I’ve taken profits on some banking shorts (BNS, PRU), moved more heavily into cash (about 20%) and am getting more aggressively against precious metals (as my Gold/Platinum folks know).

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We projected a rally to run from Q4, 2022 to or through Q1, 2023. It is technically intact with the Gold/Copper ratio trending down since last summer. What’s more, the global market rally has been led by Doctor Copper and companies that dig Cu out of the ground. So the Gold/Copper ratio has trended down the whole way, even as gold has ground out uptrends vs. some other commodities and stock markets.
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