It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical
delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am
a large bank or a hedge fund (or the United States government, as certain gold bulls seem believe) and I want to keep the price
down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the
market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without
interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the
stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement
for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the
counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at
home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as
stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward
(or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the
market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell
order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in
gold was initiated with a large sell order placed in the middle of the night when
market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit
maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/
oz in April this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is
successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market,
it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand
for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that
happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for
physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not
government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were,
and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market
lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail
investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American
and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
Price of gold manipulated?
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
Price of gold manipulated?
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
Price of gold manipulated?
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
Price of gold manipulated?
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
It is highly possible. In a paper market where no physical delivery is required, one can simultaneously buy and sell gold. E.g. if I am the government (or a large bank or a hedge fund) and I want to keep the price down, I open two (or more) accounts and I trade between these at times when the market is highly illiquid (e.g. when I can easily sell to myself without interference).
This type of manipulation is often seen attempted in the stock market, where it it has to be done repeatedly to drive the price movement for a stock (for this reason, stock exchanges are monitoring the counter-parties for trades using sophisticated algorithms, so don’t try this at home…). In the market for gold, it only needs to be done from time to time, as stop-losses and margin calls on leveraged positions will escalate a downward (or upward) move.
However, it is key to note that it only works when the market is illiquid (you need fill your buy order simultaneously with your sell order in order to avoid losses). This may explain why the recent sell off in gold was initiated with a large sell order placed at the point in time when market liquidity was at its lowest (the worst possible timing for a profit maximizing seller), triggering the first leg down in the gold decline to $1321/ oz in May this year.
Nevertheless, unless the manipulation in the paper market is successful in amending the price expectations players of the physical market, it is doomed to be short-lived. The corresponding dynamic will be that demand for physical gold will explode (and yes, we have certainly seen that happening), eventually creating a gap between those contracts that allow for physical delivery and those that don’t.
I tend to believe that the April price move was not government manipulation, but rather a large hedge fund (most likely close to Goldman Sachs) who had figured out where most of the stops in the market were, and saw the opportunity to profit from a short-position by pushing the market lower. It has subsequently succeeded in scaring the lights out of retail investors, who are liquidating their ETF holdings, and changing the American and European market sentiment for gold.
At least for now.
- See more at: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-is-the-cost-of-mining-gold#comment-15533
