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Issue #89 · Friday, October 23, 2026 | | Gold volatility (GVZ) Cautious · 24.1 ▲ from 21.4 yesterday | | Worth noting Agnico Eagle (AEM) moved -5.98% on the day. | | Gold and silver fell today as oil surged on Middle East concerns, raising inflation and rate-hike expectations that typically pressure precious metals. |
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● The Numbers | Gold | $4,042.40 -0.44%
-3.32% this week | | Silver | $54.08 -1.24%
-5.11% this week | | Platinum | $1,568.40 +0.06%
-3.38% this week | | Palladium | $1,050.00 -0.15%
-5.69% this week | | Copper | $6.47 +1.77%
-0.86% this week |
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● The Movers Leaders | HG=F Copper | +1.77% | | PL=F Platinum | +0.06% | | PA=F Palladium | -0.15% |
| Laggards | AEM Agnico Eagle | -5.98% | | GDX Gold Miners ETF | -5.80% | | B Barrick Mining | -5.18% |
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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 ($4,342.56) and 200-day ($4,533.07) averages — the longer-term trend reads as down. 30-day range $4,042.40–$4,424.90; currently in the lower third of that range. RSI(14) 38 — momentum weak. 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 | | Oil touches $114 amid Mideast supply concerns Crude prices reached their highest level since May as geopolitical tensions threaten Middle East production. Energy price spikes can trigger inflation worries and influence Federal Reserve policy decisions affecting all commodities. (Investing) |
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