Gold Settles At New Nominal High…Again. (GLD, GDX, UUP)

Gold futures skyrocketed once again today, ending the regular session at $1,340.60 per ounce. The SDPR Gold Trust

, which tracks the price of Gold futures, ended the session higher by 1.97%, trading at $130.99. Much of this movement was due to falling of the U.S. Dollar Index, which fell once again today. The Powershares DB US Dollar Bull Index

, which tracks the Dixie, ended the session lower by 0.84%, at $22.56. Interesting to note is that the Gold miners continue to outperform to price of gold futures; the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

ended the session higher by 3.08%, trading at $57.26 and the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF

ended the session higher by 3.96%, trading at $34.66. Silver futures also ran higher today, touching a 30-year high, at $22.92 per ounce. The iShares Silver Trust

, which tracks silver futures, ended the session higher by 3.86%, trading at $22.34.