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Your weekday morning read on gold, metals and miners.
Issue #81 Β· Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Gold volatility (GVZ)  Cautious Β· 22.5  β–Ό from 22.8 yesterday
Worth noting  Gold crossed above $4,200 since yesterday.
Gold and silver posted modest gains while miner stocks slipped; traders await U.S. inflation data to inform Fed rate outlook.
 
 

●  The Numbers

Gold$4,207.60  +0.41%
+0.49% this week
Silver$60.58  +0.73%
-0.96% this week
Platinum$1,705.70  +1.57%
+0.77% this week
Palladium$1,150.00  +1.22%
-1.17% this week
Copper$6.76  +0.84%
+2.43% this week

●  The Movers

Leaders

PL=F Platinum+1.57%
PA=F Palladium+1.22%
HG=F Copper+0.84%

Laggards

GDX Gold Miners ETF-0.84%
NEM Newmont-0.59%
B Barrick Mining-0.56%

The day's best and worst of the tracked metals and miners Β· day-over-day change.

●  The Read

Gold β€” description, not prediction

Trading below both its 50-day ($4,380.99) and 200-day ($4,544.97) averages β€” the longer-term trend reads as down. 30-day range $4,140.70–$4,539.90; currently in the lower third of that range. RSI(14) 38 β€” momentum weak.

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What's pushing gold today: the dollar & Treasury yields  on the Dollar & Yields page β†’

●  The Brief

 Gold edges up as oil retreats; inflation data awaited

Gold rose 0.41% to $4,207.60 as oil prices fell, with traders monitoring upcoming U.S. inflation figures for clues on Federal Reserve interest-rate policy. (Investing)

 European gas surges on Iran transit and Norwegian outages

European natural gas jumped due to Iranian transit bottlenecks and Norwegian production disruptions, affecting energy costs and safe-haven commodity demand. (Investing)

 EnergyX secures $2B lithium offtake with Trafigura for decade

EnergyX locked a ten-year, $2 billion lithium supply agreement covering U.S. and Chilean projects, signaling investment momentum in critical mineral production. (Mining.com)

 Hertha Metals breaks ground on $100M domestic iron plant

Hertha Metals opened a $100 million U.S. manufacturing facility using Minnesota iron ore and Texas natural gas for magnet-grade iron production. (Mining.com)

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Metals 101

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A firm that funds miners up front in exchange for a cut of future production or revenue. It gets metal exposure without operating mines β€” a different risk profile from a traditional miner.

β€œMetals mirror the dollar and the day's mood β€” a description, not a forecast.”

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