Gold and silver still the best protection against the derivatives blow up that started with JP Morgan’s loss

Peter Cooper — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:29:52 +0000

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The immediate reaction to the $2 billion and counting loss at JP Morgan has been a flight from risk trades and a sell-off of all financial assets, gold and silver included. However, investors ought to pause for thought about what this really means for the future. If JP Morgan cannot get the derivatives market right what hope is there for any mere mortal. These are the guys that write the derivatives and ought to know best how to trade them.

Tuesday, May 15th

If JP Morgan cannot get the derivatives market right what hope is there for any mere mortal. These are the guys that write the derivatives and ought to know best how to trade them.

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Is Fear of Deflation Sapping Gold and Silver?

Rick Ackerman — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:42:06 +0000

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There’s no point in pretending it’s those sleazy, child-molesting bullion bankers at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan who have been pounding on mining stocks and bullion futures in the last few months. Lately, it has felt like the whole world has been dumping them. For the record, we are ourselves cautious buyers of bullion futures and select mining stocks at these levels, since many popular trading and investment vehicles that we track are closing on important Hidden Pivot correction targets. (Want to find out the exact prices at which were are doing the buying?

Tuesday, May 15th

How euro money printing is going to drive up gold and silver prices

Peter Cooper — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:10:56 +0000

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Those investors panicking now and selling their gold and silver will feel as sick as dogs when they see what happens next to prices. For after a bleak patch lasting at most a couple of months the eurozone authorities will start their money printing presses rolling and hey what is the one money that they can never print?

Sunday, May 13th

The Yuan, Rupee and Physical Silver Demand

Jeff Lewis — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:02:13 +0000

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China and India together account for a considerable amount of the current demand for physical silver. Each emerging market country has a strong base of support for silver from individual investors, who often purchase the physical metal as jewelry and bullion since it is thought to provide a more reliable store of value than the local currency.

Sunday, May 13th

COT Silver Report - May 11, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:44:53 +0000

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COT Silver Report - May 11, 2012

Friday, May 11th

Eric Sprott on CNBC [Video]

Eric Sprott — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:14:29 +0000

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Why do I think that silver will outperform gold? I look at two or three metrics that suggest that. as an example, last year, the mint sold as many dollars as silver coins as cold coins. same dollar amount. in other words, people bought 50 times more physical silver than gold. when we did our last two tranches of the gold trusts in pslv, both raised $349 million. we bought 50 times more silver than gold. we don't force people to buy these things. that's their decision. don't force people to buy coins mint, that's their decision. if the common guy is going to buy silver in a ratio of 50-1 to gold but only available at 6 1/2-1, I have to believe the price of silver is going to outperform gold.

Thursday, May 10th

Knowing the Game

Theodore Butler — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:01:41 +0000

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Especially at times of price pressure like now, it can be reassuring to know how the game is being played. I’m not speaking of the day to day price movements, but of the dominant forces that generally cause both short term and long term price movements. The price of world silver and gold is mostly set on the COMEX. Over the longer term, of course, other things will influence the price, such as production and consumption and investment demand. But these longer term influences don’t change radically from day to day and it is usually unproductive to link those influences to short term prices. And sometimes, like now, world events would strongly favor a rush towards precious metals were it not for price-setting on the COMEX.

Wednesday, May 9th

Silver and the Nature of Supply and Demand

Jeff Lewis — Sun, 06 May 2012 04:14:06 +0000

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Many observers of the silver market have wondered why futures prices for silver seem so low when demand for the physical metal continues to increase in the face of an ever dwindling supply of the precious and industrial metallic commodity.

Saturday, May 5th

Carbon Credit Derivatives

Jeff Lewis — Sun, 06 May 2012 04:12:17 +0000

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Carbon credits are tradable permits or certificates that are typically related to the emission of one ton carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas considered responsible for the controversial global warming process.

Saturday, May 5th

A Wickedly Bumpy Ride for Silver & Gold Bulls

Rick Ackerman — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:24:48 +0000

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The July contract, currently trading for 30.115, looks primed to fall to at least 28.810, or 4.3 percent. Weighing gold’s positives against silver’s negatives, we’d bet on lower Silver prices in the days ahead. If Silver and Gold are both hitting their respective downside targets at around the same time, however, we would be aggressive buyers there, tightly stopped.

Friday, May 4th

Crikey! Although we declaimed here the other day that gold appeared to be carving out an important bottom, getting airborne could be bumpy. One reason we “feel” a bottom is near is that it has been relatively difficult to stay long in gold. Getting aboard has been no problem, of course, since traders can attempt it at any time, albeit not always with confident expectations of success.

When Fundamentals No Longer Apply, Review the Fundamentals

Eric Sprott — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:26:58 +0000

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This may not come as a surprise, but we're still not seeing it. We're not seeing a US recovery. Here we are, well into 2012, and the fact remains that the US housing situation is still a bust. There is simply no housing recovery happening in the United States. US New Home Sales fell for the fourth time in a row month-over-month in March, representing a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 328,000, down from 353,000 in February.1 Do you know what the annual rate of New Home Sales was back in 2006? About 1.21 million.2 No recovery there.

Wednesday, May 2nd

By: Eric Sprott & David Baker, Sprott Asset Management

This may not come as a surprise, but we're still not seeing it. We're not seeing a US recovery.

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Eric Sprott & David Baker

Mad Cow Futures and Silver Fundamentals

Jeff Lewis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:25:48 +0000

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently confirmed the country’s fourth known case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or BSE, which is popularly known as Mad Cow Disease.

Friday, April 27th

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently confirmed the country’s fourth known case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or BSE, which is popularly known as Mad Cow Disease.

COT Silver Report - April 27, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:33:27 +0000

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Friday, April 27th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.

May Silver’s Precise Bounce Is Encouraging

Rick Ackerman — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:44:42 +0000

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Is the worst over for silver? From a technical standpoint, both the Comex futures and Silver Wheaton shares have done exactly what we might have expected of them if they were carving out a durable bottom. On Monday, the mining stock came with a single penny of a 27.97 correction target where we’d told subscribers to get long using an 8-cent stop-loss. Then, yesterday morning, May Silver futures trampolined from a low that lay just 1.5 cents from a correction target also identified using Hidden Pivot analysis. In both instances, powerful rallies began from within a hair of the targets, raising the odds that an important low is in.

Thursday, April 26th

How long until silver breaks out of its consolidation phase and heads higher?

Peter Cooper — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:19:08 +0000

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If you look at the graph below you can clearly see the mini-spike in silver prices last April and the sideways consolidation since then. There was no true spike in prices because there has been no subsequent collapse. Indeed, the silver price has been well supported in the $30-35 an ounce range.

Sunday, April 22nd

However, the price has taken some very gradual steps lower. It may be that we see at least one more of these steps before the price decline is done. You do not need to be the greatest brain in the sector to imagine what would cause silver to decline from this point.

COT Silver Report - April 20, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:33:58 +0000

Friday, April 20th

COMEX Reduces Silver Margins Yet Again

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:40:38 +0000

Friday, April 20th

After raising margin requirements for silver futures contracts eight times last year, the CME Group has decided to lower margins yet again, after having last lowered them on February 13^th.

Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Slightly Higher

Chris Mullen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:18:30 +0000

Thursday, April 19th

Eric Sprott Interview: Silver, Gold, Mining Stocks and more - GoldSeek.com Radio Nugget

Eric Sprott — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:49:33 +0000

Thursday, April 19th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Slightly

Chris Mullen — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:14:55 +0000

Wednesday, April 18th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Near Unchanged Again

Chris Mullen — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:27:33 +0000

Tuesday, April 17th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:24:57 +0000

Monday, April 16th

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Key CFTC meeting on silver price manipulation this week as the big short position is naked on the beach

Peter Cooper — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:18:37 +0000

Monday, April 16th

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is expected to give an update on its long-running investigation into silver price manipulation after a meeting on April 18th. But after nearly four years of ongoing investigations silver bulls have learnt the meaning of patience.
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Silver Entrenched in Consolidation Pattern Below Key MA and Falling Trendline

Jeff Lewis — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:23:43 +0000

Friday, April 13th

After late February’s dramatic false upside breakout in silver that peaked at the $37.48 level on February 29^th stunned many technical traders who were expecting a follow-on rally, its subsequent price action fell into what many analysts considered could be a potentially toppish head and shoulders pattern, which had been forming since the early part of this year.
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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Mixed on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:14:55 +0000

Friday, April 13th

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COT Silver Report - April 13, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:35:21 +0000

Friday, April 13th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% and 2%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:14:49 +0000

Thursday, April 12th

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JPM’s TV Appearance

Theodore Butler — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:35:04 +0000

Wednesday, April 11th

There was a very interesting and potentially significant development dropped into the silver equation this week. I’m speaking of the appearance of the head of commodities for JPMorgan, Blythe Masters, in a short interview Thursday on CNBC. There has already been widespread reaction to the clip and I must admit that it touched off a whirlwind of different thoughts in my mind. Quite frankly, I’m glad I’ve had a bit of time to sort them out before commenting.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Slightly Lower

Chris Mullen — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:12:33 +0000

Wednesday, April 11th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold Gains While Dow Drops

Chris Mullen — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:14:14 +0000

Tuesday, April 10th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:14:25 +0000

Monday, April 9th

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Silver hoard found in pre-revolution St Petersburg mansion failed to assure owner’s good fortune

Peter Cooper — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:51:47 +0000

Sunday, April 8th

Construction workers renovating a mansion in the centre of Russia’s historic capital St Petersburg have discovered a secret room containing silver and other precious items believed to belong to the Naryshkin dynasty, reported The St Petersburg Times.
The objects are wrapped in newspapers dated March, June and September 1917, the months before the October Bolshevik Revolution. They are said to be in excellent condition because they were wrapped in cloth soaked in vinegar that can still be smelled.
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COT Silver Report - April 6, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:35:15 +0000

Friday, April 6th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain About 1%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:13:06 +0000

Thursday, April 5th

Please Note:U.S. and Canadian stock markets are closed tomorrow in observance of Good Friday.However, bond and currency markets will remain open and March’s jobs data will still be released.

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Silver Institute Releases Annual Jeweler Survey Report

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:11:47 +0000

Thursday, April 5th

The Silver Promotion Service of the Washington D.C. based Silver Institute recently released the third in its annual series of surveys of silver jewelry sales performed by Nielsen/National Jeweler. For the participants in the survey, silver jewelry sales made up 37% of retailer unit volume and 27% of dollar volume, on average.

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Building a Bullish Case for Silver’s Long Term Prospects

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:56:21 +0000

Wednesday, April 4th

After the big move in 2011 was summarily ‘dealt with’, which sent the precious metal’s price down from a peak of $46.82 on April 24^th down to a low of $26.05 by September 25^th, many silver bulls have found themselves reviewing their perhaps picture of the metal’s future prospects.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall With Stocks and Oil

Chris Mullen — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:17:20 +0000

Wednesday, April 4th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall On Fed Minutes

Chris Mullen — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:14:10 +0000

Tuesday, April 3rd

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain With Stocks and Oil

Chris Mullen — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:23:14 +0000

Monday, April 2nd

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Silver to be in the spotlight at the Dubai Precious Metals Conference 2012

Peter Cooper — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:27:58 +0000

Monday, April 2nd

Often barely mentioned at such events the Dubai Precious Metals Conference to be held on April 29th in the Almas Tower under the auspices of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre is giving centre stage to silver this year.
There will be a panel discussion on ‘Developing the white metals markets in the region’ as well as a presentation entitled ‘Silver: has the bubble burst?’ from Sharpspixley CEO Ross Norman. ArabianMoney cannot actually recall silver ever getting so much attention in a one-day conference in Dubai.
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Silver outperforms the S&P 500 and gold in Q1

Peter Cooper — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:52:48 +0000

Saturday, March 31st

US stocks enjoyed their biggest first quarter rise since 1998 with the S&P 500 up 12 per cent to above 1,400. But the price of silver was up 16 per cent in Q1. Gold trailed behind with a 6.3 per cent increase.
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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Slightly Higher on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:17:28 +0000

Friday, March 30th

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COT Silver Report - March 30, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:32:52 +0000

Friday, March 30th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Near Unchanged

Chris Mullen — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:20:14 +0000

Thursday, March 29th

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Silver Nano-Trees Developed to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:09:30 +0000

Thursday, March 29th

Silver paste is used as a highly efficient conductor of electricity in the vast majority of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, which are the most prevalent form of solar cell used to generate solar power. Solar cell manufacture uses as much as 12 percent of the global silver supply on an annual basis.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Again

Chris Mullen — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:14:43 +0000

Wednesday, March 28th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall About 1%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:15:33 +0000

Tuesday, March 27th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain About 2%

Chris Mullen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:17:11 +0000

Monday, March 26th

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1,700 year old Roman silver coins found in Bath a warning to those who hoard precious metals in secret

Peter Cooper — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:51:25 +0000

Monday, March 26th

Unrest in the Roman Empire 1,700 years ago is the most likely explanation for a hoard of 30,000 coins found by archaeologists working at the site of a new city centre hotel in Bath, home of the famous Roman spa and baths (click here for our review).
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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Near Unchanged on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:25:54 +0000

Friday, March 23rd

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COT Silver Report - March 23, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:32:51 +0000

Friday, March 23rd

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Silver Painted Into Potential Head and Shoulders Top’s Neckline

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:44:34 +0000

Friday, March 23rd

After silver staged a dramatic false upside break in late February that whipsawed many bullish traders, the price action has since been forming what appears to be a bearish head and shoulders top pattern on the daily charts.The keyword is staged, as the decline could not have been more ‘unnatural’ from a technical standpoint, yet the nature of these moves are rarely questioned.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall With Stocks and Oil

Chris Mullen — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:18:12 +0000

Thursday, March 22nd

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FOMC Statement Sends (The Perception of) Silver Sharply Lower as QE3 Hopes Fade Further

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:41:56 +0000

Thursday, March 22nd

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee or FOMC released a somewhat more optimistic rate statement on Tuesday, March 13^th.

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SILVER is The Achilles' Heel to the ENTIRE ECONOMIC SYSTEM [Video]

David Morgan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:28:39 +0000

Thursday, March 22nd

Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Slightly Higher

Chris Mullen — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:18:11 +0000

Wednesday, March 21st

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Almost 1% and 3%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:17:43 +0000

Tuesday, March 20th

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Silver prices holding up better than gold

Peter Cooper — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:51:54 +0000

Tuesday, March 20th

Recent price movements in silver have been less volatile than gold as the charts below illustrate. That is rather unusual. Silver is usually the volatile sister and gold is the paragon of stability.
What is going on? And does this tell us anything about the likely future direction of precious metal prices?
Well this seems to confirm what market participants like Eric Sprott have been saying about silver. Namely that investors are investing equal amounts of money in both gold and silver these days, and that means fifty times more silver is being sold in terms of ounces.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Rise With Stocks and Oil

Chris Mullen — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:13:33 +0000

Monday, March 19th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Fall About 3% and 5% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:18:13 +0000

Friday, March 16th

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COT Silver Report - March 16, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:35:01 +0000

Friday, March 16th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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U.S. Mint Silver Coin Sales Drop Sharply in February

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:16:21 +0000

Friday, March 16th

The silver coin market was rocked by the announcement from the U.S. Mint that sales of its American Eagle Silver coins had fallen by a whopping 75.6 percent in February to just 1.49 million troy ounces.

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Silver’s False Bullish Breaks Head Fake Technicians

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:13:13 +0000

Thursday, March 15th

As February ended, silver made a spectacular rise and fall. The metal’s spot price first traded up to a high of $37.20 on the 28^th and then crashed down hard to hit a low of $33.96 on the following special leap day of February 29^th.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Almost 1%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:17:59 +0000

Thursday, March 15th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall With Bonds and Oil

Chris Mullen — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:23:41 +0000

Wednesday, March 14th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Over 1%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:17:05 +0000

Tuesday, March 13th

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What’s Driving the Gold, Silver Prices?

Julian D. W. Phillips — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:37:32 +0000

Tuesday, March 13th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Almost 1% and 2%

Chris Mullen — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:17:58 +0000

Monday, March 12th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Near Unchanged on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Friday, March 9th

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COT Silver Report - March 9, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:34:36 +0000

Friday, March 9th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Silver Broke Range to Push Above 200 Day Before The Counterintuitive Fall

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:17:57 +0000

Thursday, March 8th

As February drew to a close, the price of silver staged a notably bullish break above both its closely watched 200 day Moving Average and the neckline of a potential Double Bottom pattern that many technical precious metal traders and analysts had been watching attentively.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain About 1%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:23:07 +0000

Thursday, March 8th

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How to invest silver, Dubai stocks and real estate with Dr Marc Faber

Peter Cooper — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:16:42 +0000

Wednesday, March 7th

In an exclusive video interview with ArabianMoney editor and publisher Peter Cooper the widely respected Swiss investment adviser Dr Marc Faber gave his thoughts on investing in silver and how Dubai might be considered as the Switzerland of the Middle East.
He thought in any future war scenario in the region Dubai would be like Switzerland in World War II ‘because all the rich people have got their money invested in Dubai’. Investment in Dubai therefore makes sense especially at current share and real estate prices.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Roughly 1%

Chris Mullen — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:19:39 +0000

Wednesday, March 7th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall About 2% and 3%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:20:51 +0000

Tuesday, March 6th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall With Stocks

Chris Mullen — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:15:30 +0000

Monday, March 5th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Fall About 3% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:24:17 +0000

Friday, March 2nd

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COT Silver Report - March 2, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:35:06 +0000

Friday, March 2nd

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Gold, Silver Appear Unintimidated

Rick Ackerman — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:46:39 +0000

Friday, March 2nd

Precious metals appear to be recovering nicely after Wednesday’s punitive selloff. Although we initially assumed it might take a few weeks for gold and silver to build a base for the next moon shot, yesterday’s price action hinted that bullion quotes could be off and running much sooner. To be sure, the price action yesterday just inches from ground zero was relatively timid, with small gains driving the markets. However, that was to be expected, given the ferocity of the previous day’s plunge.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% and 2%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:28:46 +0000

Thursday, March 1st

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Over 5% and 6%

Chris Mullen — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:17:07 +0000

Wednesday, February 29th

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Silver breaks key $37 resistance level opening way to $50 an ounce again

Peter Cooper — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:17:45 +0000

Wednesday, February 29th

Silver prices have broken decisively out of the $33-34 an ounce price range of the past couple of months and punched decisively higher breaching the resistance zone of $36-37 an ounce.
In terms of the technical charts there is nothing now to stop silver advancing fairly rapidly, beyond its old all-time high of $50. Silver got close to this level last April but failed to clear this hurdle.
32-year record
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% and 4%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:23:07 +0000

Tuesday, February 28th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Slightly Lower

Chris Mullen — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:25:43 +0000

Monday, February 27th

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Silver price rises twice as fast as gold as the eurozone floods with money

Peter Cooper — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:14:27 +0000

Monday, February 27th

Gold and silver prices really got the wind behind them last week and reaped the benefit of the Greek bailout deal as ArabianMoney suggested was likely (click here). Gold got to $1,780 and silver close to $36 with weekly gains of three and six per cent respectively.
The battleground for the week ahead is the $1,800 mark for gold. Once that is decisively breached the way is open for an assault on $1,900 and a new all-time high.
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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain Almost 3% and 7% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:20:03 +0000

Friday, February 24th

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COT Silver Report - February 24, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:33:12 +0000

Friday, February 24th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Myths and Misinformation in the Silver Market [Video]

David Morgan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:10:29 +0000

Friday, February 24th

Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold Gains While Silver Soars Almost 3%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:21:27 +0000

Thursday, February 23rd

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Huichol Indians Protest Silver Mining Plan at Sacred Mountains

Jeff Lewis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:48:32 +0000

Thursday, February 23rd

As the rise in the price of silver over the past few years makes an increasing number of formerly prohibitively expensive excavation sites appear much more attractive to mining concerns, environmental and cultural issues remain to be resolved before global silver production can rise in earnest to meet growing demand for the physical metal.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Jump Higher in Late Trade

Chris Mullen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:15:42 +0000

Wednesday, February 22nd

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Why silver is the standout buy after the Greek deal

Peter Cooper — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:19:07 +0000

Wednesday, February 22nd

What’s been holding the price of silver below $34 this year? It’s been the possibility of a disorderly default by Greece. Now that we have an orderly default, and what else is a 73 per cent loss for private bondholders, things have changed.
But the price is very high. $170 billion is the highest sovereign debt restructuring in history. The ECB has made north of $1.5 trillion available to European banks. This is highly inflationary in the monetary sense and will be highly inflationary for consumers down the line.
Money printing revs up
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 2% and 3%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:19:50 +0000

Tuesday, February 21st

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Little Changed on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:20:41 +0000

Friday, February 17th

Please Note: US Markets are closed on Monday in observance of Presidents’ Day. Canadian markets are closed too for a variety of holidays.

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COT Silver Report - February 17, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:33:51 +0000

Friday, February 17th

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Fair is Fair

Theodore Butler — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:05:08 +0000

Thursday, February 16th

In December, I made public an article discussing the short position in the big silver ETF, SLV. At that time, the short position in SLV shares was in excess of 25 million shares and would run up to 26.6 million shares by mid-January.
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Silver Enters Short Term Trading Range in Bullish Overall Technical Picture

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:08:02 +0000

Thursday, February 16th

The technical picture for spot silver has been decidedly bullish since the grey metal made what seems to be a double bottom pattern on its price chart.Basically, the price of silver has fallen to a set of notable medium term lows, first at the $26.05 level on September 26^th of last year, and more recently at the $26.15 level on December 29^th.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Erase Overnight Losses and End Near Unchanged

Chris Mullen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:19:10 +0000

Thursday, February 16th

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Silver Prices Soften as Greek Tragedy Continues

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:07:10 +0000

Thursday, February 16th

Prices for precious metals met resistance as Greece continues to be the main focal point in the ongoing European financial crisis. Despite agreeing to strict austerity measures, including cutting 15,000 public sector jobs and cutting the minimum wage by 22 percent, the coalition leaders would not agree to make substantial cuts in supplementary pensions.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:19:01 +0000

Wednesday, February 15th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Slightly Lower

Chris Mullen — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:15:25 +0000

Tuesday, February 14th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Rise With Stocks and Oil

Chris Mullen — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:17:16 +0000

Monday, February 13th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Slightly Lower on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:16:47 +0000

Friday, February 10th

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COT Silver Report - February 10, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:33:25 +0000

Friday, February 10th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Enough is Enough

Theodore Butler — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:02 +0000

Thursday, February 9th

The journey to justice and truth is often long and arduous, but must never be abandoned. The alternative is to live a life lacking substance. But neither should the journey be unnecessarily prolonged. These things tend to creep up on you day by day, but we have passed the point of the CFTC taking too long for deciding if the silver market has been manipulated in price. Enough time has passed.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Slightly Lower

Chris Mullen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:09 +0000

Thursday, February 9th

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Manufacturing PMI Data Reflects Stronger Global Outlook, Supportive of Silver Industrial Demand

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:54 +0000

Thursday, February 9th

According to a Markit Economics survey of 30 nations’ purchasing managers, the world’s leading manufacturing nations began the year considerably better than expected. The Markit survey showed its Global Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index had risen from 50.2 in December to 51.2 in January, with a number over 50 indicating expansion.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Slightly

Chris Mullen — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:22:34 +0000

Wednesday, February 8th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain About 1.5%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:30:41 +0000

Tuesday, February 7th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:22:50 +0000

Monday, February 6th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Fall Less Than 1% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:25:07 +0000

Friday, February 3rd

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COT Silver Report - February 3, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:35:24 +0000

Friday, February 3rd

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Roughly 1%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:19:06 +0000

Thursday, February 2nd

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FOMC Pushes Unchanged Rates Forecast Out to 2014, Fed Sets Inflation Target

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:35 +0000

Thursday, February 2nd

Among the recent price consolidation, it should not be forgotten that the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Board decided to leave rates at 0.0% to 0.25% until at least late 2014, according to the FOMC statement released on January 25^th.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold Gains While Silver Surges

Chris Mullen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:24:50 +0000

Wednesday, February 1st

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Eric Sprott: Mania. Manipulation. Meltdown. [Transcript: 2012 Virtual Silver Conference]

Eric Sprott — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:38:20 +0000

Tuesday, January 31st

The following is the transcript of Eric Sprott’s presentation at today’s Virtual Silver Investment Conference.To listen to the audio and view the slides associated with the presentation, please attend the conference here.

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Why will Capital Controls Boost Silver Prices? [Transcript: 2012 Virtual Silver Conference]

Julian D. W. Phillips — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:53:30 +0000

Tuesday, January 31st

The following is the transcript of Julian Phillips’ presentation at today’s Virtual Silver Investment Conference.To listen to the audio and view the slides associated with the presentation, please attend the conference here.

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James Turk reaffirms his $400 long-term silver target [Transcript: 2012 Virtual Silver Conference]

James Turk — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:45:50 +0000

Tuesday, January 31st

The following is the transcript of James Turk’s presentation at today’s Virtual Silver Investment Conference.To listen to the audio and view the slides associated with the presentation, please attend the conference here.

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David Morgan: Silver in the next Decade [Transcript: 2012 Virtual Silver Conference]

David Morgan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:48:40 +0000

Tuesday, January 31st

The following is the transcript of David Morgan‘s presentation at today’s Virtual Silver Investment Conference.To listen to the audio and view the slides associated with the presentation, please attend the conference here.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:24:52 +0000

Tuesday, January 31st

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Modestly Lower

Chris Mullen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:20:13 +0000

Monday, January 30th

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Time to buy or sell silver or take a longer view?

Peter Cooper — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:28:56 +0000

Sunday, January 29th

The ArabianMoney investment newsletter is a dedicated long-term holder of silver as an asset class, and anybody who has owned silver for three years has doubled their money. What other investment can say that?
We think silver investors will do better than that over the next three years. Global money printing and a tight supply position for this precious metal should lead it to outperform gold. Is there any sign of an end to money printing? Hardly.
Taming volatility
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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain Over 4% and 5% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:20:27 +0000

Friday, January 27th

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COT Silver Report - January 27, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:33:01 +0000

Friday, January 27th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End With Decent Gains

Chris Mullen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:41:02 +0000

Thursday, January 26th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Almost 3% and 4%

Chris Mullen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:27:40 +0000

Wednesday, January 25th

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Talk of Dubai Gold Souk: silver to double in six months

Peter Cooper — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:26:22 +0000

Wednesday, January 25th

ArabianMoney editor and publisher Peter Cooper visits the Old Gold Souk on the Deira side of the Dubai Creek to talk to a silver trader with Sandra Mergulhao from mydubaimycity.com.
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Bullish Technical Signals Support Silver and Gold Prices

Jeff Lewis — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:13:41 +0000

Wednesday, January 25th

Several closely watched technical factors played a substantial role in precious metals trading last week as traders noted that increasingly bullish signals of an impending rally accumulated strength.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Modestly Lower

Chris Mullen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:22:21 +0000

Tuesday, January 24th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Rise With Oil

Chris Mullen — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:31:38 +0000

Monday, January 23rd

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$58-60 silver price by September says Dubai silver trader

Peter Cooper — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:22:07 +0000

Monday, January 23rd

Pop down to the Old Gold Souk in Deira, part of the modern city of Dubai and the hottest selling item is a 1kg bar of silver these days.
Karachi Jewellers told ArabianMoney yesterday they are selling 600 to 700 of these $1,300 bars each month with a 4.1 per cent profit margin.
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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain About 2% and 8% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:23:58 +0000

Friday, January 20th

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COT Silver Report - January 20, 2012

SilverCOTReport — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:34:38 +0000

Friday, January 20th

The COT reports which we look at each week provide a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC.The weekly reports for Futures-and-Options-Combined Commitments of Traders are released every Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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Hecla Mining Tanks After Lucky Friday Mine Closure Cuts 2012 Silver Production Estimate by 1.5Moz

Jeff Lewis — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:53:10 +0000

Thursday, January 19th

Top U.S. silver producer Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) announced on Wednesday, January 11^th that it was lowering its 2012 silver production forecast to only 7 million ounces. This represented a 1.5 million ounce decline from the company's former 9.5 million ounce estimate.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed and Near Unchanged

Chris Mullen — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:19:08 +0000

Thursday, January 19th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain About 1% Again

Chris Mullen — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:18:38 +0000

Wednesday, January 18th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain About 1%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:18:46 +0000

Tuesday, January 17th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% and 3% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:28:51 +0000

Friday, January 13th

Please Note: US Markets are closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Renewed Iranian Worries Support Silver and Gold Prices

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:43:59 +0000

Thursday, January 12th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End With Modest Gains

Chris Mullen — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:16:35 +0000

Thursday, January 12th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End With Modest Gains

Chris Mullen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:18:04 +0000

Wednesday, January 11th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% and 3%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:16:54 +0000

Tuesday, January 10th

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Three Elements of Manipulation

Theodore Butler — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:25:23 +0000

Monday, January 9th

This is an excerpt from the Weekly Review for subscribers of January 7 -
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:18:57 +0000

Monday, January 9th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain Over 3% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:23:47 +0000

Friday, January 6th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Almost 1%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:16:37 +0000

Thursday, January 5th

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Silver Value Investing With A Financial System Off the Rails

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:36:35 +0000

Thursday, January 5th

John Bogle is well known in the investment community. At Vanguard, he completely changed the way investors think about Wall Street. He has legions of fans, fans who label themselves as “Bogleheads,” reflecting their staunch acceptance of his main investment thesis: turnover kills.

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Silver Industrial Demand - Steel May The Commodity to Watch

Jeff Lewis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:55:27 +0000

Wednesday, January 4th

Forecasting the future of the economy is a difficult task; one who can do it with regularity will most certainly see massive investment profits. Most of this complexity comes from the lack of clarity in commodities prices.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:15:38 +0000

Wednesday, January 4th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold Gains Over 2% and Silver Surges 7%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:18:42 +0000

Tuesday, January 3rd

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Fall Almost 3% and 5% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:33:22 +0000

Friday, December 30th

Please Note: U.S. and Canadian markets are closed on Monday in observance of New Year’s Day.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold Falls Slightly While Silver Surges Over 3%

Chris Mullen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:25:56 +0000

Thursday, December 29th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Over 2% and 5%

Chris Mullen — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:22:40 +0000

Wednesday, December 28th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall About 1%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:19:47 +0000

Tuesday, December 27th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver End Mixed on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:23:07 +0000

Friday, December 23rd

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SLV Short Position Update

Theodore Butler — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:02:05 +0000

Friday, December 23rd

The latest short position report for stocks was released earlier in the week for positions held as of Nov 30. This was the report that I had speculated would show a decline in the short position of SLV, the big silver Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Contrary to my expectations, the short position for SLV increased by more than 2.2 million shares to 25.2 million shares. This represents almost 25 million ounces of silver.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Slightly

Chris Mullen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:13:28 +0000

Thursday, December 22nd

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Near Unchanged

Chris Mullen — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:21:44 +0000

Wednesday, December 21st

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European Credit Crunch – Another Excuse For Silver Downdraft?

Jeff Lewis — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:12:33 +0000

Wednesday, December 21st

It's clear that Europe's debt problems can now be wrapped up into the term credit crunch. In light of operations by the Federal Reserve, the amount of money available for credit appears to be shrinking, while risk premiums demanded by banks are thickening.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% and 2%

Chris Mullen — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:14:45 +0000

Tuesday, December 20th

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China’s Stimulus Talk And Buying Silver On The Copper Dip

Jeff Lewis — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:44:17 +0000

Tuesday, December 20th

All eyes are now on China as a source for consumer strength in the developed world. Customs data released on December 10 tells a concerning story - China's overseas shipments are growing, but at their slowest pace since 2009.

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall With Stocks and Euro

Chris Mullen — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:23:04 +0000

Monday, December 19th

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Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Fall Almost 7% and 8% on the Week

Chris Mullen — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:23:51 +0000

Friday, December 16th

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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed

Chris Mullen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:18:11 +0000

Thursday, December 15th

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Balancing Small Silver with Big Payoffs

David Morgan — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:20:44 +0000

Wednesday, December 14th

David Morgan, publisher of Silver Investor, likes the balanced risk and growth that midtier companies provide, but even he can't resist the pull of having a speculative pick pay off. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Morgan talks about the tenets he lives by when investing in mining companies, be they small-cap or midtier or billion dollar companies.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Almost 4% and 6%

Chris Mullen — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:40:14 +0000

Wednesday, December 14th

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Keith Neumeyer: How to Build a Major Silver Producer

Ron Hera — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:36:31 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

©2011 Hera Research, LLC

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Give Silver Bullion an AAA Rating

Jeff Lewis — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:34:53 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

The FinancialTimes reported early on Monday that Standard & Poor’s will announce a potential downgrade of five triple-A rated governments.As of writing time, no announcement has been made.

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Silver’s Beta is Irrelevant

Jeff Lewis — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:35:43 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

Beta is a financial term that describes an asset’s volatility relative to the S&P500 index.In scoring individual assets against the equity markets, financiers hope to find a collection of securities that provide the best possible appreciation with the least amount of beta.That is, financiers are compensated to make many different investments to form the perfect portfolio that, over ti
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Silver price pessimism bottoming out ready for the next big rally

Peter Cooper — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:33:55 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

There is an intriguing commentary in The Daily Reckoning by Matt Badiali on silver. In particular he cites Jason Goepfert’s SentimenTrader readings for silver. This service tracks investor sentiment towards different asset classes.
Silver it becomes apparent is at the bottom of its range for pessimism:
‘The so-called “commitment of non-commercial traders” hit 10,352. That’s incredibly low. The last time sentiment numbers were that low was in August 2007. Six months later, the price of silver was 59 per cent higher. It rose from $12 per ounce to $19 per ounce.
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Silver well set up for another tilt at $50 and much higher

Peter Cooper — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:33:07 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

When the IMF brought out its big guns to support the global banking system last week the tiny silver market was all but forgotten. We doubt it will be quiet for much longer.
Silver is a monetary metal. One Roman denarius sells for about $70 these days. You can still pick them up in the antiques centre here in Salisbury.
IMF union
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Volatile silver up 18% in 12 months lagging gold’s 25% gain, can silver catch up?

Peter Cooper — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:30:57 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

Precious metal investors have little to complain about with gold up 25 per cent and silver by 18 per cent in the past 12 months. By comparison many equity investors have lost money. But behind this gain has been some pretty staggering volatility.
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Hugo Salinas-Price: What Every Politician Needs to Know About Silver

Ron Hera — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:23:34 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

©2011 Hera Research, LLC

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Silver Market Alert!

Julian D. W. Phillips — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:15:53 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

Oftentimes, the significance of truly historic events is not fully appreciated at the time they occur. I think we are at one of those times with the bankruptcy of MF Global. There’s no question that the news and overall circumstances of the demise of the large commodities brokerage is widely known, but the significance of the event is not yet fully understood.
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Silver More Explosive than Gold

Julian D. W. Phillips — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:40:18 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

(This was sent to subscribers on May 25)

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First Fear, Then Anger

Theodore Butler — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:36:45 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

This is an excerpt from the Weekly Review of May 7, 2011

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Silver Is Getting Too Popular… Right?

Jeff Clark — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:25:29 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

BIG GOLD
It’s no secret that the silver market is red hot. As I write, silver American Eagles and Canadian Maple Leafs are sold out at their respective mints. Buying in India has gone through the roof, especially noteworthy among a people with a strong historical preference for gold. Demand in China continues unabated. Silver stocks have screamed upward.
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Can You Pass the 2011 Silver Quiz?

Jeff Clark — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:53:49 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

BIG GOLD
CPM Group recently released their 2011 Silver Yearbook, one of the industry’s most comprehensive sources of information on the silver market. Though mostly a reference book, I uncovered some interesting facts that paint a decidedly bullish picture for the metal going forward.
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Are We Running Out of Silver?

Jeff Clark — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:55:43 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

(Excerpt from the Casey Research 2011 Silver Investing Guide)
Silver has been on fire over the last three years — substantially outperforming its spotlight-grabbing cousin, gold.
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The Silver Platter Opportunity

Jim Willie — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:04:20 +0000

Tuesday, December 13th

Every few years, a tremendous opportunity arises. The autumn months of 2007 and the autumn months of 2008 offered such an opportunity to buy silver. That $11 silver price is long gone. Many smart folks seized it. Whatever can be said on such silver platters applies almost equally to gold. The silver sprint gains are typically much larger than the gold steady gains.
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