The gold/silver sector has had an amazing 2016, having more than doubled in the span of about three months. I shorted GDX yesterday, however, recognizing how close it was to major Fibonacci resistance (see tinted green below). I think, long term, precious metals could still have a terrific future, but at the moment, some of the air has to come out of these tires.
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Testing Major Resistance With Sell Signals Everywhere
As expected all three of SPX, NDX and RUT retested the highs yesterday and made marginal new highs. RUT has now made the ideal target area, though if possible I’d like to see a marginal new high in RTH this morning two handles higher. This is a major resistance test with big implications if we should see a break through it. RUT daily chart:
The Risk of Doha
For many weeks now, all eyes have been on the big meeting in Doha coming up this Sunday. Judging from oil’s tremendous recovery (now threatening even Gartman’s life, who pledged it would never reach $44 again in his lifetime), it seems a foregone conclusion that the cartel will all shake hands and oil producers will collectively turn off the spigot. If they do, that green tint will be breached and oil’s new bull market will accelerate. If not, it’ll be the biggest “Sell the News” event so far this year……….