Monday, February 28, 2011

Four Charts For Monday

OK, let's get the week started.

First up, the USDX continues its ugly ways. You can expect some buying to emerge somewhere down here which may cause a brief rally back up toward 77 and change. However, this chart looks to me like something that wants to accelerate to the downside. Below 76.18 you know there are a lot of stop orders so we could see 75 pretty frickin quick.
Overnight news that Saudi can pretty much replace every single barrel of lost Middle East production served to put a lid on the rally at about $100. Hmmm....makes you wonder what would/will happen if/when the revolutionary fervor takes hold there but I digress. For now, this chart makes me think that we will soon get a pretty stout move in either direction. Given all the turmoil, it will probably break higher as "War Breaks Out" is always a less more headline than "Peace Breaks Out".

Onto our precious precious metals. Conveniently, these two charts have begun to show a rather clear pattern. First, in gold, if you look closely you'll see that for the past 10 days or so, we've closed higher than where we've opened. This is gives us a very strong picture of real, significant demand. The EE has clearly decided that they'd like to keep things under 1420 as long as possible but such strong demand will, eventually, overwhelm them. Remember, Friday gave us the 2nd highest weekly close of all time. This is extremely significant, as well. I get the distinct impression that this is a market about to burst  back toward the alltime highs of early January and beyond.
Silver is equally compelling. Rarely have I seen such a sharp line of EE defense as is clear on this chart. Four times in the last three days we have tapped...and I mean tapped...33.75 and each time fresh selling has quickly emerged. The fun part is that Blythe has now set a trap for herself. Everybody and their brother can see the line at 33.75 so WHEN that level is finally breached, there will be lots of fresh buying and lots of shorts covering. Watch that level closely!
We're sitting at 1411 and 33.53 as I wrap this up. I've got a feeling that this is going to be a pretty interesting day so keep an eye on things. More later. TF

10:55 EST UPDATE:
Looks like there were, in fact, a few stops above 33.75 in silver. Now, where do we go from here? Probably higher still as Blythe finds herself in an increasingly tight position. All of the fresh paper that she issued last Thursday is now well under water. HAHAHAHAHA!

131 comments:

  1. I am watching the AU charts with bated breath. Thank you Turd, for all the things you do!

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  2. D Day my friends...lets see what happens

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  3. Considering fine gael and labors' campaign promises its pretty fricking damnning that the USDX cant get off the canvas.

    Either that or pretty desperate euro backstopping by TPTB.

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  4. I agree Turd -- looks like a substantial leg down is shaping up on the dollar chart.

    It will be interesting to see how it performs through mid-week.

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  5. Falcon15- Yeah, a colleague of mine came in to ask me something a few minutes ago and I felt like snapping "Not now, you idiot- I've got the game on!"

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  6. I get that feeling too Turd about today, but this week especially...
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    Unless the EE gets super crafty, this week should be **the week,** or at least the charts would say so...

    Anyways, looking forward to the day... 33.75++ and 1428++ here we come. Move out of the way fresh wave of shorts... how I would love to see just an annihilation of 33.75 and 1428... but what a catch 22 it is... as our economy will surely be heading to the dumps sooner than later... or so it would seem...

    Crude oil going up soon will not be a fun thing for our economy...
    Not one bit...

    Join the Ron Paul Revolution

    We need answers... and we should audit (leads to ending) the Federal Reserve and legalize currency competition with the Federal Reserve note. Let the market phase out the Federal Reserve note to 0, waiting is only delaying the inevitable...
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    Scott J

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  7. Pining - remember that scene from Kellys Heros where Carol O'Conner reems that dude: "What the hell's a matter with you, can't you see we got the game on here?"

    I love that movie...

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  8. It's funny, we spend all this time looking at these tiny miners and then BOOM, look at CDE today! Just goes to show ya.

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  9. are Saudi's oil reserves being slowly depleted?

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/08/saudi-oil-reserves-overstated-wikileaks

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  10. Dr. Jerome wrote:
    ...gold jewelry...Has anyone had experience in jewelry and stones?...antique malls...

    Dr. Jerome:

    No experience myself, but I bookmarked this article I came across a few months ago, which might possibly be helpful, as it includes detailed instructions on how to value gold jewelry:

    How to sell your gold jewellery without getting ripped off

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  11. Well, didn't buy anything at the open. Everything up, can't decide. Will wait for a beatdown and think about it then.

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  12. That is just exactly the scene that was in my mind after he left, Art! Now let's see if we can all end up with some hefty gold bars when we're done...

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  13. Doesn't uncle Ben want a low dollar? That's what I hear...so everything is good there.

    He's been printing money to keep stocks up...check...and PMs down...check again.

    It's that damn oil that's giving him a problem right now. High oil prices KILL the growth he's trying to jump start. I think oil is his next target...but damn, with the tensions over there in the ME... Does he have enough ink to put the oil fire out? It's where he NEEDS to strike. Push it back down into the 80s? I've got some DIG (+2x oil) but it's stopped tight. It's been a good strategy all along with these commodities. Ride them up a bit, stop out, wait for them to settle for a few days and repeat.

    I've been tense about the PMs...it sure was looking like one of those umbrellas you talk about. I'm waiting for a good break up myself.

    Thanks Turd, you provide an awesome service...I'm learning tons every day.

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  14. The idea that Saudi can just open a tap and produce a bunch more oil is one of the major big lies in the world today. Absolutely essential to keeping the ponzi going. Every bit as much, or more than, the PM price suppression scheme.

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  15. Eric, CDE: you don't even want to know what I bought it for after the 08/09 wipeout. I like CDE b/c there's not a ton of shares out-- only 90mm for a company of it's size and reserves. Still very undervalued IMHO.

    But I like Tahoe Resources as a more likely doubler in '11. Amazing Ag holdings. In the "near-mid" category I also like MAG Silver a lot. Don't own it but would if I had more funds.

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  16. @Rocketnoodle: Read up on peak oil...

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  17. Watching the charts over the last week or so there seems to be some effort to get silver and gold down in price at the London 3pm spot fix (ie 10AM NewYork time).

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  18. ScottJ,
    I know you like Silvrmex. ..Got any thoughts on why it just seems to hang around in excrutiatingly dormant style? I believe in the fundos of this company. When oh when will they get their game on? Thoughts? I need a pep talk. lol. (or at least to know if you see something negative that I am missing)

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  19. Great Panther also looking good outta the gate so far...Tinka too...would really like to see Tinka jump up big this week.

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  20. let the Saudis pump away, very soon production will not be the problem. Logistics will be the problem. I expect the 5th Fleet to get kicked out of Bahrain. When this happens, Iran's influence in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea will grow considerably, while the USA's deminishes considerably. We are seeing the last of sub $100 oil as of today or tomorrow. I will continue to add drillers to my portfolio as they are on sale right now. Some GLD calls too!

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  21. oh hello there! i've been waiting to see you

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  22. And look at the volume (netdania that is)!!!!!!

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  23. Does today's action have anything at all to do with preseason basyball or March madness coming?

    If so I pick the DODGERS AND OHIO STATE!!!

    RUN BOYS RUN!!!

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  24. Okay, so silver is currently showing crazy-ass strength. I'm a lousy trader. Do I hold my GPL, or do I sell into the strength? Hold until RSI is around 87? The last time I didn't sell into major strength on my mining stocks (Dec/Jan), I got crushed. I believe in silver long-term, but how high can it go on its current leg up before there's another painful correction?

    I'm really clueless on the stock trading. I just want what we all do - to make some $ and/or more troy ounces...

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  25. @TheObsoleteMan: Agreed. The Saudi "Day of Rage" fast approaches and should the unrest pread to the remainder of Saudi, the news released today about the Suadi's covering the oil delivery shortfall will essentially be worth the paper it is printed on.

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  26. @Mister... Why not buy Covered Warrants? Choose a price out of the money for June at 34 say and hold it - much less stressful. I bought June 11th Calls for $30 when we bottomed at 27ish, theyre up 300% and for every $1 increase im levered by $25,000. I believe very stronglt silver is going up but hate the stop losses and the mania and stress of trading - just an option.

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  27. Art- Enough with the negative waves, Blythe. Just go with it, baby.

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  28. 33.9 .... time for the countdown...

    looks like it is ready to fly ?

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  29. Chawanmushi you mind providing a link to the netdania chart you are referring to?

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  30. Mister,

    I'd strongly recommend you hold GPL and add to your position on dips. Just decide if the stock is worth your commitment: if it is, take it out of your "tradeable" column and treat it as a core position.

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  31. Pining - That's it man, I'm putting Kelly's heros in tonight !

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  32. Regarding oil
    Saudi oil is the wrong type. Not many refineries set up for that. We need light sweet to replace missing production. And weaker dollar will add upward pressure to crude. GLTA today.

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  33. am i misreading something or is spot at 33.99 and next month at 33.90?

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  34. ewc

    yeah, I own some CDE. Not a ton, but it's there on my list.

    My problem at the moment is that I've really maxed out what I should commit to the space, so if I want to buy something I really aught to sell something first. Don't worry, not selling CDE :)

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  35. Hey TommyD,

    Who one the world series last year? Oh yeah, the Giants, hah!

    34 here we come.

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  36. JimmyTheHand...

    Go to this:

    NetDania

    Then once the chart loads (as long as you have the updated Java app installed, then choose Instruments menu and go to Silver,spot. Then go to the Views menu and choose Show/Hide Volume Chart, and volume will show up at the bottom.

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  37. Atlee: The missing production is for Europe, not necessarily the US. Libya is a major supplier for the EU.

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  38. @Falcon15 - kind of what im getting at. i'm just wondering if its being done on purpose.

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  39. Libyan oil is light sweet. Saudi is not.

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  40. happy that i didn't dump my Camino ;)

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  41. @joe - In regards to your last thread comments, I felt this quote was relevant:

    "Some trust fund prosecutor, got off-message at Yale thinks he's gonna run this up the flagpole? Make a name for himself? Maybe get elected some two-bit congressman from nowhere, with the result that Russia or China can suddenly start having, at our expense, all the advantages we enjoy here? No, I tell you. No, sir! Corruption charges! Corruption? Corruption is government intrusion into market efficiencies in the form of regulations. That's Milton Friedman. He got a goddamn Nobel Prize. We have laws against it precisely so we can get away with it. Corruption is our protection. Corruption keeps us safe and warm. Corruption is why you and I are prancing around in here instead of fighting over scraps of meat out in the streets. Corruption is why we win."

    In relation to your comment here, how is Ben printing dollars going to keep DOWN PMs?

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  42. ENERGY, MONEY, AND BANKING ARE CONTROLLED BY THE SAME FAMILIES. ALL STATISTICS ARE CONTROLLED BY THEM. THERE IS NO PEAK OIL. FIAT AND PEAK OIL ARE THEIR WEAPONS. DON'T BUY ANOTHER LIE!

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  44. John - that's what I use...works fine for trading off of.

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  45. Took some profit in XAG. Waiting for after-hours action.

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  46. There is very little difference in the refining process of light sweet versus any other heavier higher-sulfur types. It requires fewer steps, yes, but every refinery can refine any crude. The final yield from light sweet is higher, due to less refraction etc. but in the end, any crude can be processed. Of COURSE the refineries want the light sweet, they get more "bang for their buck" as it were. ,

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  47. Thanks Jeff. OI looks to have gone up a bit since the prelim numbers on Friday.

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  48. Art and Save_America1st:

    Thanks.

    (I deleted my comment after I read Save_America1st's response to JimmyTheHand @ 7:27 am above.)

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  49. id, an increase of 63 contracts, any of the resident experts care to comment on the significance or total lack there of in that?

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  50. I'd been waiting and waiting for some exogenous event to push the USDX higher so that I could unload he last of my USFRNs. The $ charts the Turd has been posting finally woke me to the fact that if the events in the Middle East last week didn't spark a rally in the US$. Then nothing would. I unloaded them last Thursday @98.45/Canadian fiat buck. The CDN$ will get spent (while they still have any purchasing power) on a portable sawmill and oil seed crushing equipment (gonna make my own tractor fuel).

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  51. Do any of you guys read Martin Armstrong's writings? If not I highly recommend, he is by far the most brilliant economist I have ever read!

    www.martinarmstrong.org

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  52. Spot just hit 33.99. Go silver!

    Just bought some Silver Panther Bars and coins on the last dip. Waiting for them to arrive - they will compliment my stock nicely - now up to $3.70 from $2.50 a few weeks ago.

    Ka-ching!!!

    My wife just bought me a "Fortune" magazine to read as part of my B-day gift - she thinks my new hobby is a bit obsessive but quaint. :-) I love how she tolerates me.

    Waiting for Blythe to hammer the price back down today and spoil my mood.... going to be an interesting day.

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  53. @Falcon15,

    Not true. Takes special equipment to remove sulphur. Also heavy oil requires cracking (coking oven) before it can be refined.

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  54. @elanda811,

    with his comment end of January, he pretty much upset Santa. And then it turned out that Santa was, again, right and MA completely wrong.

    Which doesn't make MA an idiot, but one should just keep in mind that he fails, too.

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  55. I'm also taking some profits on some edr.to today. Figure it's better to sell into strength than it is to sell when there is weakness in the market.

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  56. @Marcel: All refineries have coking ovens, coking towers, and all the needed equipment. It is put into and taken out of service as needed. Cat crackers are NOT coking ovens. Different bird.

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  57. This little pause between 33.80 and 33.90 could be a nice consolidation- great platform to jump higher if we don't get some ugliness from the EE. But like a battered spouse, I am jumpy- just waiting for the next blow from my abusive master. Errr, Masters.

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  58. "resistance becomes support"? looks like 33.75 is holding steady...

    i'm torn between selling half here pending the coming attack vs. holding out hope there is a melt-up past 34.20.

    @Jeff... i am still only getting friday's preliminary report with a number or 4127 on the CMEgroup website, where did you get the new OI number?

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  59. @silverto500,

    Care to elaborate? Yeah I'm sure he gets things wrong at times. I enjoy his writings and his knowledge on historical international capital flow and concentration. His rants against government can be bit long winded at times though lol. Oh well I suppose I would be bitter too if I were in his shoes.

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  60. Nice fiat currency you got there, empire.

    Here's a few levels to watch for that I bookmarked recently:

    1 Feb: Turd: 76.17

    ...If/when 76 fails, we're headed to 74 and when that goes the ultimate low of 72 will be in sight. If 72 were to fail, bend over and kiss your ass and all that you've ever known goodbye as we will have entered into a world where all bets are off...the proverbial "beyond here there be dragons".

    23 Feb: Art Cashin: 78.50

    ...the US dollar has closed 26 of the last 28 sessions below the 78.50 level and now appears ready to break down.  If the dollar does continue its descent, the last line of support would be the 71 to 74 area.  If the dollar were to take out 71, panic selling could emerge sending the dollar into a waterfall decline...

    25 Feb: James Turk: 77.00

    ...If we break below 77 on the dollar index, look out below....

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  61. I just received my letter from my broker offering me the opportunity to loan TRE shares.

    Sorry, not gonna happen.

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  62. Nigel- Call your broker and tell him to shove it. Put it on speaker and turn the volume up to eleven...

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  63. @John 97205 and other USDX watchers: if the index measures the dollar against a basket of other fiat currencies, and they devalue at the same rate the USD does, what happens to the index?

    USDX is a very interesting tell but it will never be an absolute measure of decline. Major Euro issues are definitely on the agenda for 2011.

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  64. It would be fun if we stay at these levels tomorrow, COT reporting date, which is not very far from the levels of last week's reporting day, and this week's COT report would turn out to look very different.

    I don't necessarly trust these reports anyway, often lots of action remains unreflected in them.

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  65. 34.01 ;) Nice price. But after report publication should be much more. Volume is quite high...

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  66. Final Silver OI figures available. The number is 4,250.

    http://www.cmegroup.com/daily_bulletin/Section62_Metals_Futures_Products_2011038.pdf

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  67. What's up with TRE?? Any insight as to why it is consistently lagging behnid??

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  68. Testes- I get a data feed from the exchange through one of the big data vendors and they have been updating the OI numbers at about 10:30 EST.

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  69. lets anticipate the EE next move. Assume it is not capitulation. Does she let the market move higher? More weak longs with trailing stops? Then jam it down into those stops providing another buying opportunity? Or wait until later in the week? Any ideas?
    I only add on weakness and the only thing I had to add today was some crude.
    Still long AGQ and jr. miners

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  70. @Biosci-

    I disagree with your assessment of the USDX. The USDX is not only tied to currency but to the actual perception of fiat currency buy power in the commodities sector.

    Think of USDX as a feedback loop, not a static and relative indicator.

    USDX is tied into the actual resources. The other nations' central banks are printing (see Euro and EU) but some are not (Swiss Franc).

    While countries can devalue simultaneously, all nations will not devalue by the same ratios.

    This is why the WTI/Brent, gold, and silver prices are so significant.

    After today, we now know that the international banks are in real trouble.

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  71. With volume this low, isn't this just begging for a blitz of paper shorting to drive down the price?

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  72. Just goes to show you every cloud (dip) has a silver lining....as long as you BTFD.

    Accumulate cash....wait for dip....buys until I canst buys no more....repeat.

    Thanks Turd.

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  73. Wow, Focus Metals, the flake graphite miner I alerted about last week is up big again today- - up 19%. Thing's been on a tear. I do not own this stock but it's making it awfully tough to ignore.

    Check out FCSMF and do some DD will ya puh-leeze :-)Jamie and Blythe don't give a Turd about no flake graphite- - Focus looks like a nice way to make stellar gains while having fun flying under the EE's radar.

    The new "pebble" nuke reactors everyone builds now require lots and lots of high quality flake graphite. It looks like its rise will be tied to Uranium's. And guess who has a strategy to make that work for them bigtime? Very interesting fundamentals and a well positioned company. I think it bears watch listing if not a buy.

    Buona fortuna!

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  74. Greetings everyone . . . seems I can keep up with reading comments now that there is a chat room and fewer comments here. I'm long front month options in SLW if anyone else is playing silver this way. Good luck to everyone. Today is looking good so far.

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  75. If it is true that 4,000+ contracts are standing for delivery, then that would mean about 1/2 of all registered silver inventory is walking out the door in the next 30 days.

    That seems like a pretty big deal to me. Am I missing something here?

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  76. Nigel,
    On TRE, does your call mean that they need to supply some short sellers?

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  77. Quintus - are you sure about the final OI figure being 4250 ?

    The link you posted is dated 25 th Feb.

    Also there is a settlement price of 32.898 on the same data line as the OI of 4250 ???

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  78. Turd you might like to see what this guy is saying our side of the Pond -

    http://cityunslicker.blogspot.com/2011/02/silver-oil-commodities-update.html

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  79. Momentum,high-octane Tuesday approaches. For the last many weeks Tuesday has distinguished itself as a momentum day, tommorrow could well be the same. But Masters will no doubt want to defend the highs. She is trying to run down J.Dimon as we speak with calls out the golf course and South Florida and the Tiki-Tiki Massage Parlor off Canal Street. Something gives tommorrow, who knows?

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  80. graham summers email today references the USD.

    "The US Dollar has now staged TWO weekly closes below its multi-year trendline. We are now LITERALLY in the beginning stages of the currency collapse"

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  81. Sure am glad I dumped my HL shares last week. That delayed earnings report proved to be a big kick to the nuts. I'm sure HL will shine once the environmental crap is finally resolved, but it's sure looking ugly in the near term...

    I'll continue to hold my GPL, at least until Turd calls a short-term top. =) Thanks for your posts, ewc58 and Hillsie. I wish I had some dry powder to use on the inevitable dip, but I'm cash poor...

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  82. @Savings and Loan Bailout

    The COMEX would not necessarily be in trouble. The silver only needs to by allocated. This does not mean it will be removed. However, the removal of silver from registered vaults is exactly what is happening.

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  83. Thanks Scisco for the answer. I guess we will have to see if 1/2 the registered inventory starts walking out the door over the next month.

    If the data being gatherered and reported for 2/25, by Sssasball (I know I am spelling it wrong...sorry) is any indication, then I would suspect customers are not walking for the exits, but are running for the exits.

    Take a look at his chart and click on the COMEX tab:

    https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ajym06WyPAdmdEdZM2RwRlZvNW40N1lsTm1CS1Fianc&authkey=COqL6cUF&hl=en#gid=14

    Over a million ounces left the Registered & Eligible inventories from the 24th to the 25th.

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  84. Gainesville's premium is up to $2.80 on 500 and $3.00 on 20.

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  85. "Something gives tommorrow, who knows? "

    -- we know. The 8,000+ OI numbers after 1:30 PM EST today will announce JPM and Comex are half-dead !!! Tomorrow all rumors will fly.

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  86. @ sumo
    Do you have a strategy for your spot market trades or are you trying to time the market?

    I was looking for a knockdown into low 33.1x's this am but didn't get the entry I was looking for.

    I'm now waiting for a dip to get started. Took a small amount of frns that I could say goodbye to and am trying out a strategy. Using 50:1 I will open a first position with 1/3 of the account. This position could then sustain a 6% drop. Every 2% increase in spot will then allow an increase in holdings by 33% and keep a 6% buffer zone below the average price per oz. Anyone correct me if I've screwed my logic, but it sounds right to me. Just waiting for a dip to enact this experiment.

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  87. My understanding is 4250 final as of Friday.

    We'll receive prelim for today & tomorrow we'll receive final #'s.

    So 4250 will likely be lower. Further, my understanding is this final # rec'd tomorrow will represent those that desire delivery. However, a fair % will likely reach a cash settlement sometime during the month of March. These cash premiums must be significant for these players to stick around as long as they have, to put up the funds & then decide to not take delivery. Anyways, that's my understanding.

    Jet, that 8000 # has been thrown around on Harvey's site but not sure what it really means when the # is 4250 as of end Friday the 25th.

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  88. @jet - how do you figure 8K OI? Only seeing half that right now.

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  89. This sucks:

    Will hamstring Hecla going into this run.

    http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/02/28/skeletons-emerge-from-heclas-closet.aspx

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  90. Wow! looks like new kettle of fish ... CAD seems to be doing alot better against the Euro than USD, and it turns out that many of my mining stocks are Canadian! Happy day! Up until today, I had been thinking like USD=CAD (my bad).

    But, unfortunately, I'm not very up on the state of affairs in Canada. Is the Canadian fiat in better shape than the USD? Is there a reasonable chance that if the USD tanks, the CAD won't, or might tank less? That would affect when I might bail from certain miner stocks ...

    Sorry for my ignorance about the CAD, and would highly appreciate it if anyone could add enlightenment.

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  91. "1st casualty of war is the truth!" Financial war raging now. The truth is gold/silver is always real money and fiat paper money heads for it's intrinsic value=ZEROOoooooooo! Keep accumulating physical real money while it's out there and the truth isn't self evident to all the world!! Real money exchanged for FRN's is very cheap, as a time will come when no fiat paper money will be exchanged; in any amount for gold/silver!!

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  92. Stephen,
    I trade SLW options and I closed my position in June options today and bought some Jan 2012.
    It looks like AXU is breaking out today.
    GL

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  93. Harvey doesn't agree with the 4,187 preliminary number as of last Friday CME report(you can check his blog and comments). Plus, Comex can play a dirty trick of under-reporting, but I think they have to come closer to the final numbers after this afternoon, otherwise it is a too obvious fraud. Even 4,000 is a heavy blow to Comex. They don't have 20M oz silver, cause they only delivered about 1,000 contracts out of 4,000 OI in Dec 2010.

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  94. atlee-
    I was asking myself that same question all weekend. So far, I can not discern a way to use market indicators to predict EE / BM behavior. The reason that we can not use those indicators for short term (1-2 day predictions) is that she probably does not know what she will be doing in 12 hours either. The market dynamics appear to suggest that 1-2% fluctuations in silver or gold spot price are within an allowable range. It appears to me that volatility outside that range short-term range is unusual and is impacting BM/JPMC trading strategy.

    We who are buying physical are buying at a potentially low sale price based upon the likely inflation adjusted silver or gold spot price. However, that inflation-adjusted USD spot price is impacted substantially if the macroeconomic situation for the United States is seriously impacted by world crude oil supply. For that matter, EU nations, Japan, and Commonwealth nations are similarly affected.

    China is not so affected because China has resources to dig.

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  95. Anyone know what the hell is going on with Hecla today??? 33 cents down??? I am confused

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  96. So glad I eased up on HL last week. Got rid of the remainder this morning.

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  97. Hi snick, as a Canadian in a nutshell ....

    Canada sits at a very precarious spot. A truly higher dollar (1:10 and up) means the largest province Ontario which is primarily manufacturing base will implode. Conversely, the Western provinces which are primarily resource base will explode. Interesting times.

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  98. Snick, generally speaking, the trend for the US $ against the CDN $ isn't positive & just need to look at the longer term chart.

    Fair to say Canada's banks are in better shape & rich in natural resources & gov't debt/deficits are high but not out of this world.

    Avg. debt for citizens remain quite high, Canada's avg. home prices has generally been unaffected by the US/Worldwide downtur & UE, while rising is relatively stable.

    So the trend for the CDN $ as against the US $ is good.

    But you don't know what a central banker will be forced to do in this environment - for the longest while, the policy goal was to ensure a lower CDN $ and more recently, striving for par.
    This policy may change.

    The larger question for those anywhere outside the US is the impact on its currency if the US currency collapses. That's a separate question.

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  100. Anyone know why Great Panther has been on such a tear recently? It happens to be my major holding over the past 6 months & I'm considering diversifying out of it a little bit.

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  101. jet, aside from what's reported, we can only go by what's reported as OI & inventory. If Harvey believes there's funny stuff going on, there's probably funny stuff going on. Don't think we'll find out what the 'accurate' #'s are/will be no?

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  102. JW - I use a similar strategy, but with much smaller leverage, usually 3:1 or 6:1. Either way, your logic is sound.

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  103. @WineGuy, @caramel, thanks for your insight!

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  104. I expect after today's close at 1:30, WB group will leak out news that how many OI they have, to give the pressure on JPM and to drive the silver even higher. They outlined plan A and plan B back in Jan 2011. Plan A is to drive silver over $37. If not, plan B will take delivery to force JPM knee down.

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  105. nevermind facing litigation. Well that sucks.

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  106. How can the government not be running a ponzi scheme? From an unknown souce:

    Today's POMO closed with the Fed monetizing its usual fare of $6.69 billion in various 3 Year bonds, at a 5.81 Submitted-Accepted ratio. The surge in the S/A ratio is not surprising: a quick look at the internals shows just what the reason for the Primary Dealers' urgency was. Of the entire POMO, one CUSIP: the just auctioned off QH6 3 Year which was sold by the Treasury not even 2 weeks ago represented a whopping 81.1% of the operation. Observant readers will recall that this was the Cusip that was massively monetized ten days ago, when $5.3 billion of QH6 was purchased by the Fed. In other words, in under two weeks, the Primary Dealers have flipped over 50% of their original take down of the auction, or $19,890,840,000! In other words, had the Primary Dealers indicated their true interest in the bond, not accounting for expectations of an immediate flip back to the Fed, the auction would have been a failure. In this way, the Fed has now monetized 33.5% of the 3 Year that was sold to the unwitting public and foreign banks. Luckily, there is a 35% SOMA limit on Treasury holdings. Oh wait, that was scrapped as part of QE2.

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  107. Final CME report for 25 FEB, released today, shows OI on the March Silver contract of 4250.

    http://www.cmegroup.com/daily_bulletin/Section62_Metals_Futures_Products_2011038.pdf

    I see (some) get confused about the release day, and the date these reports cover. Totally normal. Takes the CME time.

    4250 contracts is still a good chunk, and who knows, maybe a few more are added today. We'll find out tomorrow.

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  108. In related news: 50,000 call options just went through on the SLV at the 40.00 strike, for JAN 2013 expiry. That's no small amount.

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  109. Stephen:

    Re: SLW Calls

    I am playing the same thing, going with slightly out of the money SLW calls, both front month and following, on the dips. So far, so good. I'm doing this until I get my act together and open a trading account with Lind-Waldock.

    Best of luck.

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  110. An hour with no new comments? C'mon now, this old f*rt finally takes the time to learn how to register and post here, and now I'm abandoned to a chat room? How do I get there?
    P.S. Verification word "coninter", as in inter the con(s) at the JPMorgue.

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  111. old-swift-boat-vet:

    You're in an older thread; new post was at 9:47 am, currently has 56 comments.

    Scroll to near bottom of this page, just above DISCLAIMER; click Newer Post.

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  112. Ok, This probably has little bearing on the overall market of course, but I thought Id post this little piece of intell to maybe give some insight in the physical market.I checked the amount of stock that APMEX had in monster boxes of silver eagles yesterday.

    2011------------------------------------------8

    2011 mint direct-----------------------------18

    2010------------------------------------------8

    Johnson Matthey 100 oz ---------------------614

    I checked back today,

    2011------------------------------------------0
    2011 MD---------------------------------------0
    2010------------------------------------------0

    Johnson Matthey 100 oz-----------------------534

    34 monster boxes, (17,000oz)and 80 100 0zbars sold today (8,000oz)

    a minimum of 25,000oz of physical bullion sold from one company today.

    I would say a very very conservative guess would be 4x that nationally , I have no idea globally.Thats a half a million 0z a week and 2 million oz a month, almost as much that is in Turds basement!

    It might not be a vital statistic but I think its encouraging to see the small investors playing their part, Were not in this alone.

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  113. Watching for GPL to pull back to 5 period sma 3.75-3.85

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