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Gold moved a bit higher yesterday, while the miners were basically flat, but silver moved significantly higher – is silver leading the precious metals sector higher? We have previously described the precious metals’ downswing as a sector-wide phenomenon. It remains to be the case – gold, silver and mining stocks remain in oversold positions and we are waiting for a good buy or… sell signal. Is the decline in gold and silver reliable?

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Gold moved a bit higher yesterday while miners were basically flat, but silver moved significantly higher – is silver leading the precious metals sector higher?

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Much was written in the previous days and weeks about the “imminent” rally in the precious metals sector due to January being a strong month for the sector. It turns out that we didn’t even move beyond the first half of the month and whatever rally was seen in silver and mining stocks, is already canceled and both parts of the PM sector moved below their December 31 2015 closing prices. Consequently, instead of a major rally, despite a recent upswing, we have actually seen a move lower in January. Will metals and miners still be able to soar this month or is the rally already over?

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Mining stocks moved higher last week but it took only one day of this week to erase most of these gains. Why are miners performing so poorly and what does it imply for the rest of the precious metals sector?

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