It was a bit of a choppy week for the precious metals, but by the Thursday early close, Gold and Silver settled with net weekly gains of 0.9% and 2.0% respectively. Near term outlook offers threat of a moderate bounce into early 2016, but broadly... new multi-year lows look inevitable.
GLD, weekly
SLV, weekly
Summary
We're still seeing sporadic little bounces in the metals, but such gains do nothing to the broader collapse wave that extends back a full four years.
The recent low for Gold of $1045 makes no more sense as a key low than $1232, 1130, or 1051 did.
Mr Market will surely want to wash the $1000 traders out. Further weakness to the 900/875 zone looks highly probable in first half of 2016.
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If the precious metals do break new lows, the related mining stocks will be seriously impacted, regardless of however strong the main market might be.