Next week we’ll find out if the Big Guns are still investing in gold when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will release information on their stakes on Feb. 14. Also, we ran into two bright MIT economists who have found a new way to measure inflation ahead of the government’s Consumer Price Index.

Today's Premium Update features 24 charts including 6 gold charts (one of them illustrates a breakdown), 4 silver charts and 2 charts dedicated to the gold:silver ratio (what does high volume in the ratio mean?). We also covered the recent breakout in the yield spread between short- and long-term bonds, and seasonal patterns for gold in February. Additionally, we've analyzed the current situation on the palladium market.

The general stock market appears to have a significant impact on the situation in precious metals, especially silver - today we provide details on what to look for as an indication that silver will indeed rally or plunge from here.

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Message sent on February 8th, 2011

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The full version of today's analysis will be posted later today.

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It seems like black swans are swimming in the Middle East pond with possible grave implications for oil, gold and stock markets. Is Egypt the second domino to fall in the Middle East? How stable is Saudi Arabia? We hope for peace but will buy gold just in case. That, after all, is one of the reasons to own gold in the first place. On the other side of the Globe the Chinese are celebrating their New Year and have managed to pull a rabbit out of the hat.

The USD Index moved higher recently and the situation bullish and the opposite is true for the Euro Index. Is that really bearish for gold? We don't think so, however, there are also other factors that one should take into consideration. The general stock market moved close to its previous high and stocks' leading indicators suggest caution. Meanwhile, silver's recent cyclical turning point marked the recent bottom in a perfect fashion. How far is silver likely to go? What's the target for gold, and mining stocks? All of this one much more (24 charts/tables!) is available in today's Premium Update.

Additionally, we clarify changes in rankings of top gold and silver juniors, and we comment on the performance of the SP Long-term Junior Indicator.

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Market Alert sent on February 3rd 2011

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