GSD ARCHIVES
March 2023
- 31 Mar JPMorgan Issues 13,000 Gold Contracts
- 30 Mar A ‘Nothing’ Day on Ultra Light Volumes
- 29 Mar Surprising & Welcome Rallies in Silver & Gold
- 28 Mar More Gold Added to March Deliveries
- 25 Mar The Short Position in SLV Increases by 31 Percent
- 24 Mar Gold Trades Above US$2,000 Intraday
- 23 Mar Gold & Silver Jump Higher as the DXY Craters
- 22 Mar A Surprisingly Good COT Report
- 21 Mar Gold Breaks Above $2,000: More Silver Out of SLV
- 18 Mar Gold & Silver Soar — and More Silver Departs SLV
- 17 Mar Another 10.5 Million Troy Oz. Removed From SLV
- 16 Mar Silver Gets Hit & 5 Million Oz. of Silver Leave SLV
- 15 Mar A Dazzling COT Report For Silver
- 14 Mar Nice Rallies, But the Big 4/8 Shorts Were Present
- 11 Mar A Big ‘Up’ Day: But ‘Da Boyz’ Were Around
- 10 Mar Turkey Imports 57.45 Tonnes of Gold in February
- 09 Mar Yet Another Incredible COT Report
- 08 Mar The Commercial Traders Took No Prisoners Yesterday
- 07 Mar Another Almost 1 Million Oz. of Silver Out of SLV
- 04 Mar An Absolutely Outstanding COT Report
- 03 Mar No COT Report Again Yesterday
- 02 Mar Almost 1 Million Oz. of Silver Out of SLV Yesterday
- 01 Mar 4.32 Million Oz. of Silver Removed from SLV & the COMEX
February 2023
- 28 Feb Monster Deposits Into ZKB’s Gold & Silver ETFs
- 25 Feb Another 1.47 Million Oz. of Silver Withdrawn From SLV
- 24 Feb 3.17 Million Oz. of Silver Withdrawn From SLV
- 23 Feb 2.34 Million Oz. of Silver Withdrawn From SIVR
- 22 Feb Turkey Imports 58.3 Tonnes of Gold in January
- 21 Feb A Constructive Suggestion — Ted Butler
- 17 Feb An Unexpected Friday Trading Session
- 16 Feb 3.61 Million Oz. of Silver Leave the COMEX & SIVR
- 15 Feb No Free-Market Forces Allowed Yesterday
- 14 Feb A Quiet Trading Session on Very Light Volume
- 11 Feb Big Silver Additions into Other ETFs & Mutual Funds
- 10 Feb The Short Position in SLV Drops by Only 8.27%
- 09 Feb Another 3.22 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV
- 08 Feb 4 Million Oz. of Silver Into SLV This Week So Far
- 07 Feb February COMEX Silver Deliveries Explode Higher
- 04 Feb An Even More Egregious Bear Raid in Silver & Gold
- 03 Feb An Egregious Bear Raid in Silver & Gold
- 02 Feb The Precious Metals Jump Higher on Powell’s Comments
- 01 Feb Central Banks Buy 417 Tonnes of Gold in Q4/2022
January 2023
- 31 Jan A Quiet Day as February Goes Off the Board
- 28 Jan A Great COT Report For Silver
- 27 Jan More Gold Contracts Added to January Deliveries
- 26 Jan Short Position in SLV Drops by 6.59 Percent
- 25 Jan Another 2.12 Million Oz. of Silver Go Into SLV
- 24 Jan 18.4 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV Yesterday
- 21 Jan A Not Nearly as Bad as Expected COT Report
- 20 Jan More Silver Departs SLV & the COMEX
- 19 Jan Another 4.42 Million Oz. of Silver Departs SLV
- 18 Jan 3.08 Million More Oz. of Silver Leave SLV
- 17 Jan Gold, Silver & Platinum Get Capped in Early GLOBEX Trading
- 14 Jan An Excellent COT Report & More Silver Gets Shipped Out
- 13 Jan 2.03 Million Oz. of Silver Depart the COMEX on Wednesday
- 12 Jan January Gold Deliveries Double in One Day
- 11 Jan A ‘Nothing’ Sort of Day in Silver & Gold
- 10 Jan Ted Butler’s Weekly Review Posted in the Public Domain
- 07 Jan Shockingly Low COMEX Silver Volume Yesterday
- 06 Jan Frantic In/Out COMEX Silver Activity on Wednesday
- 05 Jan Silver Not Allowed to Close Above $24 Yet Again
- 04 Jan 2022…A Momentous Year — Ted Butler
December 2022
- 31 Dec Silver Closed Below $24 Spot Once Again
- 30 Dec Silver Capped at $24 Spot on Thursday
- 29 Dec ‘Da Boyz’ Made Their Presence Felt Yesterday
- 28 Dec The Short Position in SLV Increases by 11%
- 24 Dec BMO Capital Continues to Issue Silver Out of Its House Account
- 23 Dec “Da Boyz” Bomb Gold on the Q3 GDP News
- 22 Dec 1.84 Million Oz. of Silver Withdrawn From SLV
- 21 Dec India Imports 20.6 Million Oz. of Silver in October
- 20 Dec No Silver Scheduled For Delivery on Wednesday
- 17 Dec A Surprisingly Bullish COT Report For Gold
- 16 Dec Another 1.70 Million Oz. of Silver Out of SLV
- 15 Dec The Decline in World Silver Inventories Continues Unabated
- 14 Dec All Four Precious Metal Rallies Brutally Capped
- 13 Dec BNP Paribas Delivers 2,000 Gold Contracts From its House Account
- 10 Dec The Short Position in SLV Drops 17% to 45.4 Million Shares
- 09 Dec Huge Deliveries Posted For Gold on Thursday
- 08 Dec Ultra Light December Deliveries Yet Again
- 07 Dec December Deliveries in Gold & Silver Comatose Yet Again
- 06 Dec 1,400 Gold Contracts Added to December on Monday
- 03 Dec December Deliveries Decline Precipitously
- 02 Dec Closer, But Still No Cigar — Ted Butler
- 01 Dec Gold & Silver Blast Higher the Moment the COMEX Closed
November 2022
- 30 Nov Decent, But Not Huge, December Deliveries
- 29 Nov The Big Shorts Hit Gold & Silver Hard
- 26 Nov A 10% Increase in SLV’s Short Position
- 25 Nov With the U.S. Closed, Not Much Happened on Thursday
- 24 Nov All Break-Out Rallies Capped on Ultra Light Volumes
- 23 Nov The Precious Metal Equities Rally Sharply
- 22 Nov 5.25 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV
- 19 Nov An Ugly COT Report in Gold
- 18 Nov Silver Heads For Biggest Deficit in Decades, Silver Institute says
- 17 Nov 3.13 Million Troy Oz. of Silver Added to SLV
- 16 Nov India Imports 1,750 Tonnes of Silver in September
- 15 Nov Gold’s N.Y. Rally Capped…and Yet More Silver Out of SLV
- 12 Nov Silver’s Rally Capped…and More Silver Out of SLV
- 11 Nov More Decent Rallies…and More Silver Out of SLV
- 10 Nov The Short Position in SLV Declines Slightly
- 09 Nov More Big Rallies & More Silver Out of SLV
- 08 Nov 19.2 Million Oz. of Silver Disappear From London in October
- 05 Nov Gold & Silver Explode Higher in New York
- 04 Nov Gold Closed At a Multi-Year Low
- 03 Nov The Big Shorts Strike With a Vengeance
- 02 Nov A ‘Surprise’ DXY Rally Aids the Commercial Shorts
- 01 Nov Record Central Bank Gold Buying in Q3/2022
October 2022
- 29 Oct A Shockingly Bullish COT Report in Gold
- 28 Oct The Coming Move to $50 Silver…and Beyond — Ted Butler
- 27 Oct 360,000 Oz of Gold Depart the COMEX on Tuesday
- 26 Oct Short Position in SLV Increases by 5.5 Percent
- 25 Oct More Big Activity in COMEX Silver on Friday
- 22 Oct Another Great COT Report in Both Silver & Gold
- 21 Oct So Much For the Nice Rallies in Silver & Gold
- 20 Oct The Big 4 Commercial Shorts Continue to Cover
- 19 Oct The Big Commercial Shorts Were Out & About Yesterday
- 18 Oct Wall Street Silver Interviews Ted Butler
- 15 Oct Stand Up and Make a Difference — Ted Butler
- 14 Oct India Imports 36.94 Million Oz. of Silver in August
- 13 Oct Another 4.51 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV
- 12 Oct Short Position in SLV Drops 17% to 49 Million Oz.
- 11 Oct 5.1 Million Oz. of Silver Into SLV Yesterday
- 08 Oct The Expected Ugly COT Report…Full of Surprises
- 07 Oct Another 2.49 Million Oz. of Silver Removed From SLV
- 06 Oct 7.14 Million Oz. of Silver Removed From SIVR & SLV
- 05 Oct Nice Gains Yesterday, But ‘Da Boyz’ Are Still Around
- 04 Oct Silver, Gold & Platinum Surge on Short Covering
- 01 Oct Gold: Now as White-Hot Bullish as Silver
September 2022
- 30 Sept The Bear Trap: Is It Finally Set? — Ted Butler
- 29 Sept The Bank of England Caves…Precious Metals Soar
- 28 Sept Gold Open Interest in October Takes a Big Hit
- 27 Sept The Short Position in SLV Drops a Tiny Amount
- 24 Sept Was Friday the Grand Finale?
- 23 Sept Price Management Extraordinaire in the Precious Metals
- 22 Sept Another 1,270 Gold Contracts Added to September Deliveries
- 21 Sept September Gold Open Interest Jumps Higher: Barclays Delivers
- 20 Sept Another Deposit Into SLV Yesterday
- 17 Sept 8.1 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV Yesterday
- 16 Sept The Big Shorts Deliver the Coup de Grâce to Gold
- 15 Sept A Very Quiet Trading Session For Gold
- 14 Sept Precious Metals Carpet Bombed on CPI Number
- 13 Sept Short Position in SLV Now Up to 60.35 Million Oz.
- 10 Sept Another Hugely Bullish COT Report…Especially in Silver
- 09 Sept Yet Another Day of Obvious Price Management
- 08 Sept Nice Rallies, But ‘Da Boyz’ Were Lurking About
- 07 Sept Silver & Gold Rallies Capped and Turned Lower Again
- 03 Sept Friday’s Precious Metal Rallies Get Turned Lower
- 02 Sept The Bear Raid By the Big Shorts Continues
- 01 Sept The Assault on Silver & Gold Continues
August 2022
- 31 Aug The Big Shorts Continue to Pound Away
- 30 Aug ‘Da Boyz’ Appear at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday Evening in New York
- 27 Aug A Bullish COT Report…Especially in Silver
- 26 Aug Another Very Quiet Volume Day in Silver & Gold
- 25 Aug Why Silver Went down When it Should Have Gone Up — Ted Butler
- 24 Aug Finally…a Rally of Sorts
- 23 Aug Gold, Silver & Platinum Closed Down 6 Days in a Row
- 20 Aug Gold, Silver & Platinum Closed Lower Yet Again
- 19 Aug The Short Position in SLV — Ted Butler
- 18 Aug Precious Metal Prices Engineered Lower Again
- 17 Aug A ‘Nothing’ Day on Very Quiet Volume
- 16 Aug The ‘Big 6+1″ Were All Closed Lower Yesterday
- 13 Aug The Big 4 Gold Shorts Increase Their Short Position Further
- 12 Aug The Gold Price Capped at $1,800 Spot Once Again
- 11 Aug Gold & Silver Capped on the CPI Number
- 10 Aug Gold Capped at $1,800 Spot
- 09 Aug Silver Soars on Short Covering
- 06 Aug The Big Commercial Silver Shorts Stand Pat
- 05 Aug Short Covering Rallies in All Four Precious Metals
- 04 Aug A Quiet But Obvious Price Suppression Day
- 03 Aug ‘Day Boyz’ Appear With a Vengeance at 8:30 a.m. in New York
- 02 Aug Gold, Silver & Platinum Capped at Their 50-Day Moving Averages
July 2022
- 30 Jul A Stunning COT Report For Silver
- 29 Jul August: A Monster Delivery Month For Gold
- 28 Jul Gold & Silver ‘React’ – But Not On the Fed News
- 27 Jul Just Another Day Off the Calendar…2.0
- 26 Jul Yet Another Day of ‘Care & Maintenance’
- 23 Jul Another Stunning COT Report For Gold
- 22 Jul Another New Engineered Intraday Low in Gold
- 21 Jul A New Engineered Low Price For Gold
- 20 Jul July COMEX Gold Deliveries Jump Higher Again
- 19 Jul Epic Silver Selloffs — Ted Butler
- 16 Jul Yet Another COT Report For the Ages
- 15 Jul The Big Shorts Showed No Mercy on Thursday
- 14 Jul ‘Da Boyz’ Show Up on the CPI News
- 13 Jul New Low Closes in Gold, Silver & Platinum
- 12 Jul The Perfect [and Only] Solution — Ted Butler
- 09 Jul Another Blockbuster COT Report
- 08 Jul More Gold Than Silver Delivered So Far in July
- 07 Jul The Bear Raid By the Big Shorts Continues
- 06 Jul An Epic Downside Clean-Out
- 02 Jul The Big 4 Silver Shorts Cover Aggressively
- 01 Jul Groundhog Day 4.0 on Thursday
June 2022
- 30 Jun Groundhog Day 3.0 In the Precious Metals
- 29 Jun The Price Pressure in Silver Continues
- 28 Jun The Price Pressure Continues In the Precious Metals
- 25 Jun A “Mostly as Expected” COT Report
- 24 Jun Ted Butler: The New OCC Report
- 23 Jun Yet Another Day of COMEX Price Management
- 22 Jun More Price Management in COMEX Trading Yesterday
- 21 Jun Watching Grass Grow on Monday
- 18 Jun The Big 4/8 Shorts Took No Prisoners Yesterday
- 17 Jun The PPT Has Been Busy These Last Few Days
- 16 Jun Gold & Silver Capped On the Fed News
- 15 Jun So…Are We Done to the Downside Yet?
- 14 Jun A Bloodbath…Courtesy of ‘Da Boyz’
- 11 Jun What the Heck Happened in Gold & Silver on Friday?
- 10 Jun Ted Butler — Eyes Wide Shut
- 09 Jun No Let Up From the Commercial Traders
- 08 Jun Gold & Silver Rallies Thwarted at Every Turn
- 07 Jun Another Day of Engineered Price Declines
- 04 Jun A Very Interesting & Surprising COT Report
- 03 Jun Quiet Rallies on Light Volume & Little Price Interference
- 02 Jun The Big 4/8 Shorts “Doing the Dirty” Yet Again
- 01 Jun ‘Da Boyz’ Were Busy Again on Tuesday
May 2022
- 31 May ‘Da Boyz’ Didn’t Take Any Time Off on Monday
- 28 May The Silver Set-Up: Even More Wildly Bullish
- 27 May Gold Sold Below Its 200-Day Moving Average Briefly
- 26 May The Price Pressure Continues Into First Day Notice
- 25 May The Commercial Traders Were Busy Yesterday
- 24 May More Gold Contracts Added For May Delivery
- 21 May May Gold Deliveries Now Over 6,000 Contracts
- 20 May Ted Butler: Revisiting an Old Premise
- 19 May Yet More Gold Contracts Added to May Deliveries
- 18 May Gold Deliveries in May Continue to Climb
- 17 May Gold: A New Intraday Low Set on Monday
- 14 May Gold & Silver Back on the Launch Pad…Again
- 13 May Gold Closed Below Its 200-Day Moving Average
- 12 May Another Big COMEX Gold Delivery
- 11 May A Shockingly Large Gold Delivery From Citigroup
- 10 May Another Day — and Yet Another Travesty
- 07 May Another Terrific & Bullish COT Report
- 06 May Blatant? Egregious? How About Both!
- 05 May Another Deposit Into SLV & Big SLV Share Action
- 04 May A Surprise Deposit Into SLV
- 03 May Ten Down Days In a Row For Silver
April 2022
- 30 Apr Make That 9 Down Days in a Row For Silver
- 29 Apr Silver Closed Lower 8 Days in a Row
- 28 Apr New Engineered Price Lows in Both Gold & Silver
- 27 Apr The Short Position in SLV Tops 40 Million Ounces
- 26 Apr The Commercial Traders Took No Prisoners Yesterday
- 23 Apr Another 3.51 Million Oz. of Silver Into SLV
- 22 Apr Perth Mint Q1/2022 Silver Sales Up 23%
- 21 Apr Global Silver Demand Surged By 19% in 2021
- 20 Apr ‘Da Boyz’ Bomb the Precious Metals
- 19 Apr Another 5.77 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV
- 16 Apr A Somewhat Surprising COT Report in Silver
- 15 Apr 4.16 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV
- 14 Apr Gold & Silver Up Five Days In a Row
- 13 Apr Gold & Silver Rally Weakly On the Inflation News
- 12 Apr The Outrageous Price Management Continues
- 09 Apr “Battle Stations” For ‘Da Boyz’ in New York on Friday
- 08 Apr Another Day of Precious Metal Rally Capping
- 07 Apr The ‘Fix Was In’ at the London P.M. Gold Fix Again
- 06 Apr ‘Da Boyz’ Appear at the London Afternoon Gold Fix
- 05 Apr 6.32 Million Oz. of Silver Added to SLV
- 02 Apr Another Silver Withdrawal From Deutsche Bank
- 01 Apr JPMorgan Issues More Silver From Its Own Account Again
March 2022
- 31 Mar JPMorgan Prevents COMEX Defaults in Both Silver and Platinum
- 30 Mar The Commercial Traders Show Up, But…
- 29 Mar Ted Butler: Another Stunning OCC Report
- 26 Mar 14.2 Million Oz. of Silver Withdrawn From Deutsche Bank
- 25 Mar Silver & Gold Sail Until ‘Da Boyz’ Appeared
- 24 Mar Gold & Silver Rally on Fumes & Vapours Volume
- 23 Mar More Engineered Price Declines on Ultra-Low Volume
- 22 Mar Prices Capped on Fumes & Vapours Volume
- 19 Mar A Surprising and Ugly COT Report
- 18 Mar Ted Butler — Still in Control
- 17 Mar India Imports 27.5 Million Oz. of Silver in January
- 16 Mar Russia’s Citizens Rush to Buy Gold
- 15 Mar A Bear Raid in Commodities to Rescue the Shorts
- 12 Mar Let Slip the Dogs of War?
- 11 Mar JPMorgan to the Rescue in Silver Yet Again
- 10 Mar The Commercial Traders of Whatever Stripe Appear
- 09 Mar Silver in Backwardation as JPMorgan Saves the COMEX Again
- 08 Mar JPMorgan Saves the COMEX From Default Again
- 05 Mar How Soon $2,000+ Gold — and $100+ Silver?
- 04 Mar Russia to Remove 20% VAT on Gold
- 03 Mar Silver Capped the Moment It Broke Above Unchanged
- 02 Mar More Monster Trading Volumes in SLV & GLD
- 01 Mar Russia’s Central Bank to Resume Gold Purchases
February 2022
- 26 Feb Silver Back Below Its 200-Day Moving Average
- 25 Feb The PPT et al. Were at Battle Stations Yesterday
- 24 Feb Russia Attacks Ukraine…Gold & Silver Soar
- 23 Feb Another Day With No Gold Into GLD
- 22 Feb Retail Bullion Sales Go Ballistic in Canada
- 19 Feb Silver’s Price Spike in New York Capped Immediately
- 18 Feb No Gold Into GLD For the Fourth Consecutive Day
- 17 Feb 1.15 Million Ounces of Silver Added to SIVR
- 16 Feb More Unexpected Open Interest Changes
- 15 Feb Unexpected Changes in Gold & Silver Open Interest
- 12 Feb What Happened After the COMEX Close Yesterday?
- 11 Feb M.I.A.
- 10 Feb M.I.A.
- 09 Feb M.I.A.
- 08 Feb Ted Butler: Pure Collusion
- 05 Feb Déjà Vu All Over Again
- 04 Feb Just When You Thought That Things Couldn’t Get Any More Egregious
- 03 Feb 5.4 Million Ounces of Silver Added to SLV
- 02 Feb ‘Da Boyz’ Iron Grip Continues
- 01 Feb U.S. Mint Sells 5 Million Silver Eagles in January
January 2022
- 29 Jan The Bear Raid Continues For a Third Day
- 28 Jan The Bear Raid Continues For a Second Day
- 27 Jan A Bear Raid in New York Yesterday
- 26 Jan More Silver & Gold Into SLV & GLD
- 25 Jan Ted Butler: Solving a Great Gold Mystery
- 22 Jan Almost 900,000 Troy Oz. of Gold Added to GLD
- 21 Jan Silver Tacks on Another Decent Price Gain
- 20 Jan Precious Metal Prices Surge on Wednesday
- 19 Jan Silver Blows Through Its 50-Day Moving Average
- 18 Jan A Quiet Trading Session With New York Closed
- 15 Jan An Astonishingly Bullish COT Report
- 14 Jan A Ted Butler Double-Header
- 13 Jan More Large Gold Deliveries in January
- 12 Jan More Gold & Silver Contracts Added to January
- 11 Jan Another Decent Sales Report From the U.S. Mint
- 08 Jan The DXY Craters: Gold & Silver Do Nothing
- 07 Jan The Commercial Traders Show Up Loaded for Bear
- 06 Jan The Fed Speaks: The Precious Metals Get Hit
- 05 Jan Yet Another Day of Price Management
- 04 Jan The Commercial Traders Bomb the Precious Metals
- 01 Jan A Nice Rally in Both Silver & Gold to End 2021