by irdadmin | Aug 18, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
I started observing the slow-motion train-wreck in process in 2001 – a year removed from my perch as a junk bond trader on Wall Street and living several thousand miles away from NYC and DC in the Mile High City, where the view is a lot more clear than from...
by irdadmin | Aug 3, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Ballooning open interest, heavy fix selling, aggressive post-settlement selling, flash crashes – this all seems a lot of bother. Perhaps the Other Side is afraid of something. – John Brimelow from his Gold Jottings report Wednesday evening at 7:06 EST, at one...
by irdadmin | Jun 9, 2017 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
All propaganda is lies, even when one is telling the truth. – George Orwell A reader commented that the number of corporate lay-offs in America is escalating, yet the unemployment rate seems to keep going lower. Part of the reason for this is that the 2008...
by irdadmin | May 14, 2017 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
You’ve probably heard/read a lot lately about the VIX index. The VIX index is a measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options. The VIX is popularly known as a market “fear” index. The concept underlying the VIX is that it measures...
by irdadmin | May 9, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Gold and silver have been sold down pretty hard since April 18th. But the structure of the weekly Commitment of Traders report, which shows the long and short positions of the various trader classifications (banks, hedgers, hedge funds, other large investment funds,...
