SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - Bei Mir Bist du Schön

"How can such episodes of such savage cruelty happen? The heart of man is an abyss out of which sometimes emerge plots of unspeakable ferocity capable of overturning in an instant the tranquil and productive life of a people."

Karol Józef Wojtyła

The 'better than expected' economic numbers this morning had stocks on the bounce, but this proved to be short lived as reality seemed to intrude on the recovery fantasies of Wall Street's verkäufers zu Scheiße.

It was acceptable for stocks to dip back down to test support again, but they really must find their footing and climb back again, or risk losing hold of their channel and begin a real correction. I still think that the machers have the money, compliments of the Fed.

But with the political Federals continuing to poke the Russian Bear with sticks for whatever reasons they may have, the markets can remain understandably nervous.

I have to admit that there are many things that would not make sense to me if I do not allow for the reality of a currency war, and some unfortunate decisions on the part of the Anglo-American central banks that may have compromised the politicians in a scheme to manage the price of gold, gone horribly wrong. 

And history tells us that there is no advantage that the pampered princes will relinquish willingly, without paying dearly to keep it, with other people's money and blood.

Have a pleasant evening.

The Swing Kids Swingkinder were jazz and swing music lovers in Germany in the 1930s, mainly in Hamburg (St. Pauli) and Berlin. They were composed of 12 to 18-year-old boys and girls, most of them middle or upper-class students, but with some apprentice workers as well. They admired modern Western fashions and thought, defining themselves in the style and jargon of swing, and were opposed to the fascist nationalism of the Nazi Party, especially the Hitlerjugend.  They were swept away in the madness and tides of war, a brief flicker of light and life before the deluge.

Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - Just Another Series of Unfortunate Events

If you look at the warehouse report for Friday you will see that almost 600,000 ounces of gold took a hike out of the JP Morgan Comex metals warehouse.  That was almost half of their total gold.  Let's see where it turns up, since nothing seems to actually leave the Comex metals warehouses anymore these days.

Do you think that the charges that JPM was fudging its reports to the CFTC on trader's metal positions was any factor in this?  Probably not.  But there seems to be a decided erosion of confidence in the process as it exists in the New York metals market, at Madame Tussaud's on the Hudson.

The big dogs holding gold for the Comex in their warehouses now are HSBC and Scotia Mocatta. 

So far this month of August, approximately 226,000 ounces of gold have been stood for delivery, as compared to a total of a little more than 968,000 ounces registered for delivery at these prices.  As we have seen lately, it does not bother the banksters to allow the inventories to shrink down to a small percentage of the global metals market.  And so price discovery is divorced and diverges from pricing.

The metals were mildly hit on the New York open, and then capped pretty much for the rest of the day.  The exercise seems to be protecting the psychologically important levels of 1300 and 21 for gold and silver respectively.

If I were of a mind to hold gold and silver in some venue for trading for a quick buck, I might consider keeping it at some Comex warehouse, or holding it in some ETF like GLD or SLV.  After all, it is a relatively low cost venue.

But if it was for anything except a quick trade, I would personally be inclined to get it out.  At my earliest convenience.  But that is just my preference.

When it is too late to move your wealth, they will most likely be blaming no one in particular, just a series of unfortunate events.  Like MF Global. 

Or the Hotel California.  You can check out, but you can never leave:  except on their terms.

Have a pleasant evening.

SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - Be Careful With a Fool

Stocks caught a bounce today, which was a little weaker than one might have expected given that it is a bounce off strong support.

I think part of the problem that the pros are having here is that they are having difficulty handing off their positions at these higher prices.

Those that have money are all in, and there are few bears. Those that don't have money, or who are eschewing the markets, are chasing new bubbles in housing, which looks like a fairly risky bet.

And underpinning it all is the very artificial and narrow 'recovery' that is leaving Main Street behind.  I see great danger ahead.

You might hope that these jokers in New York, London, and Washington will wise up before they reap the whirlwind.  And you might be wrong.   Be careful with a fool.

Johnny Winter was professionally active until the time of his death near Zurich, Switzerland, on July 16, 2014.  He was found dead in his hotel room two days after his last performance, at the Cahors Blues Festival in France on July 14, at the age of 70.

RIP Johnny.

Have a pleasant evening.

Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - Good Vibrations

"Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together, in the same direction."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

As it is in love, so it is in most endeavors involving groups of people.  There must be a meeting of the minds, and a commitment to common goals despite any differences.  

 

More simply, it is the priority of caring.   It is torn apart and rendered helpless by stubborn grudges, obstinate pride, and the indifference of selfishness and injustice.

I have seen even venerable organizations torn apart by the willful selfishness and jealousy of a relative, but powerfully articulate, few.  They took the ship itself down, fighting for every last perk, every last vestige of power.

 

Gold had a bounce back today, while silver tended to linger near the lows for the week.   For some reason I had a very good feeling about the action in gold as I watched the tape.

 

There was nothing particularly remarkable in the price action, except for the obvious capping which is back on, keeping gold below the psychological level of 1300 and silver below 21.

 

What was surprising is that in the first report for the month of August almost 20% of the registered gold in the Comex warehouses was stood for in delivery at the price of $1281. We won't see what happened today until next week.

 

This is not to say that the Comex will run out of gold, or that this is some kind of default scenario. As we have seen, the Comex is no longer a delivery market, and most of the metals there just move around the plate within the warehouses and the ETFs and Funds.

Rather it was an indication that a price level of 1281 brought out a lot of buying. So we will take it for what it is worth.

 

It appears that the silver inventories in Shanghai are exceptionally low.

 

Geopolitical jitters will continue to dominate, and the US economy will continue to stagger on, given the life support trickled into it by the Dr. Feelgoods at the Fed, and the Dr. Frankensteins in the Congress.

 

Remember the innocents, and all those who suffer in quiet with their own burdens and trials everywhere.  Harshness is the easy course, and a strong temptation, to finally become what we hate.   Love is the way of all goodness, and life.

In the beginning, a man will marry a woman because he thinks that she will not change.  And a woman will marry a man because deep down she thinks that she can change him.   As they get older, a man grows sentimental, and a woman grows much more practical.

But in the end, it is all the same if they are still together, as one looking outward at life together.

 

Have a very pleasant weekend.