by Dave Kranzler | Apr 14, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The “beta” for long/short equity hedge funds has more than tripled vs the average beta since at least December 2018. Beta is the most common measure of stock or portfolio volatility relative to a broad equity index. Technically, beta is the percentage...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 11, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“Management withheld metal [silver] from sale during the price correction over last two weeks of March and plans to sell the withheld metal inventory in anticipation of a precious metal prices rebound in Q2, 2021” – Endeavor Silver ($EXK) management,...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 5, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The downtrend in the precious metals sector that began in August has been punctuated with one of the most aggressive, blatant price manipulation efforts over the last month that I have witnessed in 20 years. While no one can prove it without access to the inside books...
by Dave Kranzler | Mar 23, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“Switzerland in February sent gold to mainland China for the first time since September and shipments to India and Thailand rose to multi-year highs…Swiss customs data showed that in February Switzerland exported 56.5 tonnes of gold to India, 11.2 tonnes...
by Dave Kranzler | Mar 16, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
It makes no sense that shortages of physical have developed while the prices of gold and silver have been declining the past few months. But the aggressive price take-down that occurs in the paper markets is an effort by the banks to discourage buyers from investing...
by Dave Kranzler | Mar 8, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“The gold standard did not collapse. Governments abolished it in order to pave the way for inflation. The whole grim apparatus of oppression and coercion — policemen, customs guards, penal courts, prisons, in some countries even executioners — had to be put into...
