Friday, 31 July 2026

Lower highs, lower lows

The gold miner ETF of GDX was lower for the fourth month of five, -$1.35 (1.8%) to $74.10. 

GDX, monthly 

 


Summary

A high of $80.18, but cooling back to settle in the low $74s. A second monthly close under the 10MA. Next big support is around $58. Monthly momentum weakened for a fifth month, and is sustainably negative. RSI has cooled to the 55s. 
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Four of the key miners...

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)

 


Agnico fell for a fifth consecutive month, settling -$9.86 (6.4%) to $145.27. Next big support is around $100. Monthly momentum weakened for a fifth month, and is sustainably negative. Vol' declined to 55M
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Newmont (NEM)   

 


Newmont saw a net July gain of +31cents (0.3%) to $93.71. A second monthly close under the 10MA. Next big support is around $76. Monthly momentum weakened for a fifth month, and due to turn negative in August. Vol' declined to 161M
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Barrick Mining (B)

 


Barrick Mining settled u/c at $36.73. A second monthly close under the 10MA. Next big support is around $27. Momentum weakened for a fifth month, and due to turn negative in August. Vol' declined to 174M
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Pan American Silver (PAAS)

 


Pan American Silver saw a net July decline of -$1.68 (3.7%) to $43.11. A second monthly close under the 10MA. Next big support is around $35. Momentum weakened for a fifth month, and prone to turning negative in August. Volume declined to 84M 
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Of the four, yours truly favours Newmont, but the monthly charts offer zero sign of a floor/turn. Arguably, even the bold will be sitting back, and waiting for a cyclical turn, which will likely be some months away. 

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