Commodity Prices

Gold •634 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,911.40	+24.30	+1.29%
WTI Crude •11 mins	100.90	+1.26	+1.26%
Gasoline •50 mins	3.331	+0.081	+2.48%
Ethanol •634 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •634 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 634 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 634 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	114.81	+2.24	+1.99%
Natural Gas • 11 mins	2.940	-0.085	-2.81%
Heating Oil • 17 mins	4.593	+0.097	+2.16%

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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.

GDX 2011-2013 versus BKX 2010-2011 Chart
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