Gold & silver remain locked in a range, with no relief sighted today. Gold did close above its 20 day moving average (1591.14), that is, when it fell did not fall that far. Lost $8.80 to close at $1,595.70. We'll see tomorrow whether those folks who have been willing to buy so much at $1,595 are still willing. Gold closed one thin dime above its low today.

Silver lost 14.1 cents today & closed Comex at 2864.4c, toward the bottom of its 2850c - 2950c trading range. Low today came at 2861c.

Break of the range lows here would carry gold to $1,550 - $1,560 and silver to 2700 cents, perhaps. Why metals continue to struggle so with the world banking system picking depositors' pockets, & Europe a melting façade, I haven't a clue. Sooner or later, reality will assert itself, with a vengeance. Of course, if I were the Nice Government Men, I'd be hammering silver & gold for all I was worth lest they run away upside & stampede the lemmings.

Stocks rose again today. Dow gained 111.90 (0.77%) to 14,559.65. S&P marched right in step, up 12.08 (0.78%) to 1,563.74. S&P500 still hasn't reached that 2007 high. Do not give in to Wall Street's siren song. This will end badly.

Dow in gold is still rolling over, but jumped up today, but Dow in silver remained about the same.

Currencies? Who cares? It's all a lying Potemkin village put on to delude the victims, namely, us.

US dollar index was flat, gaining 1.7 basis points to 82.872. Euro rose 0.05% to $1.2861 (nothing) while the Yen gave back 0.33% to close 105.89.

I don't mind telling y'all, I am nervous, and not about metals but about the financial system. Clownish & arrogant Europeans have flashed a signal worldwide warning depositors to run on their banks. What if they do? US currency in circulation is less than $1,000 per head. How can an economy run on that? It can't. What a mess.

Argentum et aurum comparanda sunt —
Silver and gold must be bought.

— Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger

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Warnings and Disclaimers

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 trend is up, targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $195.66; stock's primary trend is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold or 16 ounces of silver. US$ and US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate bubble has burst, primary trend down.

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 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. For additional information, please see our Ten Commandments for Buying Gold and Silver.
• One final warning: NEVER insert a 747 Jumbo Jet up your nose.

Explanation of Terms

The US DOLLAR INDEX is the average exchange rate for the US dollar against the Euro, Yen, Pound sterling, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc, and Swedish Krona, weighted for each country's trade with the US. It gives a general measure of the US dollar's performance against all other currencies.

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).

The DOW IN SILVER OUNCES shows how many ounces of silver are needed to buy the entire Dow. The DiSoz is trending down with a target of under 36 ounces.

The GOLD/SILVER RATIO is the gold price divided by the silver price, and shows how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold. The Ratio shows us the Primary (20 year) Trend of gold's value against silver. When the Ratio's trend is dropping, silver is gaining value against gold. This trend targets a gold/silver ratio of 16 ounces of silver to one of gold within the next 5-10 years. That implies that silver will massively, vastly outperform gold before this bull market ends. When both metals are rallying, the ratio often (but not always) drops, confirming the rally.

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