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Issue #19 · Thursday, July 16, 2026 | | Gold volatility (GVZ) Cautious · 24.9 ▼ from 25.0 yesterday | | Gold and silver edged lower today as oil-driven inflation concerns keep Federal Reserve rate-cut odds uncertain amid Middle East tensions. |
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● The Numbers | Gold | $4,032.20 -0.29%
-2.38% this week | | Silver | $56.83 -0.50%
-5.88% this week | | Platinum | $1,667.70 +2.22%
+3.02% this week | | Palladium | $1,292.50 +0.72%
+3.91% this week | | Copper | $6.37 +1.26%
+2.54% this week |
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● The Movers Leaders | PL=F Platinum | +2.22% | | HG=F Copper | +1.26% | | PA=F Palladium | +0.72% |
| Laggards | B Barrick Mining | -1.59% | | AEM Agnico Eagle | -1.51% | | GDX Gold Miners ETF | -1.18% |
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The day's best and worst of the tracked metals and miners · day-over-day change. |
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● The Read Gold — description, not prediction Trading below both its 50-day ($4,329.75) and 200-day ($4,472.72) averages — the longer-term trend reads as down. 30-day range $3,990.30–$4,475.80; currently in the lower third of that range. RSI(14) 50 — momentum roughly neutral. See where every market sits on the daily page → What's pushing gold today: the dollar & Treasury yields on the Dollar & Yields page → |
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● The Brief | | UBS flags copper deficit, supporting long positions Investment bank UBS identifies a supply deficit in copper markets, suggesting structural support for prices. Copper demand reflects industrial health and inflation expectations tied to precious metals. (Investing) |
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Metals 101 What is the GVZ? The CBOE Gold Volatility Index — gold's version of the VIX. It gauges how big a move the market expects in gold over the coming month. High GVZ means jittery, low means calm. It describes mood, not direction. |
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