The correlation of the dollar moving higher and precious metals lower continued today as the dollar index breached 85 for the first time, a 4 year high. While this is only one of the indicators I follow in speculating what gold and silver might do next, it is one I give more emphasis to.
US Economic Data Good
New home sales surged in August and this was viewed as dollar bullish as well, further speculating that interest rates could be on the rise sooner than later (I disagree with this).
European Economic Data Bad
Some of the dollar rise can be attributed to consumer confidence weakness in Germany, hurting the Euro.
The dollar may be due for a breather but we’ll just have to wait and see if the metals can find a bottom here to pounce higher.
Gold Resilient – Silver Not
Gold has still not broken its 2013 low which should be noted while silver as we have noted has. The metals both remain at a score of -100, about as bad as you can get.
Mining Shares Getting Closer to 52 Week Lows
JNUG is pressing its 52 week low while GDX is still $2 from its 52 week low.
9-24-2014 GLD Chart
9-24-2014 SLV Chart
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