Copper is presently the only BEGOS Market outside (above) its Neutral Zone for today; session volatility is again moderate. Silver yesterday traded above 49 for the first time in better than 14 years; currently ’tis 48.63; Gold traded yesterday to an All-Time High at 4081. Too, the S&P 500 reached a record high 6756, the Spoo itself attaining the 6808 level. By Market Trends: Gold, Silver, Copper and the Spoo are all in 21-day linreg uptrends; the balance of the Bond, Euro, Swiss Franc and Oil are in like downtrends. Gold is now +382 points above its smooth valuation line (see Market Values) and the Spoo is +141 points above same, both markets severely stretched to the upside. Oil’s cac volume is rolling from November into that for December. And the two unlikely-to-be-reported metrics due for the Econ Baro are the prior week’s Jobless Claims and August’s Wholesale Inventories as the StateSide gov’t shutdown continues.