Gold declined and silver plunged close to its December low, while the USD Index rallied sharply. How surprising was that? To those who follow our analysis - barely - because when the medium-term trend is set in a certain direction, the short-term surprises very often follow that trend. It was the case on Thursday. However, the mining stocks didn't decline as much, and the HUI Index hasn't declined back below declining support/resistance line, it has recently broken. Will miners take gold higher? Or will "whites" lead "the yellow" and will gold follow silver's and palladium's lead? Read today's alert, and profit on it.

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The gold mining stocks moved once again higher and this time gold followed. Only silver stayed basically where it was previously. Is it safe to assume that the mining stocks are leading gold higher or is this a fake move and one should focus on other factors in order to determine likely direction in which the precious metals sector is likely to move? Read today's Market Alert and check our view on the current market situation.

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Gold stocks rallied on Tuesday even though gold declined a bit. Is this divergence a positive sign at this time? Precious metals have rallied quite strongly recently and most analysts (according to recently published surveys) are bullish on gold in terms of the outlook for the next week. Will they be proven correct given Monday's decline? How much did this decline actually change? Is it enough of a confirmation to justify adding to the speculative short positions that were opened on Friday? Or has miners' Tuesday strength invalidated the bearish outlook and long positions should be considered? You'll find our take on this situation in today's alert.

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Precious metals have rallied quite strongly recently and most analysts (according to recently published surveys) are bullish on gold in terms of the outlook for the next week. Will they be proven correct given yesterday's decline? How much did this decline actually change? Is it enough of a confirmation to justify adding to the speculative short positions that were opened on Friday? You'll find our take on this situation in today's alert.

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Last week was not an easy one to analyze for someone new to the precious metals sector. Gold rallied while silver declined. We saw a breakout in gold stocks, but not in silver stocks. All of this accompanied by a sudden, sharp drop in the USD Index that reversed its direction just before the markets closed in the US. Fortunately, there are some signs that can guide gold and silver investors and traders. At this moment, some of the things we focus on are the Dow to gold ratio, the price of palladium and gold priced in the British pound. Analyzing these 3 makes the situation much clearer. We invite you to read our comments in today's Gold & Silver Trading Alert.

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