Still Choppy Stock Markets And Precious Metals

Stocks are exhibiting choppier and weaker action these days as we move back into earnings season. This caused me to exit stocks. Consequently, I’m in an all cash position once again with not much on the horizon for a couple weeks from what the charts are telling me.

Subsequently, I may grab a few quick short-term short trades if they come to me. Otherwise, I’ll be waiting for setups to complete in a couple or few weeks.

The metals remain holding around major support areas with the exception of platinum, which continues to drop. The 200-day average area remains a major buy point in up-trending markets, where buying dips can work out very well over the course of the bull move.

Gold prices and silver remain very near these historic buy levels.

Gold gained 0.29% for the week as we remain at the 200-day moving average major support area. As long as we can hold above $1,250, then gold should be fine and this drop to the 200-day average will have been our first and best chance to buy the dip since this new uptrend began earlier in the spring.

Silver was pretty well flat gaining just 0.35% this past week. Silver is holding above the 200-day average much better than gold - and looks ready to turn back higher anytime now. I’d look at the $17.70 as a buy level with $19 the first major resistance stop to look out for.

Platinum fell 2.40%,but should soon turn up if gold and silver do. Platinum has to regain the $960 level before I’d consider it a buy. We are likely to see a small “V” or “U” pattern setup with $960 to begin the buy level.

Palladium dropped 2.86% this past week, but is now looking to turn back up. Thursday and Friday saw a two day bottom bar combination that should turn the chart back up now. It’s nice to see palladium move back up Friday to close above the 100-day moving average.

In general precious metals should turn back up shortly, while common stocks in general need a little time to set up new bases and buy points.

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