Both Gold and Silver are at present below today’s Neutral Zones; the precious metals have been struggling these past two weeks, even as their respective weekly parabolic trends have both flipped from Short to Long, (as detailed in the current edition of The Gold Update). The balance of the BEGOS Markets are with their Neutral Zones, and volatility is again light-to-moderate. Oil remains up, now better than +8 points above its smooth valuation line (see Market Values) and settling last evening +3.55 points above its Market Magnet, both fairly high readings. The Econ Baro looks to August’s CPI and Treasury Budget.