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Weekly Commentary
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Here's the weekly scorecard:
  27-Feb-14 7-Mar-14 Change % Change
Silver, cents/oz. 2,131.40 2,089.70 -41.70 -2.0
Gold, dollars/oz. 1,331.60 1,338.10 6.50 0.5
Gold/silver ratio 62.475 64.033 1.558 2.5
Silver/gold ratio 0.0160 0.0156 -0.0004 -2.4
Dow in Gold Dollars (DIG$) 252.62 254.17 1.55 0.6
Dow in gold ounces 12.22 12.30 0.08 0.6
Dow in Silver ounces 763.47 787.32 23.85 3.1
Dow Industrials 16,272.65 16,452.72 180.07 1.1
S&P500 1,854.29 1,878.04 23.75 1.3
US dollar index 80.32 79.73 -0.59 -0.7
Platinum 1,452.15 1,483.00 30.85 2.1
Palladium 742.25 781.60 39.35 5.3

I was expecting that last week put a little cap on silver & gold for a while, & another week makes that look accurate, even though gold gained this week. Stocks continue to rise, probing how much air hot government money can blow into a balloon. Unrest in southern African & Russia, home to most of the world's platinum & palladium, pushed up the white metals. Their piper often plays a different tune than gold & silver's. US dollar index set itself up for a trip to 79.

S&P500 made another new high this week, but the Dow laggeth still. Oddly, most indices (Nasdaq, Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000) dropped but the Dow rose 30.83 (0.2%) today to 16,452.72. S&P500 climbed 1.01 (0.05%) to end up at 1,878.04. Is the Dow making up its mind to play catch-up? If so, stocks can go higher into May.

Dow in Gold rose 0.97% to 12.28 oz (G$253.85 gold dollars), & punched a little hole in the downtrend line and the 20 DMA (12.24). This whisper & today's gold drop tends to confirm my suspicion that the DiG is ripe for a rally to correct briefly its long fall from December.

Dow in silver rose 3% to 787.40 oz, but unlike DiG remains below its downtrend line. Right now that coincides with the 50 DMA (795.56 oz). Both the DiS & DiG will move higher for a while.

US Dollar Index rose an embarrassing five basis points (0.06%) today, just enough to avoid classification with the Zimbabwean dollar. It's a bad week indeed when a Russian invasion of Ukraine can't raise the dollar index.

Dollar Index has formed a falling wedge. Wedges usually resolve with a breakout in the opposite direction they point, so that suggests the dollar should soon begin some rally, but perhaps not before visiting 79.

The euro settled questions about its short term future by rising 0.15% to $1.3882. Well, really I am anticipating because the Euro closed smack on its old upper trend line, but I think a two day close above the last high ($1.3847) will probably carry it higher. Technically it could run to $1.4000 or $1.4200, but 'tis hard to picture how the eurocrats could stand that much downward pressure on their exports. Maybe the Fed is strong-arming them?

The yen, on the other hand, has tanked this week, and today lost another 0.14% to 96.84, below its 50 DMA (96.97). Wait to buy your Japanese dinner china, as it will be cheaper next week.

Gold lost 1% or $13.60 today in a steep drop to $1,338.10 while silver tumbled 3% (64.5 cents) to 2089.7c. Owch! Below 2100c.

Right now it appears that gold is entering a correction that will fall to the bottom of the trading channel, right now about $1,320 and rising, or even to the 200 DMA at $1,303.14. Conceivable is a drop to the neckline of the upside down head and shoulders it broke down in February, now about $1,280.

I find gold corrections almost as much fun as rubbing down my feet with broken glass & salt, but we've got to live through them. I expect this one to be minor, and to offer an opportunity to buy a bushel at a sale price.

On the monthly chart Gold has three months' running rise. On the weekly chart gold just this week closed ABOVE the downtrend line from the August 2011 high. That's a milestone.

Silver today at last dropped below its 200 DMA (2100c) to the upper border of the trading range that contained it form November's end through February's middle. First target for a reversal is 2036c, the 50 day moving average.

Get your money can down off the shelf and get ready. Very soon silver & gold will offer you a buying opportunity. Watch closely.

On 7 March 1847 US General Winfield Scott occupied Vera Cruz, Mexico. On 7 March 1911 after a Mexican revolution the US sent 20,000 troops to the Mexican border. I can't figure out why those Mexicans don't trust the United States.

Y'all enjoy your weekend!

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Silver and gold must be bought.

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Market Snapshot See more charts and market data
7-Mar-14 Price Change % Change
Gold, $/oz 1,338.10 -13.60 -1.0
Silver, $/oz 20.90 -0.65 -3.0
Gold/Silver Ratio 64.033 -0.631 -1.0
Silver/Gold Ratio 0.0156 -0.0005 -3.0
Platinum 1,483.00 24.60 1.7
Palladium 781.60 10.75 1.4
S&P 500 1,878.04 1.01 0.1
Dow 16,452.72 30.83 0.2
Dow in GOLD $s 254.17 3.06 1.2
Dow in GOLD oz 12.30 0.15 1.2
Dow in SILVER oz 787.32 25.00 3.3
US Dollar Index 80.14 -0.03 -0.0
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