following my evaluation of retail sales I say we are going sideways >>>>> Don't worry about your longs or shorts you will get a chance to profit as long as they are in current price range of gold 1270-1265. IMHO I think we are inbound a wide crater or hill (technical terminology) that will both even out over a week or two.. The data is taken from census.gov/ The markers point to approximately the date of release for the prior month, so any effect seen from the prior months performance should be evident from the marker going forth.