In this article, we show intraday graphs of both metals for Wedneday’s price spike and Friday’s price crash, and provide our analysis of the basis moves. Here is the gold intraday graph for Wednesday November 1. This is our recurrent pattern. Basis rising with price, though we read it as reluctant to fall when price […]
On Friday’s “Powell Spike”, somebody thought Powell would be good for gold. The price rallied four bucks in a minute, and then another three bucks within 8 minutes. But who? Was it stackers loading up on coins, prepping for inflatiocalypse? Or was it speculators loading up on leverage, betting on futures? And how can we […]
Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that initial jobless claims dropped. Quite a lot. So naturally, markets reacted. The stock market began to rise. The euro rose, at least for a while. And the prices of our favorite heavy metals rose, particularly silver. Silver was around its low of $16.92 before the report. Two and […]
This article follows on from Keith Weiner’s response to Ted Butler’s Thoughtful Disagreement challenge. Below is a graph of all 130 gold contracts since February 1996, aligned by contract age in terms of number of days until expiry on the X axis of the chart and basis in percentage per annum on the Y axis. […]
Scottsdale Precious Metals purchases high-quality vintage and new jewelry for resale online and through other channels. Monetary Metals’ lessors are financing additional inventory to grow Scottsdale Precious Metals’ business. Metal: Gold Commencement Date: September 22, 2017 Duration: 12 months Lease Rate: 5.50% to lessee, 3.50% to lessors Lease rate offer chart:
Monetary Metals’ Gold Exponential Fund™ provides a way for investors to own gold and earn a yield, by trading between gold and silver. The Fund seeks to lease metal to enhance returns by swapping leased metal for the opposite metal and at the end of the lease, the metal is traded back and returned to […]
Scottsdale Precious Metals purchases high-quality vintage jewelry that would otherwise be melted down for its gold and silver content. The company cleans each piece, and finds it a new home with someone who will enjoy it for many years to come. Monetary Metals’ lessors are financing Scottsdale Precious Metals’ inventory of jewelry. For more information […]
Monetary Metals Finances Scottsdale Precious Metals at 5.5% True gold lease finances vintage jewelry Scottsdale, Ariz., May 2, 2017—Monetary Metals announces that it has provided gold financing to Scottsdale Precious Metals. The gross interest rate is 5.5%. Monetary Metals purchased the inventory of Scottsdale Precious Metals, and leases it back. Monetary Metals paid for it […]
Valaurum offers the Aurum®, a ‘Thin Film Precious Metal’ that contains precisely 1/4, 1/10 or 1/20 gram of pure 24K gold and features industry-leading anti-counterfeiting technology. Monetary Metals’ lessors are financing the gold working inventory of Valaurum. For more information see Monetary Metals’ press release. Metal: Gold Commencement Date: Aug 30, 2016 Duration: 12 months […]
FREEDOMFEST LAS VEGAS, Nev., July 15, 2016—At FreedomFest, Monetary Metals announces that it has closed its first gold fixed income deal, to finance the gold working inventory of Valaurum. The initial amount of gold meets Valaurum’s current needs, with room for expansion driven by its growth. The interest rate is 5 percent of the gold, […]
