Precious metals weak, albeit trends remain unchanged
US stocks
The SPY, and Transports closed down. The Industrials closed up and made a higher closing high unconfirmed.
The primary trend was reconfirmed as bullish on October 17th and November 13th, for the reasons given here and here.
Today’s volume was lower than Friday’s. This is bullish, as lower prices were not met by stronger volume. I consider volume to be bearish for the reasons given here and here.
Gold and Silver
SLV and GLD closed down. SLV made today a lower low unconfirmed by GLD. Some days ago there was another lower low not confirmed by GLD. If the non confirmation persists for some days, in might be indicative of the current pullback being temporarily arrested for the reasons given here.
For the reasons I explained here, and more recently here, I feel the primary trend remains bearish. HereI analyzed the primary bear market signal given on December 20, 2012. The primary trend was reconfirmed bearish, as explained here. The secondary trend is bullish (secondary reaction against the primary bearish trend), as explained here.
Here, I explained that GLD and SLV set up for a primary bull market signal. However, a setup is not the same as the “real thing,” namely the primary bull market; thus, many “setups” do not materialize and until the secondary reaction closing highs are jointly broken up, no primary bull market will be signaled.
SIL and GDX closed down. SIL violated three days ago the last recorded secondary reaction closing lows. GDX, however, refused to confirm. Accordingly, SIL and GDX are still flirting with a primary bear market signal, as was explained hereand here.
SIL and GDX, unlike GLD and SLV, are in a primary bull market under the Dow Theory, as explained here and here.
The secondary trend is bearish, which is tantamount to saying that there is an ongoing secondary reaction against the primary bullish trend, for the reasons given here.
Here you have the figures for the SPY, GDX and SIL which represent the only markets with suggested open long positions.
| Data for November 18, 2013 | |||
| DOW THEORY PRIMARY TREND MONITOR SPY | |||
| SPY | |||
| Bull market started | 06/24/2013 | 157.06 | |
| Bull market signaled | 07/18/2013 | 168.87 | |
| Last close | 11/18/2013 | 179.42 | |
| Current stop level: Secondary reaction low | 165.48 | ||
| Unrlzd gain % | Tot advance since start bull mkt | Max Pot Loss % | |
| 6.25% | 14.24% | 2.05% | |
| DOW THEORY PRIMARY TREND MONITOR ETF SIL | |||
| SIL | |||
| Bull market started | 06/26/2013 | 10.59 | |
| Bull market signaled | 08/14/2013 | 15.36 | |
| Last close | 11/18/2013 | 12.01 | |
| Current stop level: Primary bear mkt low | 06/26/2013 | 10.59 | |
| Unrealized gain % | Tot advance since start bull mkt | Max Pot Loss % | |
| -21.81% | 13.41% | 45.04% | |
| DOW THEORY PRIMARY TREND MONITOR ETF GDX | |||
| GDX | |||
| Bull market started | 06/26/2013 | 22.22 | |
| Bull market signaled | 08/14/2013 | 28.7 | |
| Last close | 11/18/2013 | 23.67 | |
| Current stop level: Primary bear mkt low | 06/26/2013 | 22.22 | |
| Unrealized gain % | Tot advance since start bull mkt | Max Pot Loss % | |
| -17.53% | 6.53% | 29.16% | |
Sincerely,
The Dow Theory
