by Dave Kranzler | Sep 7, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“Today’s job numbers might be the biggest disaster I’ve ever seen reported. This Fall could get real ugly real fast. The deterioration of the participation rate is so big it makes me suspicious of earlier numbers.” – John Titus, producer...
by Dave Kranzler | Sep 3, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Per the latest COT report (note: this references the August 21st COT Report), the hedge fund (Managed Money) net short position in Comex paper gold was 90,000 contracts – by far a record short position for the hedge fund trader category. Conversely, the bank net...
by Dave Kranzler | Aug 30, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“When it starts to happen, I think it could happen a lot more quickly than people realize.” The rest of the world is methodically “weaning” itself off its dependence on the U.S. dollar. Perhaps the latest EM collapse will accelerate this reset....
by Dave Kranzler | Aug 29, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
“Those who see no Lehman-like episode on the horizon did not see the last one.” – highly regarded writer, George Will, in a National Review article titled, “America Is Overdue For Another Economic Disaster” Lost in the largely meaningless...
by Dave Kranzler | Aug 26, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
According to the latest Commitment of Traders Report released Friday and which accounts for Comex trader positioning through Tuesday, August 21, the hedge fund net short position in Comex paper gold futures soared to an all-time high of 89,972 contracts. This...
by Dave Kranzler | Aug 24, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
I remember vividly the scene in The Big Short when a housing broker was driving the “Steve Eisman” group around California’s “Inland Empire.” Home prices were dropping and the vista was littered with “for sale” signs. The...
