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By the rumor, sell the news. The stock market gained on news that Ben the Bully Bandit would water down the dollar even more, and fell again today. The blasts of blarney no longer scare many birds off the trees. Thus Ben must pull out the Inflation Gun, his only other weapon. Whoops -- that's already failed with QE 1 & QE 2. "I know what you're thinking, Ben. You're thinking, `Did I fire six shots or only five?' Tell you the truth, Ben, I forgot myself in all this excitement."

Dow fell 54.9 (0.42%) to 13,035.94. S&P500 lost 0.12% (1.64) to 1,404.94. Stocks are verging on falling off the cliff.

US dollar index gained 12.5 basis points (0.16%) to 81.34, a meaningless day's activity. 81.40 is the top of the range, 81.00 the bottom. Dollar index has its eye set on 80.60, the 200 day moving average, maybe even lower.

Euro tapped on $1.2600 resistance Friday, and fell back today 0.14% to $1.2562. Euro will rise to $1.3000 if it can clear $1.2700.

Yen is dancing with its downtrend line. Down today a bare 0.5% to 127.54c (Y78.41).

Look out! Here's a little bucket of cold water on the party! Nothing rises forever. Silver & gold have a ways to run yet, but a little correction will come -- it always does.

Gold jumped $8.30 to $1,692.90. Considering that the aftermarket is trading at $1,697.20, that close looks a bit posed. Low came early (9:30) at $1,688.50, then rocketed off that clean to the high, $1,698.35.

Gold will probably slice through $1,700 tomorrow, certainly this week. This run won't stop before $1,740 or $1,750.

Silver gained 97.8 cents to 3234.8c. Friday it gained 100.3c. This is fun, but not normal. At 3234.8, silver needs to stretch a bare 18.2 cents to reach its 300 day moving average.

So what? Why, that 300 DMA acts like the 200 DMA does for other markets. Once silver climbs over that 300 DMA, there's no question the next leg up has begun. Put on your helmet, buckle on your seat belt!

The Gold/Silver ratio dropped 1.368 to 52.333 today. That's enormous.

Silver ought to climb another week or more, & touch 3445 cents before it stops.

What big lesson ought we draw from all this? The gold & silver corrections have ended, the next rally has begun, buy more.

My book developer tells me that publishers never announce the specific date a book will be published, only the month. So "forthcoming in October" (the 15th, I think) my book AT HOME IN DOGWOOD MUDHOLE (Volume I) will be published. Y'all can save yourselves five bucks shipping & get an autographed copy if you order before 15 October 2012. See http://store.the-moneychanger.com/products/at-home-in-dogwood-mudhole-vol1 That's me behind the horses on the mower, and that picture was taken about 200 yards from where I'm sitting right now. Joel Salatin says it is "at once hilarious, humbling, and holy."

The Bodacious Hoedown last Saturday was a great success, biggest we ever had: 225 people. They had fun, they ate a dangerous amount of food, & they danced barefoot in the grass.

From 7 September through 16 September I will be away for our family vacation. Sorry, I won't publish a daily commentary during that time, but I will return on 17 September, God willing.

On 4 September 1862 the Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River into the occupied state of Maryland, beginning the Antietam campaign.

On 4 September 1886 the great Apache leader Geronimo surrendered. The conditions of his surrender were later broken, and he was never allowed to return to the land of his birth. He died in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1909.

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— Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger

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Market Snapshot See more charts and market data
4-Sep-12 Price Change % Change
Gold, $/oz 1,692.90 8.30 0.49%
Silver, $/oz 32.35 0.98 3.12%
Gold/Silver Ratio 52.334 -1.367 -2.55%
Silver/Gold Ratio 0.0191 0.0005 2.61%
Platinum 1,566.50 30.20 1.97%
Palladium 640.25 12.30 1.96%
S&P 500 404.94 -1.64 -0.40%
Dow 13,035.94 -54.90 -0.42%
Dow in GOLD $s 159.18 -1.44 -0.90%
Dow in GOLD oz 7.70 -0.07 -0.90%
Dow in SILVER oz 402.99 -14.31 -3.43%
US Dollar Index 81.34 0.13 0.15%
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GOLD Fine Tr.Oz. BID ASK $/oz
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Aust. 100 corona 0.98 1,655.28 1,665.60 1,699.24
British sovereign 0.24 399.52 406.52 1,726.94
French 20 franc 0.19 316.87 323.87 1,734.69
Krugerrand 1.00 1,707.38 1,722.38 1,722.38
Maple Leaf 1.00 1,707.20 1,727.20 1,727.20
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SILVER Fine Tr.Oz. BID ASK $/oz
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VG+ Peace dollar 0.77 25,000.00 27,500.00 35.95
90% silver coin bags 0.72 22,897.88 23,147.88 32.37
US 40% silver 1/2s 0.30 9,078.63 9,253.63 31.37
100 oz .999 bar 100.00 3,237.50 3,287.50 32.88
10 oz .999 bar 10.00 328.75 331.25 33.13
1 oz .999 round 1.00 32.23 33.08 33.08
Am Eagle, 200 oz Min 1.00 33.98 34.63 34.63
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PLATINUM Fine Tr.Oz. BID ASK $/oz
Plat. Platypus 1.00 1,591.50 1,631.50 1,631.50
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The DOW IN GOLD DOLLARS measures the Dow Jones Industrial Average in gold dollars (0.048375 troy oz. by law). The DiG$ depicts the Primary (20 year) Trend of stocks against gold. When the DiG$ is dropping, gold is gaining value against stocks in a trend that should last 15-20 years. The DiG$'s chart is identical to the Dow in ounces of gold, but gives us one unvarying measure all the way back to 1896. Because it shows the primary trend ("tide") of gold against stocks, for investors it is the single most important financial chart in the world today. Since its August 1999 high at G$925.42 (44.8 ounces), the DiG$ has trended down, targeting a G$80-G$20 (4-1 oz. of gold will buy the whole Dow).

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