| There is some talk among traders about precious metals breaking out. Silver broke a trendline dating back to summer 2011 and will make its highest weekly close in more than three months. Gold will make its highest weekly close in three months and gold miners had a very strong week. However, do these moves really register as breakouts? Not quite yet, say the charts.
First let's start with the miners. The weekly candle charts for GDX and GDXJ are shown below along with their 80-week moving averages (in blue) and lateral resistance (in red). For GDX and other indices, the 80-week moving average has perfectly defined bull and bear markets going back five years...............................................Full Article: Source
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