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We're going to have more fun today than we've had for a looong time.

Bernanke got at it again yesterday, roilin' markets with the same weapon Samson used so effectively against the Philistines. Durned if I can keep straight what "hawkish" and "dovish" means when they're referring to the Federal Reserve open market committee, other than they're all bird-brains. Whichsoever it may be, Bernanke made noises that the diviners & readers of sheep guts & tea leaves interpreted as meaning more money printing & less talk of "tapering."

That caught some markets -- like the dollar -- overextended to the upside and others -- silver & gold -- overextended to the downside. Stocks responded in their typically irrational fashion, rising on news that Bernanke will further devalue the dollar & make economic calculations virtually impossible because of inflation AND misdirect further billions to uneconomic investments. "Hoo-ray, Hoo-ray, it's Thursday, let's get drunk!"

The US dollar index fell from 84.64 on 9 July (intraday high at 84.96) to 83.022 today, crashing 1.91%. Huge move for a currency, but remember it was ready to fall because it had been rising straight up since mid-June.

Yen & the euro turned and went the other way. Yen rose today to 101.17 cents/Y100, up 0.92%. Euro rose 0.93% to $1.3108. ( July 9 marked the bottom for both.) Euro even gapped up today and closed right above its 20 day moving average (1.3100). For a while, at least, these other two scrofulous, despicable fiat currencies will gain at the expense of the scrofulous, despicable dollar. I say "despicable" because all are nothing more than wretched shills to rob honest folk with government approval.

Speaking of shills, let us now turn our jaundiced gaze on the stock market. Today had the media chortlers a-chortlin' & the chirpers a-chirpin'. 'Pears both the S&P & Dow are on their way to challenge their way to challenge their last highs. Ahh, we'll see.

Dow today added 1.11% (169.26) to 15,460.92 (last intraday high was 15,542.40). S&P500 gobbled up 22.4 (1.25%) to end at 1,675.02 (last intraday high was 1,687.18). The jubilatin' was jinral.

That interested me less (since stocks' rise remains purely a phenomenon caused by inflation and not economic performance) than stocks measured by silver & gold. These gauges are now talking, loud and clear. While stocks rose a strong 1.11%, the Dow in gold FELL 1.48% to 12.078 oz (G$249.67 gold dollars). Dow in silver fell even more, 2.91%, down 23.22 oz to 775.26 oz. Both indicators have established a sharp four-day downtrend. Y'all take this home: they are falling in the face of a strongly rising stock market.

Lest I forget, the breakout in interest rates has probably ended its rally for a while. The yield on the 10 year treasury note rose nearly to its 6 year downtrend line, though, before it stopped for breath. My guess is that rising interest rates gave the Nice Government Men the nervous fantods & severe digestive tract distress.

I knew something big was happening when gold in yesterday's aftermarket jumped from $1,247.40 to $1,280.20. Mercy!

Today gold rose $32.70 (2.62%) to close the crooked Comex at $1,280.10. Silver rose 4.14% (79.2 cents) to end Comex at 1994.3, but spent much of the day above 2000c. Silver's high today was 2022.3, gold's $1,296.67.

All this improves the outlook considerably. Not only did both metals close at their 20 day moving averages, gold also closed above the downtrend line from its April high. Silver hit that line, but didn't pierce it.

Hold on, remember what H.L Hunt said about never getting down when things are tough, and never too elated in victory. To confirm a rally gold needs to close not merely above $1,300, but also $1,350. Silver must see itself above 2100c. Yes, I am buying right along, but I still want proof.

One thing holding me back is that reactionary uplegs can seem strong as a garlic milkshake -- until they collapse.

Oh, one more tidbit: 12 day rate of change for gold stands right below zero, gold's is above zero at 2.3%. That means it's lightfooted, it's rising, momentum's up.

On 11 July 1804 Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury secretary and inveterate statist Alexander Hamilton in a New Jersey pistol duel. In a match like that, you simply have no idea who to root for.

On 11 July 1864 Confederate Jubal early began a raid that carried him to the gates of Washington, DC. Unhappily, it didn't carry him clean through the gates.

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

— Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger

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11-Jul-13 Price Change % Change
Gold, $/oz 1,280.10 32.70 2.62%
Silver, $/oz 19.94 0.79 4.14%
Gold/Silver Ratio 64.188 -0.947 -1.45%
Silver/Gold Ratio 0.0156 0.0002 1.48%
Platinum 1,421.10 53.00 3.87%
Palladium 716.90 4.40 0.62%
S&P 500 1,675.02 22.40 1.36%
Dow 15,460.92 169.26 1.11%
Dow in GOLD $s 249.67 -3.74 -1.48%
Dow in GOLD oz 12.08 -0.18 -1.48%
Dow in SILVER oz 775.26 -23.22 -2.91%
US Dollar Index 83.02 -0.07 -0.08%
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