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Issue #40 · Friday, August 14, 2026 | | Gold volatility (GVZ) Cautious · 23.9 ▼ from 25.6 yesterday | | Worth noting Gold crossed above $4,400 since yesterday. | | Gold rose 1.1% to $4,411.70 while gold miners fell 2.96%, as geopolitical tensions and energy uncertainty offset broader safe-haven demand. |
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● The Numbers | Gold | $4,411.70 +1.10%
+1.64% this week | | Silver | $64.90 +0.05%
+2.48% this week | | Platinum | $1,733.70 +0.49%
-0.94% this week | | Palladium | $1,310.50 -0.91%
-4.63% this week | | Copper | $6.59 +0.01%
+0.34% this week |
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● The Movers Leaders | GC=F Gold | +1.10% | | PL=F Platinum | +0.49% | | SI=F Silver | +0.05% |
| Laggards | NEM Newmont | -3.10% | | GDX Gold Miners ETF | -2.96% | | AEM Agnico Eagle | -2.60% |
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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 Between its 50-day ($4,158.64) and 200-day ($4,486.43) averages — a trend in transition. 30-day range $3,985.60–$4,411.70; currently in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) 76 — traditionally described as overbought. 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 | | Russia dismisses Black Sea ceasefire idea Russia rejected ceasefire proposals for the Black Sea, sustaining geopolitical tension that typically supports gold as a safe-haven asset among investors. (Investing) |
| | Silver slips below key technical averages Silver moved below important moving averages into technical consolidation zones, indicating weakness in the white metal despite overall precious-metals strength today. (Investing) |
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Metals 101 Spot vs. futures — what's the difference? Spot is the price for metal today; a futures contract locks in a price for delivery on a set future date. Our gold and silver numbers come from the most-active futures, which track spot closely. |
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