Gold and Silver have always been an important part of any traders or investors portfolio. Both metals are generally used to protect or hedge against political instability, dollar weakness, inflation and deflation. Often, traders refer to Precious Metals as a "safe-haven" as with any adverse market conditions Gold retains whereas other assets are volatile.

The global supply and demand of Metals plays an important role for their value. With a demand increase, Metal prices rise, and the other way around. However, this effect is felt in the longer term, and does not change the short-term prices.