what gold traders are wondering as we get into >>> i'm sharon epperson at the nynex.ing up next from the fed? what gold traders are wondering as we get into next session. we are here after the close, looking at gold prices, $1700 an ounce and saw declines today, gold, precious metals and commodities across-the-board, concern about slow down in china, most of the focus in the gold market is what is going to happen with qe 3. will we see qe 3 and if not, see lower gold prices ahead? keep in mind, the dollar's relative strength, something that is also pressured gold prices as well and we are looking at the biggest weekly decline in terms of net long positions in the gold market we have seen since august, a fact the traders talked about as well n terms of long-term investors, they still love gold, etf holdings at the highest levels last week, so that is something that a lot of traders are point to say there is structural stability here in the gold market. maria, back to you. >> thank you so much. right now the market at the high, 53 points higher on the dow jones industri