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JNUG ETF: An Investor’s Diary Part 5

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A big gap forming between the gold price and the JNUG ETF price will be filled, plus I will make a bold prediction on where my JNUG position will be sitting at the end of the week.

Terry Kinder precious metals analysisBullion.Directory precious metals analysis 21 October, 2014
By Terry Kinder

Investor, Technical Analyst

In my previous JNUG ETF investor’s diary I wrote how last week ended up squashing me like a bug hitting the windshield of a moving car. This week, so far, is showing a bit of improvement. The daily pattern of price action for the JNUG ETF has changed for the better and I believe the up part of the underlying cycle is almost at hand. On top of all of that, there is a big gap that has formed between the gold price and the JNUG ETF price that I think is going to resolve with the JNUG price moving up.

The gap between the gold and JNUG ETF prices will be filled

A big gap has formed between the price of gold and the price of the JNUG ETF.

Typically, the JNUG ETF price and the gold price, represented in this case by GLD and COMEX Continuous Gold, track each other fairly closely. However, this month a very wide gap has opened up between the gold price and the JNUG price. This gap, of course, could resolve with the price of gold moving lower to be more in line with the JNUG price. However, that doesn’t really make much sense does it? Wouldn’t you expect the price of junior gold miners, as represented by the JNUG ETF, to eventually rise as the price of gold moves higher? Of course, JNUG doesn’t always go up when the price of gold moves up because mining companies don’t always go up as precious metals prices go up.

Will the JNUG ETF price "catch up" to the price of gold?

The price of gold has been running away from the JNUG ETF price. That likely won’t continue for much longer.

The GLD chart shows that gold is overbought, but that doesn’t mean that the price of gold won’t go higher. There are reasons, in fact, to think that the gold price will move higher based on the chart.

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  • The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) labeled A, represented by the solid blue line, has moved slightly lower. This slight movement down in the dollar happened at nearly the exact same time as the price of gold started to move back up, which is often what happens, as the gold and dollar prices are inversely correlated;
  • The GLD price labeled D has moved near the top of the Keltner Channels labeled B. The GLD price is also overbought and may rise above the overbought indicator of the Hurst Channels labeled E;
  • The Starc – (minus) Band labeled C has crossed the middle line of the Hurst Channels (light blue line). This generally happens when there is strong price momentum and can be an early warning of an eventual price reversal.
  • However, in light of the GLD price being near the top of the Keltner Channels it is likely that strong upward price momentum could continue, potentially to the top of, or above, the Hurst Channels extreme overbought band;
  • At the very bottom of the chart is the Hurst Oscillator which shows the same information as is shown with the Hurst Channels except in an easier to read format.
  • Taken together, the widening gap between the JNUG ETF price and gold price, plus the strong momentum in gold as represented by GLD, it would not be surprising to see GLD continue to $121.83 or above. The continued strong momentum upward in the gold price should help lift the JNUG ETF price which is coming off extremely oversold levels.

    In addition, the late day pattern of JNUG falling in price seems to be moderating or even reversing over the past few days, which could mean the price tug-of-war is beginning to be won by the longs. The recent change in the daily JNUG ETF price pattern, combined with JNUG’s price cycle, leads me to believe that by Friday the 24th my JNUG position should be net positive. Currently the position is down a little more than 8.5%, which is still better than the 11% plus it was down this past Friday.

    The gap between the JNUG ETF and gold price will close, most likely with the JNUG ETF price rising rather than a decline in the gold price. I expect this to happen by the end of this week to make my position net positive. Hopefully by the end of the week I can report to you that I finally got to be the windshield rather than the bug.

    Links to other investor’s diaries in this series:

    Part 1
    Part 2
    Part 3
    Part 4
    Part 6
    Part 7
    Part 8
    Part 9

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