Gold Daily and Weekly Charts; Silver Charts; 1099 Change Does Not 'Target Gold and Silver'

There was quite a bit of central bank concern over the results of the 'stress tests' for the European banks.

I will not address the tests themselves here, but let it suffice to say that they only involved the banks' trading portfolios, and not their loan portfolios, which could give you some idea of their lack of rigor. And 7 of 91 banks failed.

But the spokesmodels on Bloomberg were remarking, frequently, that the markets are pleased by the tests and the crisis is over because 'stocks are higher,' and 'gold was lower.'

The lies and market manipulation will continue until confidence is restored.


Gold Daily Chart



Gold Weekly Chart



Silver Weekly Chart



Miners (HUI) Weekly Chart

Charts: Gold, SP 500, Silver, HUI, Gold/Euro

Gold Daily Chart



Gold Weekly Chart



SP 500 September Futures Daily Chart



Silver Weekly Chart



Miner's Index (HUI)



Gold / Euro Correlation

Gold: Chart Updates - Gold is a Counter Trade to Currency Risk

Although the gold bulls took a severe 'gut check' today, the cup and handle formation ultimately proved too powerful for the bears and bullion banks to break. It is an epic struggle, with much broader, perhaps even historic, implications than most of us can now realize, being too close to the event to see its true dimensions.



The weekly chart shows that gold is in a bull market. Anyone who does not acknowledge this, especially any metals analysts, are talking their books and private agendas. I can think of no other profession that allows for such blatant deceptions as the US financial sector.

The hysteria that accompanies every minor, albeit somewhat sharp, pullback in the price of gold borders on the ridiculous. It is often a 'psych job' by hedge funds, and unfortunately a mass of the deluded who simply do not understand currency markets and money. They think they do, but they don't, and in this case a little knowledge is a dangerous thing for their accounts.

Gold is a counter trade to currency risks. Monetary inflation is only one example of that risk. So the simplistic model is bewildered when gold rockets in the face of deflation caused by credit destruction and weak aggregate demand. What it fails to account for is the dramatic deterioration in the backing for the currency due to the corrosive decay of its underlying assets, the degraded ability to tax and service debt, and the actual assets held by the central bank.

And this is why at times some governments seek to control rival currencies such as gold. It is the economic equivalent of rolling back the odometer, or putting sawdust in the crankcase of a car which you wish to sell to the unsuspecting. It is a means to a control fraud, the deliberate hiding of the dilution of your currency to support a set of political and personal objectives. And this is why the citizenry, if they are wise, will insist on transparency in the metals markets and the asset holdings of their country.



The miners are doing reasonably well all things considered, but may not stand up well IF there is a sell off in the general equity markets.



You may as well hear it all now, because in the event of war, the truth will be the first victim.

Gold, Silver, and the Mining Index with the SP 500 for the 'Quad Witch' This Week

This is one of the big four 'quad witch' weeks for US equities, and Goldman is bring out some IPO's including the CBOE. So as previously said, we'll look for shenanigans on light volumes as the trolley dodgers try to stay out of the way of intermittent headline risks and keep that perfect trading score going.

When frauds like the US financial markets become this obvious and blatant, it is frequently a sign that they are nearing the endgame, or perhaps more properly, an implosion. But never poke a cornered skunk, you have to smoke them out.

Gold



Silver Daily Chart



Silver Weekly Chart



HUI Mining Index - Weekly Chart

Some might notice a trend on this chart. That trend would not hold up in a general stock market crash.



US Long Bond

Big Daddy looks about read to take a dump.



SP 500 Sept Futures Hourly chart



SP 500 Longer Term Cash Chart



SP 500 Correlated to Bernanke's Quantitative Easing Program



Chart Courtesy of James Turk

Weekly Gold Chart

The Bulls are bouncing it off support, but they do not yet have control of price.

Weekly Gold Chart

1100 is key support. 1180 is key resistance.

Everything else is noise.

Watch the price of silver for any confirmations.
That market is tight, and less politically motivated.