Large speculators have over $200k contracts for LONG. Soon they must SELL for profit taking. Why : either some funds must liquidate positions for redemptions or help cover margin calls from loosing stock positions. But watch out btw gold at $900 to $100 for a major sell off.
i am seriously asking this question and i am not trying to be mean... are you retarded or just stupid?
Ok you will be stupid in about 4 weeks. Oil after $100 bucks sold off. Also other calls I made, and fellows like you gave me the same muck. SP500 Techically week 12/10/07 http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111533 SELL IN MAY and GO AWAY, HERE WHY ...4 REASONS 5/20/07 http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94844 So good luck....
look ... it could happen ... in the weeks to come the longs to need to digest alot of things this week a. rollover week in gold b. fed meeting c. nfp data d. ET posts ( just kidding ) at the same time ... the market is a bit nervous about the power blackouts in south africa plus the other markets with high correlation to gold ... what will they do this week how will gold react to their movements good luck to all and please try to manage your risk properly
The COT reports show incredible danger for LONGS, soon the Large speculators must find BID to bank profits. Massive abnormal large speculator longs at the moment. The commercials ( ie the producers/miners) have not been in this last rally, so unless they become much serious about being long, then the rally is over. I bet the a waiting for sell off before they act.
Robbie380, can you expand on your comments here. I'm not claiming to be the most knowledgable regarding fundamentals, so perhapes you can enlighten me. I am very cautious of gold right now. The COT data absolutely shows extremes with the commercials heavily short and along with the cyclical February risk to the downside in gold prices, you could be forgiven playing it from the shortside. But, as I say, I'm extremely cautious right now because it also looks like a screaming buy on any pullbacks. Hence, flat right now, but always looking to take a trade. I will definately jump on the back if it starts to weaken, but pls explain you adamant view that gold is clearly not a sell??
i'm not saying don't sell gold if you feel that is the right play. it's a pretty crowded play right now to be long gold. what i am saying is this guy is insane if he thinks gold is going to lose almost 90% of its value because some people are long and need to sell. maybe i am the retard who can't read...i just re-reading his comments and maybe i am reading them wrong. when i saw the "But watch out btw gold at $900 to $100 for a major sell off." i just took that to imply gold was selling off $800. i guess that was a typo and he meant gold could sell off $100 from this $900 price level. yeah i can't disagree that is a possibility but not because someone needs to take profit. if gold sells off it is because the data this week shows that things just aren't that bad and that a flight to buy gold just isn't necessary. and to the OP what do you mean by $200k contracts to sell. do you mean 200,000 contracts or do you mean a dollar value that you mistyped? and also the margin calls would have already happened earlier in the month when we opened down 500. people have been liquidating on the way down so i don't think margin calls will be an issue especially since the market has deleveraged a lot since the subprime crisis started when it was totally over leveraged. so if he meant gold could sell off $100 then i agree it's possible but i completely disagree with his reasoning on why it could sell.
Yeah, looks like a double typo, I assume he means a $100 pullback and with 200K lots long right now....thanks Robbie