We have all heard the reasons which are perfectly plausible for the Washington clean up. Much of which I agree. I love instant severe punishment for destruction of monuments for example. I like the idea of providing alternate accommodation and assistance for indigent people. I like removing crime from the city.
As my trust in government has been shattered, I wonder what the real reasons are and also how much further it will go. Could it be the first step in the militarization of blue states?
PLATINUM
Empty UK Platinum Vaults Present A Severe Problem To The US Platinum Market And Bullion Banks (David Jensen)
“The withdrawal of 0.3 million (M) oz. of platinum bars from London vaults and their movement to New York CME COMEX vaults in June/July 2025 has caused a major disruption in the London platinum market for the world to see.
London lease rates for platinum surged to a peak of 44% as delivery was demanded by cash contract holders and the delivery to NY vaults was only possible with the draw-down of 0.35M oz. of platinum from Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) vaults – this implies that almost no liquid supply of platinum in London or Europe is apparently available for delivery.”
“However, given that there appears to be next to no platinum in London/European vaults available for delivery, what will the bullion banks now do?
The London OTC contracts for platinum delivery that bullion banks hold to offset their short positions in the NY CME COMEX market appear to have little value to no value in the current situation.”
The question is, how will this affect prices and when?
SELL: (20 June 2025). PLAT touched the Fibonacci retracement. It is bouncing off it. No buy signal yet.
URANIUM
SELL: (30 July 2025) URA. No buy signal yet.
BITCOIN AND GOLD
BUY Bitcoin versus Gold (12 August 2025). Bitcoin outperforms Gold.
ETHUSD: BUY: (09 August 2025). Looking overbought no sell signal yet.
BTCUSD: BUY: 9 August 2025. NASDAQ (Cyan).
GOLD AND SILVER STOCKS
Gold stocks outperforming gold (23 July 2025). Gold stocks far outperform gold. Looking slightly oversold but not turning yet.
Silver stocks outperform silver (1 August2025). Looking oversold. Wait for the turn.
GOLD AND SILVER
Silver to Gold Ratio
Silver outperforming Gold. (Signal given 13 August 2025) When we think that silver is coming out of the ground at about 8:1 and the Gold:Silver ratio is 87.16, something is way out of kilter. Silver is an astounding buy at this time, or gold is in for an extremely heavy correction.
GOLD TO USD
Gold outperforms USD, (8 August 2025).
A LOOK AT THE GOLD AND SILVER CHARTS
| Today | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|
| Gold price | $3,337.00 | $3,382.00 |
| Silver price | $38.02 | $38.34 |
| Gold:Silver ratio | 87.83:1 | 88.30:1 |
| Gold Miners bullish percent index (I have never seen 100 previously and see this as a sign to close out or look for short gold trades.) | 100.00 | 96.43 |
| Dollar Index | 97.86 | 98.24 |
| Dow:Gold Ratio (BahaUS 44,791.00 Gold price, $3,337.00) | 13.42 | 13.08 |
| Current USA inflation rate (Dept. of Statistics) | 2.7% | 2.7% |
Gold’s low of the week was $3,330.00, and the high was $3,403.00, now trading at around $3,337.00.
- Gold Monthly: is a hold. We bought in at $1,800.00 in October 2023. Funds flow into the metal are substantial. Looking overbought, but it can hold that situation for a while. No sell signal yet. (Chart below).
- Gold Weekly: (SELL 12 May 2025) The sell indicators were very early, but I see no signs of recovery at this point. We have mixed signals. The indicators are looking more negative. The weekly price is moving sideways with a small upward bias.
- Gold Daily: (BUY 08 August 2025). A reluctant buy , based on the indicators. Emotion must be thrown out of the window. Just follow the signals.
The low for Silver this week was $37.50 and the high $38.73, trading around $38.00 at present.
- Silver Monthly: Hold. (Buy: $24.00 March 2024). Looking overbought but positive flows of cash into the metal. ( Chart below).
- Silver Weekly: (SELL 28 July 2025). Spike high previous week. Indicators turning up. Rate of change is still negative.
- Silver Daily: SELL (25 July 2025). It looks like a buy signal is forming. We need confirmation.
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Well worth a look!
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This is my interpretation of the market and is not to be taken as financial advice. Before making any buy or sell decisions I recommend that you consult with your professional financial advisor
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