Silver is still up 6.14% year to date, gold 5.09% even as energy prices march higher

 But SPX is up 8.02% ytd.

WTI is up 84.01% ytd.

VGENX is up 20.88% ytd.

 

Investment grade corporate securities:  

VWESX is down 1.54% ytd.

VFICX is down 0.65% ytd.

VFSTX is up 0.27% ytd.

 

US Treasury securities:

VUSUX is down 2.52% ytd. 

VFIUX is down 1.05% ytd.

VFIRX is up 0.16% ytd. 

 

Inflation:

CPI (CPIAUCSL) is up 3.77% year over year in April.

PCE (PCEPI) is up 3.49% yoy in March. 

 

Nominal Broad Dollar Index:

April: 119.03

1Q2026: 119.01

2025: 122.75

5Y: 119.94 

 

GDP, Compound Annual Growth Rate

5Y: 7.031% nominal, 2.775% real 

 

 

Silver is up 12.24% ytd, gold is up 9.15% ytd

 SPX: +7.88% ytd

WTI:  +66.2% ytd

Gold is up 6.82% year to date, silver is up 5.29%

 SPX is up 5.42% ytd

WTI is up about 78% ytd 

Year to date gold and silver are beating the S&P 500

 

Gold is up 11.82% ytd, silver 12.85%

 

Gold is up 9.9323% YTD, silver 5.9767%

Silver and gold had a good week: 

Silver: $76.60 USD +$4.04 USD +5.57% 1W

Gold: $4,764.80 USD +$112.50 USD +2.42% 1W.

Silver was $72.28 on Jan 1, gold was $4,334.30.

Prices are per APMEX, where the 3M and YTD results just happen to be nearly identical as of April 12th, indicating more stability actually Mar 31 to Apr 12.

The war in Iran has been net negative for both gold and silver in the last 30 days, however, as oil prices rose in a volatile manner, which is where all the betting action went. Gold was down over 7% and silver over 10% in the last 30 days.

The blockade of Iran is likely to cause oil prices to spike much more this week, and precious metals to fade, but you never know from day to day with you know who in charge.

Stackers of precious metals will view future price drops as buying opportunities.

Judas' silver is up 2% year to date, gold is up 8%

 Silver:  $73.77 USD +$1.49 USD +2.06% YTD

Gold:  $4,693.90 USD +$359.60 USD +8.3% YTD  

Silver is down 2.43% ytd per apmex, gold is up 4.04%

Silver:  $70.52 USD - ($1.76) USD -2.43% YTD

Gold:  $4,509.40 USD $175.10 USD 4.04% YTD
 

Year to date silver is down 5% and gold is up almost 4%

 

Gold and silver are on sale today lol

 Gold and silver sell-off accelerates as inflation fears grip global markets

... fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets ... 

... The moves in gold and silver come amid broader risk-off sentiment, which has seen global equities and government bonds fall in tandem. ... 

Gold ends the week up 16.20% year to date, silver 12.53%

 

Gold is up 19.73% ytd, silver up 17.94%

 

Gold finished the week up 22.15% year to date, silver 30.77%

 

CNBC doesn't mention that the dollar rallied in the last month along with bonds and gold

 Gold heads for seventh straight monthly gain on safe-haven demand

... The metal has climbed 6.5% so ⁠far in February, bringing gains for the seven months to a whopping 58%. ... The benchmark 10-year yield fell to a three-month low ‌on the day, decreasing the opportunity cost of holding non-interest-paying gold. ...

Gold ended the week last week up 18.19% year to date, silver up 18.07%

 

Gold up 16.75% ytd, silver up 8.11%

 

Silver and gold remain up year-to-date

 

Yes, the dollar weakened in January 2026, but within a big picture environment of a strong dollar not a weak dollar

The nominal broad U.S. Dollar Index last averaged below 120 in December 2023.

Gold and silver climbed to all time highs in January 2026, defying the standard narrative that precious metals are the haven of choice when the dollar is weak. 

 

117.89 on Jan 30th

119.22 average in Jan 2026

Gold and silver rebound but remain well off their highs, about -12% for gold, almost -29% for silver

Gold and silver bugs view it as a buying opportunity.

 Gold and silver rebound, pulling global mining stocks and precious metal ETFs higher

... Spot gold was last up about 5.5% to $4,921.29 per ounce. Gold futures in New York gained more than 6%, hovering at around $4,936.60 as of 4:48 a.m. ET.

Spot silver rose over 9% to settle at around $86.70 per ounce. Silver futures in New York were up 12% at $86.49. ...

Gold had hit a record high of $5,594.82 on Thursday January 29th, silver hit a record high of $121.64 the same day.

 

 

The real reason Trump appointed Warsh to Fed Chair

 Trump needs cheaper gold for The Ballroom.