"Today legendary trader Jim Sinclair warned King World News about the full-blown panic that has erupted in both the financial world, and the gold market as well, as people ask, "Where is the gold?" Below is what Sinclair, who was once called on by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker to assist during a Wall Street crisis, had to say in this remarkable interview." Link to the full article at King World News: http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldn...wn_Panic_As_People_Ask_Where_Is_The_Gold.html
Jim says Now what has recently happened is that the physical market has taken on a life of its own, and the warehouse supplies at the COMEX on gold have come down substantially. There hasn't been anyone standing for full delivery or any headline-making demands, but if you take a look at the condition of the gold warehouse at the COMEX, you will see that it has declined substantially. Ok I would like to take a look at the condition of the gold warehouse at the COMEX! But Jim or anyone how do we do that? Edit: ok perhaps he means this? http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/energy/nymex-delivery-notices.html
From April 9 (3 days before the Friday smash): http://bullmarketthinking.com/comex-gold-inventories-collapse-by-largest-amount-on-record/
So - am I reading this correctly... on April 9, three days before the price drop, the COMEX chart was already showing large decrease in available stock? To my mind, this reads that the "run" on physical gold began somewhere in January, and the recent price drop has only exacerbated the situation? This requires some thought and reflection...
Correct, the run on physical inventories started a few months ago, but as you can see from the charts, accelerated steeply. Tekoa Da Silva just posted an update: More: http://bullmarketthinking.com/comex...over-7-8b-disappearing-from-all-depositories/
ZH takes a look at the story too: More: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-24/just-what-going-gold-jpmorgans-vault
There may be paper traders saying this right now.....? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v46plhmxXU4[/youtube]