The stage is set for an exciting finale
#fullpost{display:inline;}With the end of the year rapidly approaching and nearly every asset class now sporting double-digit declines in 2008, the dollar vs. gold competition is heating up with the latter clearly having the momentum (via ... for the January futures contract that expired at about $33 a barrel last week (you can't give [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 18:29:00
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Physical gold for sale
Physical gold for sale Posted by Michael S. Rozeff at 12:31 PM As I write, ... . Comex futures are lower, but you have to wait a bit and then go through the hassle of taking delivery which they discourage. Monex quotes the Krugerrand at 824.70. Kitco quotes 844.70 for gold maples [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 18:00:23
Soaring Soybeans
I believe that more investors are beginning to bet on future inflation by returning to the commodity markets. This is one reason why the price of gold has continued bouyant despite soft prices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 19:03:00
Asian Session - All Calm Right Now
Market Brief Usd was stable in Asian session as the lack of new data and non-data events gave speculators nothing new to trade on ... . Asian Equity markets are in the green while European index futures are pointing to a negative open. Commodities are higher with wti crude trading at $129.88bbl and gold up [more...]
Date: 2008-07-21 08:30:46
Friday morning links
TOP STORIES Wall St. futures frozen after plunge - AP OPEC slashes production; ... U.S. stock futures blasted after Asia plunge - MarketWatch Oil falls despite production cuts - BBC Balle, balle..great demand for India Post gold coins! - Commodity Online Oil, Gold, Commodities [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 13:17:00
Gold Loses Some Shine
Allen Sykora reports: Comex gold is on the defensive due to factors such as a slightly higher dollar, “less enormous” volatility in stock-index futures overnight than other recent sessions ... that there is potential for a heavier sell-off, pointing out that other commodities such as copper, silver, corn [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 15:15:22
Guesstimates on January 8, 2009
Spiders - March S&P E-mini Futures: The market is headed for 875. The 910 is resistance above the market today ... to follow. GLD - February Gold: The 885 level should prove to be resistance and the market should soon [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:38:00
Guesstimates on January 12, 2009
Spiders - March S&P E-mini Futures: The e-minis are getting close to the 865-875 downside target zone ... level. GLD - February Gold: The 885 level should prove to be resistance and the market should soon [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 13:43:00
Treasuries and Gold Rise as Global Credit Freeze Prompts More Bailouts
In a sea of red, government bonds and are gold both rising as the world's banking system cracks under the weight of the biggest debt expansion in ... rates. Futures on the Chicago Board of Trade show a 60 percent probability the Fed will slash [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 11:58:00
As Per Astrology: Gold Will Be Safe Investment in 2009
Lt. Col. Ajay Jain, Commodity Online Leave the year 2008 behind and look for the future as the coming year is expected to bring good hopes for Asian ... and commodity markets. But hold on. The US and European economy may still suffer before it can rebound. Astro ... , this is right time for investment in crude oil for short term trading, since crude oil [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 14:51:43
Weekly Futures Positions Review - December 28, 2008
Top posts from the past week:Lean Hog Prices Poised to Climb in 2009Why eBay is the Best Indicator of Gold's Fair ValueOur coverage of Marc Faber's ... of our trades and positions from the previous week:Continued to hold one cocoa futures contract - up slightly on the week. Looking to add to this position on higher high's.Continued to hold one [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 23:35:00
01-09-09 JOBS IN THE TANK - FAREWELL SAGUARO
DOW 8,599 -143 ----- GOLD $852.70 -$4.20 ----- OIL $40.66 -$1.04 Be careful what you say on the internet. The Air Force is Watching ... , the Dow futures were up on the news. That's usually a sign the market wants to be bullish. Well, hell [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 14:09:00
Bobbys Corner- Open Market 1.6.2009
Bobbys Corner- Open Market 1.6.2009 Posted by Bob Slade on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 8:23am in BOBBYS CORNER-FX Good Morning: ... -and U.S. futures are higher on speculation that worldwide government stimulus packages and interest rate cuts will spur growth in the global marketplace. Oil:$49.94 Gold:$843.50 Today [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:23:18
Gold and silver market manipulation update
Remarks by Chris Powell, Secretary/Treasurer Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc ... as some related developments. Maybe most interesting have been the studies of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 15:03:15
No fireworks in precious metals markets
Depending upon which closing price you look at, gold either ended the Thanksgiving holiday flat or up a percent or so - not what many were expecting, but not bad. According to Jon Nadler at Kitco, most of the holders of December futures contracts who did show up at work today rolled them over to the February contract. I'll be on a panel with Jon [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 20:43:58
Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan
Dear CIGAs, Today’s action in nearly every single market that trades can best be described by one phrase – “It’s all about the Fed”. Their decision to basically print as much money as needed to liquefy the financial system ... as if we have been here before. Budget deficits into the future as far as the eye can see coupled with free [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 18:49:34
Bloodbath
I had warned readers against assuming that because we had a bounce in the equity markets, that life would soon return to normalcy ( ... that level). US stock futures trading has been restricted because it has fallen below 6%, its daily ... . A more aggressive than expected production cut by OPEC has done nothing to stem the fall of oil, down 5%. Gold [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 10:46:40
Technical Picture - Consolidation Ahead of FED
Stocks sold off in early trade as investors grappled with ongoing uncertainty and the threat of more losses from the financial sector, ... funds futures imply a reduction to the fed funds target rate is certain. There is currently a 66 ... in commodities such as agchem, natural gas, gold, and crude oil. Crude was up as much as 8.2% during [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 06:16:00
Technical Picture - Consolidation Ahead of FED
Stocks sold off in early trade as investors grappled with ongoing uncertainty and the threat of more losses from the financial sector, ... funds futures imply a reduction to the fed funds target rate is certain. There is currently a 66 ... in commodities such as agchem, natural gas, gold, and crude oil. Crude was up as much as 8.2% during [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 07:00:16
It's a Winter Wonderland For These Winners!
Transsiberian will be trekking out to Hannah Feldman of New York, David Fortier of California, and Leanne Chamblee of Alabama ... will be in the futures of Courtney Snow of Kentucky, Michelle Marshall of Ontario and Linda Cope of Florida. Hawaii Five-O Season 5 will be retro-gold in the hands of Anne Holmes of Kansas, Ben [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 20:19:19
Oil Squeeze? Blame Yourself
The Journal’s Russell Gold reports: When it comes to the price of crude oil and gasoline, who is in the driver’s seat? One common answer is no one ... into the commodity futures market. All of this plays a role: the availability of supply, financial market interest in commodities, and don’t forget the strength of the U.S. dollar (the global [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 18:43:00
White gold tarnished
At the start of last year sheep and beef farmers looked enviously at the returns dairy farmers were enjoying and aimed to get prices for meat, ... September last year. The state of global commodity markets isn’t the only problem facing Fonterra ... in any future investment in China.However, the financial losses from the Sanlu investment have already [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:59:59
International Forecaster December 2008 (#6) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More
By: Bob Chapman Sunday, 21 December 2008 US MARKETS When, in the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse, ... derivatives market with the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, an opaque market, which ... destroying it. They were drawing out huge salaries, stock options, bonuses, golden parachutes, fees [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 17:31:27
E-junkie talks about OpenSocial
Click here to view the embedded video. Attention! API Garbage (might be unreadable) ... and not in the more developed of the gold because open-source and it s pretty flexible so what I m doing is I m misusing ... started at my profile and this becomes true so is contributed more of newborn futures [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 14:37:19
Nikkei to Cash, Gold Bearish
Sheesh. Hope you survived the week in one piece! We're just 100 points on the S&P 500 from the Oct. 2002 low of 777. Amazing ... by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (See my "How It Works" page for details.) Trading new signals ... , derivatives, Black Swans, market timing, trading system development, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 20:33:00
Gold Heads for Record Eighth Annual Gain on Dollar, Recession
By Stuart Wallace Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Gold headed for a record eighth annual gain in London on expectations that the dollar and global economies ... at Alaron Trading Corp., said from Chicago, predicting that bullion will trade at $840 to $880 an ounce ... . This year’s advance would be the smallest since 2001. Futures for February fell $3.70, or 0.4 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:46:00
Gold
I read an article in the Global Research Monitor out of Montreal (in my Web list) ... as the G20 nations plan meetings twice a year, into the future, attempting to figure out a global response ... of the G20 creating a Bretton Woods II agreement to broker new fixed rates of exchange has some attractive [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 20:26:00
Gold Derby nuggets: Ralph Fiennes vs. Ralph Fiennes | 'The View' as Mount Rushmore = Emmy at last?
• Dave Karger is reporting that Ralph Fiennes is dropping down to the supporting actor race for "The Reader" ... of a weekly series of "Oscar Futures," those wags at New York mag's Vulture blog have the newly screened ... appeal and quotes from the filmmakers. Due out next is "Slumdog Millionaire" on Nov. 12 which he says [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 22:17:13
The Depression: UK Edition
Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), the UK's largest lender, is the latest victim in the global financial meltdown ... . No surprise the price of gold has soared. Today marked the largest one-day gain for that commodity ... rewarding malfeasance and encouraging more of the same in the future. By the same token, without [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 02:26:58
Mid East tension takes precious metal prices higher
Gold and silver prices go up amid thin trading volumesBullion metal prices ended higher on Monday, 29 December, ... dollar. Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude ... prices are higher by 4.6%. Futures have averaged $865 in 2008. The dollar index has gained 8% this year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 04:20:00
Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan
Dear CIGAs, News that the American automakers would gain access to the government’s political slush fund, also known in some circles as the TARP – Troubled Asset Relief Program – sent the Dollar skyward and was initially good for a pop in the US equity futures [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 18:53:04
American Gold IRA Report: Gold Heads for Record Eighth Annual Gain on Dollar, Recession
By Stuart Wallace Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) ... Index of 26 commodities this year, behind cocoa. The gains attracted money from investors seeking ... . This year’s advance would be the smallest since 2001. Futures for February fell $10.40, or 1.2 percent [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 17:00:37
Bullion metals shine
Gold and silver prices rise for the first time in 2009After three sessions of fall, bullion metal prices ended higher on Tuesday, 06 January, ... %.On Tuesday, Comex silver futures for March delivery rose 15.5 cents (1.6%) to $11.445 an ounce. Last week, silver has gained 9%. For 2008, silver lost 24%.At the currency market on Tuesday, the dollar [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 04:03:00
Oil Prices Fell to Close to $US40 as Gold Price Rises
Oil prices fell to close to $US40 on Friday after a highly volatile trading week as new US data showed rising unemployment and deepening recession in the world’s biggest oil consuming nation. The benchmark contract, light sweet crude ... futures added 0.0805 cents to $US1.5595 a pound. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 01:09:58
Selling decimates the markets; gold rallies, T-bill rates dive
Calamity rules in markets today after the House, in a shocker, voted down the financial-system bailout bill ... demand to dry up if the global economy contracts sharply. Crude oil futures are down $9.26 to $97.63 a barrel. The Reuters/Jefferies CRB index of 19 commodities is down 5%. The only major commodity [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 19:36:55
The Manipulation of Gold Prices
There is no other leveraged commodity market where short sellers increase their positions, materially, as the price rises, ... or so, “fake” precious metals supply in the form of promises of future delivery have habitually [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 03:05:27
Platinum Tops $1,000 on Stimulus Outlook; Gold, Silver Drop
By Pham-Duy Nguyen Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) – Platinum rose above $1, ... to benefit from the infrastructure plan,” said Frank McGhee, the head dealer at Integrated Brokerage ... futures for April delivery rose $28.30, or 2.9 percent, to $996.50 an ounce at 9:10 a.m. on New York [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:47:12
Gold, the solution to high commodity prices
If policy makers were astute, they would quickly seize on the obvious solution to today's soaring commodity prices that are causing so much pain and ... , corn, and other goods on commodities futures exchanges that really weren't set up to handle the sort [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 14:21:00
Gold Investments Market Update - Savers Trusting Gold More Than Banks and Governments
Gold fell sharply yesterday on lower oil prices and the recently surging dollar, despite unprecedented physical demand for coins and bars in the UK, ... trading in futures, CFDs and spread betting is an extremely high risk endeavour in the current markets [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 13:18:36
Been Down So Long, It Looks Like Up To Me
The gold market managed to recover from another downside extension early in the trading session but the reversal seemed to come off a setback in the ... the US economy.”- The Hightower Report, Futures Analysis and ForecastingDavid Hale: Only [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 01:20:00
Royal Gold, Envy of Chartists & Gold Bugs (RGLD, ABX, MFN, GG, NEM, GDX)
In the current climate and current stock market, there are hardly any stocks which are hitting new 52-week highs ... and arguably without at least some of the risks of commodity prices. This can be good and can be bad ... a serious future pipeline. The company has also [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 17:12:29
Five Ways to Play Gold’s Rebound to $1,500 an Ounce
Gold hit two historic milestones in 2008. First, in early March, the “yellow metal” hit its all-time high of $1,030 an ounce ... down from their record highs – in near-lockstep fashion. Corn futures are down nearly 50 [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 15:21:31
Gold prices falter as dollar strengthens
Gold prices declined Friday, as the dollar gained further strength against other major currencies, including the euro and the British pound. Energy prices recovered some, while agriculture futures fell. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 22:55:55
Guesstimates on January 6, 2009
Spiders - March S&P E-mini Futures: The market is approaching the 945 short term target. Support is at 912 ... will probably continue upward to 55.00 but I expect a drop to 30-35 to follow. GLD - February Gold [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:39:00
Bloomberg annouces major increase in GOLD!
Gold May Rise to $5,000 on Inflation, Schroder Says (Update1) Email | Print | A A A By Bei Hu June 19 (Bloomberg) ... for sale to individuals in the city that invests primarily in derivatives, including futures, warrants [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 03:11:47
American Gold IRA Report: U.S. Payrolls Post Biggest Annual Decline Since 1945
By Shobhana Chandra Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) — The U.S ... including Alcoa Inc. cut output and staff. Stocks, Treasuries Stock-index futures rose initially [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:38:20
London Gold Market Report
Gold Slips as Dollar Bounces; George Soros Rumored "Long Gold, Short Oil" as Wall Street Losses Mount; ... as world stock markets ticked higher. The US Dollar rose on the forex market. Crude oil futures jumped [more...]
Date: 2008-07-18 12:47:00
Guesstimates on January 5, 2009
Spiders - March S&P E-mini Futures: The market is approaching the 945 short term target. Support is at 900 ... reach the 32-34 zone before a rally of $20 or more can begin. GLD - February Gold: The 885 level [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 13:39:00
Guesstimates on January 7, 2009
Spiders - March S&P E-mini Futures: As I write this the e-minis are trading at 918 ... continue upward to 55.00 but I expect a drop to 30-35 to follow. GLD - February Gold: The 885 level [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 13:36:00
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