The Smoking Gun of Ag and Au price suppression

[Gideon]

Ted Butler claims (once again) that the PM bargain prices of the past few weeks are the result of short-selling.

The Smoking Gun of Price Suppression.

[Dr.3D]

Well, after reading this article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...082003898.html

I tend to believe what he is saying even more. If it has been happening with oil, then it has to be happening with the other commodities as well.

[freelance]

It's been happening since the beginning of this bull market. Look back at the charts were $3 an ounce. Different time, same $#@!.

[Knighted]

If big money banks are shorting silver, they must have reason to believe it will fall further in price. What would that reason be?

[Fox McCloud]

If big money banks are shorting silver, they must have reason to believe it will fall further in price. What would that reason be?

or perhaps the government will be outlawing gold (again) and/or silver...if that were the case, then the banks would definitely want to get out of it as soon as they could.

[Dr.3D]

It may be an attempt to keep the price of the metals down so the dollar looks better. People tend to measure the dollar and inflation against the price of gold and silver.

It could also be an attempt to get people to unload their gold and silver so when the crap hits the fan, there will be fewer with it on hand.

[Gideon]

It may be an attempt to keep the price of the metals down so the dollar looks better. People tend to measure the dollar and inflation against the price of gold and silver.

It could also be an attempt to get people to unload their gold and silver so when the crap hits the fan, there will be fewer with it on hand.

IMO, you are the big winner!

I will only add that so many gold and silver futures (below-ground paper/electronic "guarantees" of future delivery), have been sold, that it may be time to buy them back at bargain prices before too many folks start demanding physical delivery.

When the FRN goes down for the last time, EVERYBODY will want physical PMs.

[Dr.3D]

When the FRN goes down for the last time, EVERYBODY will want physical PMs.

And what will happen is, there will not be a sufficient supply for EVERYBODY to buy physical PMs.

[Gideon]

And what will happen is, there will not be a sufficient supply for EVERYBODY to buy physical PMs.

Obtain physical PMs NOW, and then when the impending stampede results, the value of YOUR physical metals will increase.

To the moon Alice!

[Dr.3D]

Obtain physical PMs NOW, and then when the impending stampede results, the value of YOUR physical metals will increase.

To the moon Alice!

That was my point. I obtained mine long ago.

It's just those who are trying to get them now are having a tough time finding any. This is just the start of the scarcity of physical metals.

Those who have been putting off getting physical metals better get them NOW or they won't be able to get any at all.

[strapko]

If you cannot buy gold or silver, in hard times alcohol will be just as good. So you can stack up on that as well =D

[PatriotG]

If big money banks are shorting silver, they must have reason to believe it will fall further in price. What would that reason be?

My Belief, opinion:

They are being told to do this, and their losses, if they do ultimately lose, are guaranteed....if you know what I mean.

[krazy kaju]

If big money banks are shorting silver, they must have reason to believe it will fall further in price. What would that reason be?

Lower demand. There's a reason why gold AND silver AND platinum AND paladium AND rhodium all fall in price during recessions.

[Dr.3D]

Lower demand. There's a reason why gold AND silver AND platinum AND paladium AND rhodium all fall in price during recessions.

Let's see, the dollar starts to look like it is recovering from its slump, and this indicates a recession is happening so everybody sells their gold and silver.

Makes a lot of sense to me.

[RSLudlum]

Let's see, the dollar starts to look like it is recovering from its slump, and this indicates a recession is happening so everybody sells their gold and silver.

Makes a lot of sense to me.

yeah, but I'm not everybody

[Dr.3D]

yeah, but I'm not everybody

Yeah, I should have said everybody holding paper metals.

[Bruno]

It may be an attempt to keep the price of the metals down so the dollar looks better. People tend to measure the dollar and inflation against the price of gold and silver.

It could also be an attempt to get people to unload their gold and silver so when the crap hits the fan, there will be fewer with it on hand.

Fox just had a Bernanke quote on earlier today about how the "drop in commodities prices and the strengthening dollar was a good sign the economy is rebounding" or something to that effect.

[Dr.3D]

Fox just had a Bernanke quote on earlier today about how the "drop in commodities prices and the strengthening dollar was a good sign the economy is rebounding" or something to that effect.

That is what they would have us believe.

[RSLudlum]

Fox just had a Bernanke quote on earlier today about how the "drop in commodities prices and the strengthening dollar was a good sign the economy is rebounding" or something to that effect.

The Almighty hath speaketh!!!

[Bruno]

The Almighty hath speaketh!!!

You mean its not the gospel truth?

LOL

Remember the old commercials, "When E.F Hutton speaks, people listen."

Now fill in the blank.

"When Ben Benanke speaks _____________"

[RSLudlum]

"When Ben Benanke speaks _____________"

money falleth from the heavens!