With the precious metals under renewed dollar pressure, the mining stocks were on the slide. The ETF of GDX settled -4.6% @ $13.36. Near/mid term outlook remains bearish, with GDX likely to trade to the $11/10s before year end.
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Summary
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It remains the case that regardless of the broader market, if the precious metals are lower, the related mining stocks will follow.