Commodity Prices

Gold •294 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	978.70	+16.50	+1.71%
WTI Crude •10 mins	62.37	-1.30	-2.04%
Gasoline •24 mins	2.081	-0.018	-0.88%
Ethanol •294 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •294 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 294 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 294 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	66.22	-1.22	-1.81%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.003	-0.004	-0.13%
Heating Oil • 10 mins	2.128	-0.021	-0.95%

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Trapped

By Erik Swarts - Oct 22, 2013, 6:37 PM CDT

Between the breakdowns in the US dollar and 10 year yields, precious metals have trapped the Johnny-come-lately and dogmatic bears and are surging higher this morning on the backs of their downtrodden miners.

From our perspective, capitulation in the sector is now in the rear view mirror - as the relative performance between the miners and their underlying spot prices has pivoted sharply higher.

Onwards and upwards.

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