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I don’t make a habit of pumping the most frustrating stock sector on the planet just for the sake of it. I have made a habit of discussing why, since 2003, the macro market backdrop has been adversarial to gold stocks much more often than not. By extension, internal indicators like the HUI/Gold Ratio have rightly been long-term bearish.
(more…)I suggested in the previous post that there was a technical indicator unique to Slope. As Yoda once said: there is another. Specifically, the WET (Whining Excessively, Tim) indicator, illustrated by these powerful signals from recent comments:
I’ve shared this chart many times, and it’s working great. It is the XME/GDX ratio, which has suggested that, over the long haul, being long GDX and short XME would be a great pairs trade. So far, so good, and plenty more to come!
I feel less alone now.
