The gold and silver prices have held up remarkably well compared to the broader markets as they continue to sell off today. While the Dow Jones Index is down more than 250 points, gold and silver are just slightly lower. However, gold has traded in the green several times today.

If we look at the 5-minute chart, we can plainly see that gold and silver have been trading in an opposite trend to the Dow Jones. As the Dow declined, the precious metals Silver ETF (SLV) and Gold ETF (GLD) share prices went higher.

I am using the Gold and Silver ETFs as a comparison because Stockcharts.com does not show Gold or Silver futures in the intraday charts. Here we can see that when the new Chinese tariffs were announced yesterday, both gold and silver shot up higher. And even as the Dow Jones Index sold off ... Read more »