06 July 2011

Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts


Metals are trying to stick a bottom here after being pushed down artificially last week for Comex options expiration.

There is some inclination of the perception managers and sorcerer's apprentices to hit the metals around a Non-Farm Payrolls number, especially if it is below expectations, in order to provide reassurance that all is well in the paper chase.



SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - VIX



Market is ignoring bad news and is focused on the Non-Farm Payrolls Report on Friday, and the beginning of earnings season next week.




Net Asset Value of Certain Precious Metal Trusts and Funds



Could the manipulation of gold and silver prices last week for option expiration at the Comex have been any more obvious?

The divergence between the paper markets and the physical economy is becoming increasingly stark on a number of fronts. This is a phenomenon that often marks the late stages of a control fraud, or a Ponzi scheme, as it begins to lose traction and confidence.