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by Ashraf Laidi
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 5:00
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Gold, Oil & Indices (Equity & Bond Indices)

Discuss Gold, Oil & Indices (Equity & Bond Indices)
 
Stationdealer
UK
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 21:07
Gold's selling

My last weeks prediction on gold short from 1242 was for the target 1185 and we did 1175 today. I'm selling again hoping asia will sell metals today and at targeting next 1165 - 1135. If it dips to that range then we may see another level for buyers in case Euro will be selling again. This will complete another H & S formation. However how Asian markets react remains to be seen. Busy day tomorrow.

Always remember you can wastefully print-publish more buy/sell contract and paper gold ETF's then the original solid gold reserves or the market supply & demand. Further more, today when markets went to reduce liquidity on least over site of margin alignments through financial centres like brokers, bankers, fund players, most of all today's bond market squeeze left institutions to build more cash reserves for their portfolio hence metal commodities exchanges selling gold contracts in constant.

Cause of the pending bond sales coming ahead commodity volatility is still low, I expect more volatility in weeks ahead where you can expect 300 400 points move with in hours in coming days. With this down ward trend you can expect the same from AUD (could changes perspective if chain game play buys bonded debt securities further). Also keep a close eye these days on insurers cost of repayments as default there could result turmoil in TARP payment draft scheme. This could be in line with roubini's prediction of US's double dip recession.

And still if you ask me where you see this sell off lasting then, if 1130 is breached and broken on the second down turn then we will dip to 1084 level where we might see some buying again probably around sep to oct session in near term.

Although I would like to hear more opinions aswell.
chloethebull
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 21:04
just took a quick look @ gold chart appears..appears 1180 is support...if fails next support 1160...then a bigger drop to 1125..then u know the rest sub 1100..but i agree gold seams to have a great future ahead of itself..thats why im slowly booking profits now..but having said that if markets continue to selloff an pl get stopped out an are forced to shore up acct gold position will be sold an gold will drop, at which point it will act as a hedge against my oil longs..im veery grateful for every1 help ..ashraf an friends have made me a better trader in a short time frame an i love learning from u guys every day..so much respect pl an gl
Faruqui
Bahrain
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 20:51
Dear Chloe,

Congrats on shorting gold at the right time. I don't give any advice on anything because I don't know what future holds, but this is what I am doing:

I went long when gold was $1,175 and got out at $1,200. Now I am waiting to go long again at $1,172 and if it breaks down, would add another position below $1,140. If it falls further, I would get out of some currency positions (I just shorted euro against swiss franc) and add more on gold. Only time will tell how this strategy fares :)

Mind you, I am adding on gold more from my portfolio composition & overall bullish gold outlook than for short term speculative positions.



chloethebull
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 20:33
asad.&friends .u adding any long oil positions ?im slowly exiting my gold shorts an looking to build a massive oil long..can i get ur thoughts on how low we could go...also does any1 have any thoughts on were gold might be heading..i think this drop is due to profit taking but more that pl are being forced to sell good trades to coveer there margin calls off the bad trades..ashraf of course i would love to hear ur veiws but i see ur traveling again so safe travels an share ur thoughts when u have a chance..thanks every1 an gl
Stationdealer
London, UK
Posts: 715
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 19:22
I think lucky's no sheep he thinks like King, Ben or Trichet. Lucky! am i right or am i right?
Gunjack
London, UK
Posts: 1184
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 19:13
beware joining the sheep on the EUR Mr Lucky...
lucky
ibadan, Nigeria
Posts: 377
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 19:12
i short euro now at 12510
Gunjack
London, UK
Posts: 1184
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 19:10
@catnip think thats a v gloomy scenario...I prefer the one where crude moves to 75, before moving down again...thus allowing my calls to coin it
catnip
Frankfurt, Germany
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 18:54
My friend from US just pays a visit here he is FX trader but has excellent knowledge in oil biz.
He thinks the oil spill will be desastrous to US economy and images of oil slick on Lousiana shore would eventually mean a very expensive ecological disaster. He thinks oil will not recover will not re-test 70.
Fortunately I hedged oil longs with puts on russian RTS ( as goes oil so goes Russia) and RTS entered bear market further with puts on nickel and russian Norilsk Nickel that has as expected almost crashed. So in total I am well in black.
chloethebull
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
May 20, 2010 18:12
im deffin interested in shorting usdcad @1.0750 or higher ..gl guys