S&P 500 & Gold Stocks, Mirror Manias

We have been working a theme lately about the mania going on in US stocks (some valuations are not overly manic but policy sure is) and also the one going on in the mirror (a fun house mirror at that) in the ugly precious metals sector.

We are in a time of utter reverence for great and powerful Oz-like people doing not so great things to the rates of interest that would be paid to savers and prudent people (Zero Interest Rate Policy or ZIRP), and doing wonderful things for leverage (substance) users, speculators and asset owners (MBS and long-term T bond buying).

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NFTRH Update, HUI Groundhog Day

From the previous update:  "If HUI can cross back over the 206.66 October [June] low, I’ll take even more note." Okay, so I am taking note... Here we go again…

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NFTRH Update, Precious Metals

Very simply, the October low was 211 for HUI.  Other measures, like the GDX and GDXJ ETFs have already made lower lows.  But today HUI dropped below and is making an attempt to hold 211.

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