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By Marshall Swing |
May 4, 2012
The precious metals marketplace is all abuzz about the 7,500 contract trade in gold on Monday. Gold fell $15 in the space of a minute. Speculative traders think the trade could have been a fat finger. Comex floor traders say otherwise.
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By Peter Krauth |
April 6, 2012
No one knows the machinations of the day-to-day silver price better than Ted Butler. So naturally, that's whom I turned to for an in-depth perspective on what's really going on with the silver price. As usual, Ted tells it like it is.
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By Ben Traynor |
July 11, 2011
The gold price surged to $1,550 per ounce in London - up 4.2% from the start of last week - while stocks and commodities fell and US Treasury bonds gained after the European Council called a crisis meeting to discuss Italy's sovereign debt.
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By Gene Arensberg |
October 4, 2010
Gold has entered a favorable period, both seasonally and economically. However, we cannot ignore its being significantly overbought, the continued non-confirmation by the largest mining shares and the material "opposition" in the futures markets.
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By Gene Arensberg |
September 20, 2010
With gold printing new all time highs in the $1,280s and silver testing new multi-decade weekly closing highs above $20.70 this week, can it be any more natural for people to be warning us that both precious metals are in a bubble?
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By Gene Arensberg |
August 23, 2010
With gold approaching past resistance, this COT report reveals Comex traders increasing their "opposition" to gold and to a lesser extent, silver. Silver's gold non-confirmation is worrisome. Gold +1.7%; gold LCNS +8%. Silver +1.2%; silver LCNS +1.9%.
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By Gene Arensberg |
August 9, 2010
China made it clear to anyone looking that they value gold and silver more than they do paper.
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By Gene Arensberg |
August 2, 2010
COT report shows large commercial traders piling on new net short positions modestly for gold, still reducing LCNS for silver. Open interest for gold plunges late week. Gold -2.6% and the gold LCNS +5.5%. Silver -0.2% and the silver LCNS -2.5%.
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By Gene Arensberg |
July 26, 2010
COT report shows large commercial traders reducing net short positions for gold at very strong pace. LCNS falls more than 73,000 contracts in three weeks.
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By Gene Arensberg |
July 19, 2010
Gold has been knocked around a bit by rumors and rumors of rumors, but has been confined in a range bounded by about $1,217 on the upside and the $1,180s on the downside.
