When I first fired up the quote screen pre-dawn Tuesday, the US dollar index was again showing a modest gain, but this time around the clock December gold was quietly lower. I then got busy working on a couple long-term studies, knowing I had time before getting to work on Morning Commentary. Turning my attention back to the task at hand, I ran the traps of the commodity complex again and sure enough, gold was back in the green. A couple things immediately came to mind: First, the joke I like to say abou ...