Indications are the StateSide government “shutdown” may be resolved this week; that noted, no regularly scheduled metrics are due for the Econ Baro until Thursday; and since the start of the “shutdown” 45 metrics remain missing. For the BEGOS Markets at this instant, the Bond is below its Neutral Zone for today, whilst above same are the three elements of the Metals Triumvirate, Oil and the Spoo, and session volatility is moderate. Even as by Market Trends the “Baby Blues” of linreg consistency continue to fall for both Gold and Silver, The Gold Update points to the precious metals as having been basing, and both are well up today. There are two weeks still to run in Q3 Earnings Season, and although year-over-year improvement on balance is running at an above-average pace with a median bottom-line increase of +9.4%, earnings essentially need to double to get the P/E of the S&P 500 ( the “live” reading 56.3x) down to a far more realistic valuation.