@stevek said:
I'd sure hate to be trading gold long on margin, in at 4,000 or higher.
Unless I didn't mind losing my house and moving into a cheap rental apartment. Hopefully the heat works, as winter is coming.
Volatility is part of the recipe. Chin up and STACK ON
The shorts are having a good time right now. The longs not so much.
Yes, bet with your head, not over it. The problem with this situation is that most folks don't listen to good advice. They only see visions of sugarplums.
I like gold, however I've said this years ago and still say it. In my view, the best way to buy gold is thru PCGS graded coins whereby there is not only gold value there, but numismatic value as well. Then you can enjoy the upward ride, without the stomach ulcers incurred during volatility.
“Backwardation… shows extreme delivery stress… It’s the market exposing the shortages of physical silver, the frailty of the paper promises.”
“In London they have a 140 million ounce float (vaulted physical), yet they’re trading 600 million ounces a day… There’s over two billion ounces in paper claims out there on a float of 140 million.”
Schectman was even harsher when asked about exchange-traded funds like SLV and GLD.
“SLV and GLD… read pages 6 through 12 titled risk factors,” he warned, calling them “a scam” in essence. “I wouldn’t put my money in to save my life.”
Does being a fiancial whiz with dollars make one an expert with gold?
“Backwardation… shows extreme delivery stress… It’s the market exposing the shortages of physical silver, the frailty of the paper promises.”
“In London they have a 140 million ounce float (vaulted physical), yet they’re trading 600 million ounces a day… There’s over two billion ounces in paper claims out there on a float of 140 million.”
Schectman was even harsher when asked about exchange-traded funds like SLV and GLD.
“SLV and GLD… read pages 6 through 12 titled risk factors,” he warned, calling them “a scam” in essence. “I wouldn’t put my money in to save my life.”
Last I heard every refiner on the planet wasn't even interested in the physical gutter. Real world facts over paper doomsday Bulgarian newsletters will win every single time. It's like a grown man's Disneyland. RGDS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
@blitzdude said:
Last I heard every refiner on the planet wasn't even interested in the physical gutter. Real world facts over paper doomsday Bulgarian newsletters will win every single time. It's like a grown man's Disneyland. RGDS!
for a number of days jack hunt has been back to buying .999. still not on alloyed items
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We did test it. We need to base here or go flat for a while. We were WAY overbought...by some measures, the most in 15-20 years.
kitco and futures have both broken 4000
Already was.
Gold trading today. It's like everyone was watching to see what the other guy was going to do before making a decision. 😐
That pretty much sums up everyday in the 25+ years I've been buying the metal. THKS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
Yep, me to. LOL
But this 4k number, considering all the chit going on out there, just seems to be a bit more special than usual.
We shall see which way it goes. 🤔
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
3,919.80
-99.90
(-2.49%)
I'd sure hate to be trading gold long on margin, in at 4,000 or higher.
Unless I didn't mind losing my house and moving into a cheap rental apartment. Hopefully the heat works, as winter is coming.
Volatility is part of the recipe. Chin up and STACK ON
COPPER is gutter !

The shorts are having a good time right now. The longs not so much.
Yes, bet with your head, not over it. The problem with this situation is that most folks don't listen to good advice. They only see visions of sugarplums.
I like gold, however I've said this years ago and still say it. In my view, the best way to buy gold is thru PCGS graded coins whereby there is not only gold value there, but numismatic value as well. Then you can enjoy the upward ride, without the stomach ulcers incurred during volatility.
a good critique of physical vs. paper:
the physical market finally called the bluff of decades of paper manipulation..
“Backwardation… shows extreme delivery stress… It’s the market exposing the shortages of physical silver, the frailty of the paper promises.”
“In London they have a 140 million ounce float (vaulted physical), yet they’re trading 600 million ounces a day… There’s over two billion ounces in paper claims out there on a float of 140 million.”
Schectman was even harsher when asked about exchange-traded funds like SLV and GLD.
“SLV and GLD… read pages 6 through 12 titled risk factors,” he warned, calling them “a scam” in essence. “I wouldn’t put my money in to save my life.”
Does being a fiancial whiz with dollars make one an expert with gold?
Last I heard every refiner on the planet wasn't even interested in the physical gutter. Real world facts over paper doomsday Bulgarian newsletters will win every single time. It's like a grown man's Disneyland. RGDS!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
BOOMIN!™
Wooooha! Did someone just say it's officially "TACO™" Tuesday????
what is causing the stock market to rise so much so fast?
cnbc reports, on this record setting up day, that the breadth was worst ever for an up day
for a number of days jack hunt has been back to buying .999. still not on alloyed items
you should try to keep up - lease rates went up, refining went down.
Does being a fiancial whiz with dollars make one an expert with gold?
Silver Lease Rates Plunge as Historic Market Squeeze Eases
Bloomberg.com
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-27/silver-lease-rates-plunge-as-historic-market-squeeze-eases
2 days ago — Silver lease rates fell to 5.6% on Monday after surging to an all-time peak of 34.9% on Oct. 9, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
this is behind a paywall, but there's the current, from 2 days ago, headline