There Will Be No Updates Until Monday - Update Fri Nov 2

There will be no updates until Monday, perhaps as late as Wednesday.

Thank you for your concern but I am fine, just out of pocket as they say.

Please do not email until I start posting again.

Bought some additional gold positions on Friday afternoon for my balanced hedge.

Otherwise just catching up on reading, and counting blessings.

"Lead, Kindly Light, amidst th'encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me."

J. H. Newman

Have a pleasant weekend.

SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts

The US equity markets were closed today but the electronic futures markets were open from yesterday at 6 PM until 9:15 AM today.

The volumes were very light as one would expect.

The US equity markets will be closed as well tomorrow.

The gold and silver futures were also open, which enabled a calcuation of a spot price off the front month. The volumes were so light I am not going to bother with chart updates until tomorrow.

Have a pleasant evening.

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