Gold had a lackluster day, reaching only as high as $885 early in the New York session on Wednesday, then getting ground slowly down straight through the Globex to finish at $878.50/oz., down $2.80. Overnight, gold has been trending lower.

All last week I expected the bullion banks to pull the pin on both gold and silver because of options expiry yesterday.

Palladium, the redheaded stepchild of the precious-metals market, looks ready to make a major move.

Did you miss your opportunity to stock up on gold? Fear not. It looks like you’ll have another opportunity to join the gold-bugs very soon.