with drugs, deliver the (also drugged) baby, and make the husband wait in the waiting room.
Somehow Susan got hold of a copy of "Husband Coached Childbirth" about Lamaze childbearing. She suggested to me that we do that & I replied that was for people who ate nuts and berries, not me. She didn't argue, just handed me a copy of "Husband Coached Childbirth" and asked me to read it.
Grudgingly, I picked it up. It was hilarious, and 100% persuasive. I was all in.
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Help keep GATA going GATA is a civil rights and educational organization based in the United States and tax-exempt under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Its e-mail dispatches are free, and you can subscribe at: http://www.gata.org To contribute to GATA, please visit: http://www.gata.org/node/16 | | Gold, Miners Under Trump Posted: 11 Nov 2016 09:02 AM PST Zealllc | | Why the Stock Market Gave Trump a Big Kiss… Posted: 11 Nov 2016 09:00 AM PST This post Why the Stock Market Gave Trump a Big Kiss… appeared first on Daily Reckoning. What happened to the swarm of locusts… the frogs raining down from the sky… the thunderstorms of hail and fire? That's the "end of days" scenario we were told to expect should Trump win the presidency. Bridgewater Associates—the world's largest hedge fund—told its clients that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would plunge 10% if Trump won the election. That's a massive 1,800-point decline. But the market slaughter never materialized. So far, the stock market has given the idea of a Trump presidency a big kiss… A False Panic Bridgewater wasn't alone in its dire prediction based on nothing… Citigroup warned its clients the S&P 500 would fall immediately by 3% to 5% if Trump won. Research firm Macroeconomic Advisers forecast that a Trump win would result in an 8% drop in U.S. stocks. And the Brookings Institution projected a 10% to 15% plunge. But reality so far has been much different… Yes, there was a brief overnight manipulation as the high-frequency guys abused irrational fears. The thought of a Trump White House saw Dow futures down more than 800 points in Wednesday's pre-market trading. But the Dow benchmark actually ended up closing higher for the day by more than 250 points. And it gained another 218 points on Thursday. That's a more than 3% gain in two days. Why the big swing in sentiment? As the uncertainty of the election result diminished, I assume investors took a deep breath and contemplated what a Trump presidency might really mean to the markets. Apparently, they liked what they saw… at least right now. Trump's promise of lower taxes, reducing onerous regulations and boosting military and infrastructure spending might provide the economic boost they're looking for. Or maybe none of this was the relevant why—who knows. How to Avoid Losing Your Shirt… Look, I'm not saying the market won't see big declines from here. It could. It also could not. Take a look at this from Bloomberg: "In the 22 elections going back to 1928, the S&P 500 has fallen 15 times the day after polls close, for an average loss of 1.8 percent. Stocks reversed course and moved higher over the next 12 months in nine of those instances." How do you trade that data? Stocks can decline after an election… but sometimes they don't. And they can reverse course after those initial declines… but sometimes they don't. This reminds me so much of the political prognosticator Nate Silver. His secret "black box" is supposedly all about using statistics to accurately predict election results. But Silver is just like the stock market. He was up, down and all over with his Trump predictions. He got nothing right. The point is that anyone who predicts what the market will do post-election is engaging in a guessing game at best… and lying at worst. Sometimes they'll get things right. Other times they'll get things wrong. But that's no way to make consistent money in the markets. That kind of behavior is all ego. And ego kills more accounts than anything. The fact is if you had become deathly afraid of the rise of the Fourth Reich due to watching CNN 24/7 over the last six months, and if you placed a big bet on a "Trump as Hitler"-induced market crash to back your narrative, you lost your shirt. You got killed. Honestly, you were stupid if you did that. The much smarter option is always to ride trends regardless of whatever new event is unfolding. The best way to trade Trump's presidency is to take your trend signals and ride trends to the end until they bend. And along the way protect your downside with stop losses in place at all times. That's the consistent, repeatable way to make fat gains in the market. The other stuff is a sideshow designed to take your money. Please send your comments to me at coveluncensored@agorafinancial.com. Let me know what you think of today’s issue. Regards, Michael Covel
for The Daily Reckoning Ed. Note: Sign up for a FREE subscription to The Daily Reckoning, and you'll receive regular insights for specific profit opportunities. By taking advantage now, you're ensuring that you'll be set up for updates and issues in the future. It's FREE. The post Why the Stock Market Gave Trump a Big Kiss… appeared first on Daily Reckoning.  | | Ron Paul: Neocons are Trying to Infiltrate Trump`s Administration Posted: 11 Nov 2016 09:00 AM PST Ron Paul gives his opinion on new Trump administration . Will Neocons manage to Infiltrate Trump`s Administration and continue their policies ... The Financial Armageddon Economic Collapse Blog tracks trends and forecasts , futurists , visionaries , free investigative journalists ,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://www.newsbooze.com or http://www.figanews.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]  | | Only Winners of the US Presidential Election Are… Posted: 11 Nov 2016 08:49 AM PST HSBC,(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC), is projecting gold to rise to $1,500 an ounce, since the ‘real-estate magnate’ triumphed up from behind in the election results (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-01/buy-gold-no-matter-who-wins-the-election-hsbc-says). It is protection against everything! The U.S. Debt-to-GDP ratio is 125% and will be growing. ‘Main Street America’ has been told that these are measures required to stimulate economic activity, to prevent crises, increase employment, and soothe the financial markets. | | ALERT !! SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WORLD WIDE 2016 Posted: 11 Nov 2016 07:47 AM PST ALERT !! SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WORLD WIDE 2016 The Financial Armageddon Economic Collapse Blog tracks trends and forecasts , futurists , visionaries , free investigative journalists , researchers , Whistelblowers , truthers and many more [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://www.newsbooze.com or http://www.figanews.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]  | | Japanese Tales of Common Insanity and Gold Posted: 11 Nov 2016 06:16 AM PST Einstein allegedly once claimed that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It turns out that central bankers are really insane. Their loose, unconventional monetary policy has not worked in Japan for the last quarter-century, but it did not prevent the Bank of Japan from adopting zero interest rates targets for ten-year Japanese government bonds and from the commitment from overshooting its inflation target. But let’s leave the analysis of the central bankers’ denial of reality to psychologists and focus on the short summary of the Japanese economy in the last quarter-century. Such an analysis would outline the necessary context for the examination of the relationship between the BoJ’s actions, the USD/JPY exchange rate and gold. | | Financial Markets, Gold, Stocks Full out “RISK ON†Posted: 11 Nov 2016 06:00 AM PST Financial markets are becoming absolutely giddy with delight as they are now firmly looking beyond their “dark night of captivity” to the Obama administration’s growth killing regulatory scheme with all its oppressive mandates to a “new morning” of a business friendly Trump administration. Wall Street is sensing growth and investors are responding by unceremoniously trash-canning the safe haven or defensive categories of stocks. | | The Silver Linings in Trump’s Win Posted: 11 Nov 2016 03:33 AM PST Counterpunch | | Japanese Tales of Common Insanity and Gold Posted: 11 Nov 2016 03:09 AM PST SunshineProfits | | Breaking News And Best Of The Web Posted: 11 Nov 2016 01:37 AM PST Longest, most brutal presidential campaign ends with decisive Trump victory. Stocks and dollar rise, bonds and gold fall. Anti-Trump protests erupt but are mostly non-violent. Political class doing some serious soul searching. Best Of The Web Panama Papers? Try UNITED STATES Papers? – Mountain Vision 9/14 4 totally legal reasons to use an offshore structure […] The post Breaking News And Best Of The Web appeared first on DollarCollapse.com. | | Gold Prices Plunge 7% as Traders Back ‘Trump Boom’ Posted: 10 Nov 2016 04:00 PM PST Gold prices rallied off 3-week lows in Asian and London trade Friday, bottoming over 7% below Wednesday's US election results' spike at $1251 per ounce as European stock markets ended their 'Trump bump' rally and fell...  |
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