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Issue #43 · Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | | Gold volatility (GVZ) Cautious · 24.0 ▼ from 25.1 yesterday | | Worth noting Gold crossed above $4,400 since yesterday. | | Gold rose 1.36% to $4,425 as the dollar and Treasury yields eased, while mining stocks fell sharply and silver declined. |
| | | | | ● The Numbers | Gold | $4,425.30 +1.36%
+0.37% this week | | Silver | $63.50 -0.69%
-3.13% this week | | Platinum | $1,743.40 +0.98%
-1.01% this week | | Palladium | $1,297.00 +0.45%
-5.34% this week | | Copper | $6.42 -0.93%
-2.65% this week |
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| ● The Movers Leaders | GC=F Gold | +1.36% | | PL=F Platinum | +0.98% | | PA=F Palladium | +0.45% |
| Laggards | NEM Newmont | -3.62% | | GDX Gold Miners ETF | -3.20% | | B Barrick Mining | -1.01% |
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The day's best and worst of the tracked metals and miners · day-over-day change. |
| ● The Read Gold — description, not prediction Between its 50-day ($4,159.22) and 200-day ($4,492.56) averages — a trend in transition. 30-day range $3,985.60–$4,425.30; currently in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) 75 — 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 → |
| | Partner How a gold IRA works A plain, factual guide to holding physical gold in a retirement account: the eligible metals, rollovers and transfers, custodians, storage, and fees. Learn how a gold IRA works |
| Metals 101 What is platinum used for? Largely industrial — catalytic converters in vehicles, plus jewelry and lab equipment. Because so much demand is industrial, platinum tracks the auto sector and global growth as much as investment mood. |
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