It was a very bearish week for the precious metals of Gold and Silver, with net weekly declines of -$32.60 (2.6%) and -$1.20 (7.2%) respectively. Notably, Silver has broken well below the Dec'2016 low, and (in theory) it bodes badly for Gold... and the related mining stocks.
Gold, weekly
Silver, weekly
Summary
A fifth consecutive net weekly decline for Gold and Silver, the most bearish run since late 2015, just before Gold/Silver floored.
The Silver weekly candle even highlights what was an effective flash-crash on Friday. Unquestionably, a large part of it was technical, as the Dec'2016 was broken, that will have initiated a great number of mid/long term trading stops.
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Gold, monthly1c
Silver, monthly1c
Suffice to add, Silver is leading the way lower... gold can be expected to follow.
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