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The general stock market stole the spotlight just a few days ago and the consequences of the big decline and the subsequent upswing have not yet fully played out. The S&P 500 is in a very tense situation, which is particularly important for us – precious metals investors – because the way in which stocks will move is likely to determine the way in which mining stocks will move. How to tell what’s going to happen and how to position oneself to profit on this situation? One of the key clues comes from the place where one might not expect it. From the Japanese yen.

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Gold, silver and mining stocks finally rallied yesterday. The upswing continues in today’s pre-market trading as the USD Index is testing the 90 level, moving a bit below it. That’s the first real rally that we saw this month. The key question is – have we just seen the 2018 bottom?

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The huge decline in mining stocks along with the general stock market was the key event of Friday’s session. The only thing that was more interesting, was the subsequent rebound. Main stock indices ended the session higher, the GDX reversed the entire decline, and the HUI and XAU indices corrected only half of the previous decline. Gold and silver were mostly unmoved. What should one make of all this?

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