The conspiracy channels continue to make a big deal about the backwardation of gold — which is a situation in which gold prices for today are higher than for tomorrow. The thinking is that this mus...
There’s been a lot of speculation about what really drove the volatile gold price move this month. Some are still defiantly searching for conspiracies or under-handed activities by authorities.
Following their absolutely stellar advice to short gold on April 10, Goldman Sachs announces on Tuesday it is now time to take profit on that position:
Here’s an interesting thought. Could the gold sell-off be related to a squeeze on collateral brought on by a series of very different bank crises in Europe, starting with the SNS Reaal nationalisat...
Some deep thoughts from Goldman Sachs, by way of Jeffrey Currie and team, on the drivers of the current commodity sell-off (and no, their short gold advice from last week isn’t listed as one of the...
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AdvisorAnalyst Views » Gold 21 May 2013 at 2:47pm
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Gold Market Radar (May 21, 2013)by US Global Investors 21 May 2013 at 1:34pm
Gold Market Radar (May 21, 2013) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,359.55, down $88.65 per ounce, or 6.12 percent. Gold stocks, as measured by t...
Visualizing the Great Gold Routby AdvisorAnalyst 17 May 2013 at 1:21pm
After a decade long rally, gold recroded its biggest two-day drop in 30 years during April. What caused this sudden decline? Is the gold cycle over...
SPDR GOLD TRUST (GLD) AMEX – May 17, 2013by SIA Charts 17 May 2013 at 1:11pm
SIA Charts Daily Stock Report (siacharts.com) The SIA Daily Stock Report utilizes a proven strategy of uncovering outperforming and underperforming...
Three Reasons to Buy Gold Equities Todayby US Global Investors 13 May 2013 at 1:41pm
Three Reasons to Buy Gold Equities Today By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors May 10, 2013 A strong stomach and...
Gold Market Radar (May 6, 2013)by US Global Investors 4 May 2013 at 1:45pm
Gold Market Radar (May 6, 2013) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,470.75 up $8.66 per ounce, or 0.59 percent. Gold stocks, as measured by the NY...
Beyond Gold: 4 Reasons to Think Energyby Russ Koesterich, Blackrock 3 May 2013 at 1:54pm
by Russ Koesterich, Chief Investment Strategist, Blackrock Investments / iShares While the selloff in gold has dominated headlines lately, another ...
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ETF Trends » Gold 21 May 2013 at 9:20pm
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Lydon: Gold ETFs Shed 300 Tons of Bullion This Yearby John Spence 21 May 2013 at 3:34pm
ETF Trends Editor Tom Lydon appeared on Yahoo Finance Breakout to discuss the outflows from gold ETFs this year with the precious metal slipping into a bear market. SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) and other gold ETFs have seen redemptions totalin...
Inverse ETFs That Short Gold, Commodities See More Inflowsby ETF Securities 20 May 2013 at 2:35pm
ETF Securities short commodity ETPs continued to see inflows last week as tactical investors remained bearish gold, and a strong US dollar continued to weigh on sentiment towards commodities broadly. Global cyclical growth indicators were mixed, w...
Gold ETFs Lose Their Allureby Tom Lydon 16 May 2013 at 8:50pm
Gold fever is abating, with related exchange traded funds have taking a hit as global factors weigh on gold interest. The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) has declined 14.9% year-to-date as the fund has shed 300 tons of gold. [Gold ETFs Could Shed...
Gold ETF Assets Plunge as Soros Dumps GLD Holdingsby John Spence 16 May 2013 at 3:01pm
Nearly 180 metric tons of bullion flowed out of gold ETFs in the first quarter as notable investors including George Soros dumped their positions in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) and other precious metal funds amid a pullback in prices. The fir...
Gold ETFs Could Shed Another 250 Tons of Bullion: Analystsby John Spence 15 May 2013 at 1:28pm
SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD), the world’s largest bullion-backed ETF, could experience further redemptions totaling up to 4 million ounces, or nearly 125 metric tons of gold, after already losing 300 tons since the start of the year, according...
Gold ETFs Fuel Selling as Prices Try to Hold $1,400by Tom Lydon 13 May 2013 at 12:51pm
Physically-backed gold exchange traded funds are used by investors as an easy alternative to buy the metal within the equities markets. However, the innovation in ETFs can also add to the selling pressure on gold. “The ETF revolution set expectati...
Gold ETFs Drop as Dollar, Bernanke in Focusby John Spence 10 May 2013 at 1:55pm
Gold exchange traded funds are on track for a weekly loss of nearly 3% as precious metals get hit on a stronger U.S. dollar and diminishing inflation expectations. SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLV) were off ...
Gold Bounce Stalls as ETFs See More Outflowsby John Spence 8 May 2013 at 3:20pm
The recovery in gold prices has lost steam in recent sessions as bullion-backed exchange traded funds continue to bleed assets. For example, physical gold holdings in metal ETFs such as SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) have declined to a four-year...
Gold ETF Outflows Continue Despite ECB Rate Cutby ETF Securities 7 May 2013 at 1:32pm
The ECB cut interest rates for the first time since July 2012 and left the door open for more action including imposing negative rates on commercial banks. The cut from 0.75% to 0.50% boosted precious metals as some investors looked to hedge again...
Gold ETF Asset Flows are a New Market Indicatorby Tom Lydon 7 May 2013 at 11:31am
Gold exchange traded funds witnessed large redemptions in the recent gold market collapse, and some argue that investors can track gold ETF inflows and outflows as a new market indicator. So far this year, the largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Shares (N...
Investors Pull $14 Billion from Gold ETF as Bull Market in Doubtby John Spence 6 May 2013 at 5:30pm
Investors have redeemed $14 billion from the world’s largest gold ETF so far this year on fears the 12-year bull market in gold has ended. SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) is down about 15% for the trailing six months. The ETF currently holds abou...
Gold ETFs Could Bounce More as Sentiment Hits Three-Year Lowby John Spence 3 May 2013 at 6:11pm
Gold ETFs are an interesting contrarian play and could recoup more of the sharp losses they suffered last month with trader sentiment on the precious metal at the lowest level in several years. SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) has experienced outf...
Gold ETF Outflows Persist After Fedby Tom Lydon 2 May 2013 at 12:50pm
Gold ETFs fell and outflows continued Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could either increase or scale back its bond purchases. In April, bullion holdings in gold ETFs fell by 174 metric tons, a record, according to Bloomberg News. Gold ...
Gold, Silver ETFs Fall After Record Monthly Outflowsby John Spence 1 May 2013 at 4:13pm
Silver led industrial and precious metals lower on Wednesday as markets awaited the Federal Reserve announcement. The iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLV) fell 4% in afternoon trading while SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) was off about 2% followi...
Short Sellers Move on Gold Miner ETFsby Tom Lydon 1 May 2013 at 2:59pm
A gold miner exchange traded fund issued new shares in what appeared to be a bullish turn for the beleaguered sector, but in reality, the new issuances fueled an influx in short selling. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDX) saw a sur...