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Market Alert sent on August 24th, 2011

Silver moved considerably higher on Friday and in the early hours on Monday, so the question is if anything really changed. In this Mini Update we take a close look on the situation in the white metal.

Gold moved higher on Thursday as stocks plunged. The key question is if anything changed based on these moves and if so, how to deal with it. Today's update includes our discussion on this topic as we analyze the situation in euro, USD, general stock market, gold (4 charts), silver (3 charts), platinum, and mining stocks (XAU, HUI, GDX) and in our Correlation Matrix.

Additionally, we comment on the interesting phenomena seen in the gold:silver ratio and the Gold Miners' Bullish Percent Index and we answer questions from our Subscribers (including more details on the platinum market). As always, we summarize our analysis with describing suggested actions for long-term Investors and short-term Traders.

This is one of those weeks where it is truly difficult to know where to begin. The U.S. lost its AAA rating, gold ignited a parabolic rally up to $1,800, stocks plunged and the Fed intends to keep rates at ultra-low levels for at least 2 more years. Meanwhile, margins requirements for gold futures were just increased - will gold share silver's fate, which plunged after analogous increase in May, or will the significant amount of uncertainty push prices even higher?

This is just one of the major issues that we discuss this week. Another - equally important - is the suggested adjustment in one's long-term holdings. It turns out that the current situation created a favorable opportunity for precious metals investors and this week we explain it in detail. Moreover, long-term bond yields have plunged recently and today's issue includes the analysis of the 30-year bond yield chart that provides us with additional insight.

Market Alert sent on August 10th, 2011