Financial Markets This week the S&P500 and the NASDAQ 100 fell slightly by 1.5% and 2.3%, respectively. The S&P is holding support at around ~5200. The small cap index (Russel 2000) was up by 1.6%. Trading volumes were average. The price action on precious metals was also positive. Gold made another upward move and closed the week at 3327$, another all-time-high. Gold may retrace back to ~3100$, at the top-end of the previous trend. Silver closed at 32.54$/oz, but has a lateral trend and seems stuck in the range 29-34$/oz. WTI was up by 3.6% for the week, and is holding around 64$/bbl. If it continues falling, the next support level is around 54$. Bitcoin was little changed this week, and is now around 84760$. Bitcoin has been holding up pretty well given that it is usually considered a risk asset and it could have sold off together with the stock market a few weeks ago. It is probably too soon for a Bitcoin selloff as retail investors are not panicking ...