After bottoming in 2018 PM sector has performed well against the general market in 2019.

Also it shows up in comparison line chart of wkly 30ema. Now turn has happened and XAU is corelating with SPX going higher.

SPX + 26%
NDX +66%
Dow +24%
XAU +52%
HUI +50%

AEM +48%
AU +76%
ASA +43%
PAAS +58%
USERX +42%