The precious metals moved higher (especially mining stocks) yesterday, but the move was not accompanied by huge volume. In fact, the volume was relatively low. What are the implications?

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Gold declined yesterday as stocks soared and despite an intraday move lower in the USD Index. The latter was reversed and then gold declined even further. What can we infer from the above?

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Yesterday all lights were not on the precious metals sector, but on the S&P 500 Index which managed to break out above its all-time high. What’s likely to follow this breakout and what implications can this breakout have for the precious metals market?

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History often repeats itself and those who don’t know it are risking repeating past behavior regardless of whether it was beneficial or not. Knowing that similar circumstances often lead to similar outcomes can greatly help one avoid unpleasant outcomes, while benefiting from the favorable ones. In case of the capital markets, the above can also mean that similar price patterns and emotions among investors are likely to lead to similar follow-ups as the ones in the past. The trouble is that the patterns are not easy to find. The good news is that it appears we have one in gold right now.

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Gold, silver and mining stocks finally declined yesterday, but the size of the decline was not huge. Can we infer anything from this move?

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