[Gold Market Irregularity] THIS IS SERIOUS: Gold spot price quotes are inconsistent (3-24-20)

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I noticed something very strange.
Gold spot price quotes on various plattforms are no longer in sync.

As of March 24th, 7:55 am Eastern

Kitco: 1663 https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html

Goldprice.org: 1594 https://goldprice.org/spot-gold.html

Bloomberg: 1600 https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/XAU:CUR

apmex: 1678 https://www.apmex.com/

finanzen.net (large German plattform, scroll down to real time chart): 1625 https://www.finanzen.net/maerkte/

I have never seen that before. No clue what is going on.
Futures might get into backwardation (spot price higher than futures, ultra bullish): https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold.html

Got everything I own with me, you should do so as well. The paper game might be in serious trouble.
 
swissaustrian said:
I noticed something very strange.
Gold spot price quotes on various plattforms are no longer in sync.

As of March 24th, 7:55 am Eastern

Kitco: 1663 https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html

Goldprice.org: 1594 https://goldprice.org/spot-gold.html

Bloomberg: 1600 https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/XAU:CUR

apmex: 1678 https://www.apmex.com/

finanzen.net (large German plattform, scroll down to real time chart): 1625 https://www.finanzen.net/maerkte/

I have never seen that before. No clue what is going on.
Futures might get into backwardation (spot price higher than futures, ultra bullish): https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/gold.html

Got everything I own with me, you should do so as well. The paper game might be in serious trouble.
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Yeah the market seems jumpy now, IMF & FED meddling and a vote of no confidence from the markets.

Irrational exuberance vs panic selling.
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Marketwatch.com showing a price of 1662 for the futures. That seems the most reliable IMO
 
swissaustrian said:
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I have never seen that before. No clue what is going on. ...
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The answer is so simple you see. With Covid19 keeping people at home remote working, COMEX doesn't have the human staff on hand to "calibrate" the computers/data. (tongue firmly in cheek)
 
That is strange, $50 difference between APMEX vs. Kitco/Goldprice. Business channel within $5 of APMEX.

Never did these comparisons before though.
 
Brian4Liberty said:
That is strange, $50 difference between APMEX vs. Kitco/Goldprice. Business channel within $5 of APMEX.

Never did these comparisons before though.
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I can ensure you, usually their quotes are equal, appart from cents.

The bid/ask spreads on kitco were also huge at some point, in excess of 20 USD.
 
Roy Sebag: Comex agreed to break contract terms to protect banks

https://twitter.com/roysebag/status/1242579670702358535

The official news is now out that comex agreed to break contract terms to protect banks. Now the story they are selling us there are plenty of LBMA bars in London. I cannot confirm that to be the case if things continue the way they have over the last 2 days.
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Funny. I can't find this "official news" in the news. As in nowhere.

Seems newsworthy to me...
 
What part of the “contract” are they breaking? Have they been naked shorting again, and don’t have enough cash now to bribe them when they fail to deliver?
 
Related?

CHICAGO, March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of a new gold futures contract with expanded delivery options that include 100-troy ounce, 400-troy ounce and 1-kilo gold bars. The new contract is expected to launch with a first expiration of April 2020, pending regulatory approval.

"This time of unprecedented market conditions has led to growing demand for a broader range of delivery needs for our clients worldwide," said Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity and Options Products, CME Group. "By offering a choice of delivery sizes as well as inter-commodity spreads with our benchmark gold futures, this new contract will provide customers with maximum flexibility in managing physical delivery."

The new futures contract will be available for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort, and will be subject to the rules and regulations of COMEX. The approved brand list for this product will have complete convergence with the approved brand list for CME Group's existing gold futures and the LBMA gold good delivery list.
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More: https://www.marketwatch.com/press-r...100-ounce-400-ounce-or-1-kilo-bars-2020-03-24
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They don't have the gold and there is a run on it. Probably explains a few things.
 
Brian4Liberty said:
What part of the “contract” are they breaking? Have they been naked shorting again, and don’t have enough cash now to bribe them when they fail to deliver?
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My guess is no gold and shorting . I mean , every thief will steal when enabled .
 
The physical silver supply is about to get squeezed to death . I have not checked on gold yet but am still expecting 1700 Gold.
 
Bern said:
https://www.kitco.com/news/2020-03-...old-backwardation-reflects-strong-demand.html

Stupid goldbugs
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It is really sadening that this is essentially a supply chain disruption issue. Refineries in Switzerland can not work, American gold buyers can not get shipments from Europe etc. Precious metals markets are not relevant to the average Joe. But many other markets are impacted by similar supply chain disruptions which include hygiene products and sooner or later also medications. People are going to die because of this.

Mining shares have rallied quite a lot recently. I think this is only partially justified, since many mines are shut down.
Newmont (NEM) has revoked their 2020 production guidance because of mine shutdowns:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/newmont-nem-withdraws-2020-view-143402632.html
 
CME resolving physical gold squeeze with delivery of 100-ounce, 400-ounce and 1-kg bars

https://www.kitco.com/news/2020-03-24/CME-resolving-physical-gold-squeeze-with-delivery-of-100-ounce-400-ounce-and-1kg-bars.html

Increasing pressure from market players and significant liquidity issues in the gold market are prompting CME Group to make some changes in how it delivers its physical gold.
Tuesday evening, the futures exchange announced the launch of a new gold futures contract with expanded delivery options that include 100-troy ounce, 400-troy ounce and 1-kilo gold bars.

The new contract is expected to launch with the first expiration of April 2020, pending regulatory approval, the exchange said.

The news comes after an intense trading day in the gold space as the market has seen strong physical demand and dwindling supply.

According to reports, bullion banks across the board reported massive liquidity issues Tuesday in the physical market. The problem, according to many banks, was the Exchange For Physical (EFP) market, which allows traders to switch gold futures positions to and from physical. Spreads in EFP are typically around $2, but on Tuesday, because of a lack of supply, the spread increased as high as $40.

Part of the issue is the lack of specific gold bars. CME contracts are for 100-ounce bars. However, Good Delivery listed bar from the London Bullion Market Association are 400 ounces.

The move from the CME will help relieve some of the liquidity issues as future contracts could be filled with 400-ounce bars from the London Bullion Market Association.

According to reports, The LBMA and executives at major gold-trading banks asked CME to allow 400-ounce bars to be used to settle Comex contracts.

Earlier in the day, the LBMA said that it was working with the CME to resolve the liquidity issues.
 
swissaustrian said:
I noticed something very strange.

Gold spot price quotes on various plattforms are no longer in sync.

I have never seen that before. No clue what is going on.
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Yes! Agreed!!!

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