The chart shows the US broad stock market (represented by the S&P 500 index) and GDX. Both charts are positively correlated which means that GDX behaves like S&P 500. To give my readers a bigger picture - today gold is down 0.3% but GDX, following S&P 500 (dropping 1.6%) is down 4.1%.
Well, it is not a nice picture for gold bugs. In the ultra short - term perspective precious metals stocks do not offer any value.
Generally, gold itself is considered as a safe heaven. When there is a mess in the broad stock market the demand for gold rises. Gold stocks should follow the gold itself. Now, this rule does not work and gold stocks are going down together with regular stocks.
As usually, I do not have any idea why the market behaves in that way. However, if I were to comment I would say:
It looks like precious metals stocks are in weak hands now. Therefore those betting on the continuation of the upward trend in gold should...forget about these fluctuations. Weak hands must go empty handed. Then the prices of precious metals stocks should renew their march up, no matter what the broad stock market does.
You have stated before when gold stocks under perform it is a sign the bull move could be over. How long a period of under performance is needed?
ReplyDeleteHarry,
DeleteThe answer in today's article.
Please, do not consider the questions articulated there as directed to you ("you" means all my readers)