Gold & Silver COT Report 1/18/13: Commercials in Silver Still a Massive 210 Million Oz Net Short!

GoldCOTBy SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 1/18/13:

Commercial longs beefed up 1360 contracts to their total on the week and a large 2,126 shorts to end the week with 47.96% of all open interest, an increase of 0.26% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 210,160,000 ounces net short, which is a slight increase of 3,835,000 net short ounces from the previous week[Read more...]

Gold & Silver COT Report: Commercials Cover Massive 20 Million Ounces of Silver Shorts!

GoldCotSubmitted by SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 1/11/13:

Commercial longs trimmed back 438 contracts on the week and covered a huge 4,509 shorts to end the week with 47.70% of all open interest, a decrease of 0.42% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 206,325,000 ounces net short, which is a significant decrease of 20,355,000 net short ounces from the previous week[Read more...]

Gold & Silver COT Update 1/4/13- Commercials Cover Another 7 Million Ounces of Silver Shorts

SilverCOTSubmitted by Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 1/4/13:

The commercials decreased their shorts by 6,860,000 ounces in the week ending 1/1/13 into the silver price raid, and they increased their longs for the 4th week in a row.   The commercials remain a net 226,680,000 net short in silver. [Read more...]

Gold & Silver COT Report 12/28/12: Commercials Cover 43 Million Ounces of Silver Shorts into Price Smash!

silverCOTBy SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 12/28/12

Commercial longs rose a huge 3,955 on the week and covered an even larger 4,676 shorts to end the week with 48.07% of all open interest, an imperceptible decrease of -0.02% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 233,540,000 ounces net short, which is a massive decrease of over 43,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week!

Historically, with silver now at $30 and the commercial net short position at about 233 million ounces, the last time their net short position was similar was the closing of September 11 yet price was about $33.50  Couple that information with the massive long buying by the commercials and I feel safe to say the bottom is in for the short term
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Gold & Silver COT Report 12/21/12: Commercials Cover 13 Million Ounces of Silver Shorts into Post QE4 Raid

Submitted by Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 12/21/12

Commercial longs rose 832 while shedding 1,752 shorts to end the week with 48.09% of all open interest, an imperceptible decrease of -0.10% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 276,695,000 ounces net short, which is a decrease of just under 13,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week[Read more...]

Gold & Silver COT Report 12/15/12: Commercials Cover 3 Million Ounces of Naked Silver Shorts

By SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 12/15/12

In silver, Commercials added 1,105 longs on the week and 514 shorts to end the week with 48.19% of all open interest, an increase of 0.45% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 289,615,000 ounces net short, which is a slight decrease of just under 3,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week.  [Read more...]

Gold & Silver COT Report 12/7: Commercials Increase Net Silver Shorts Another 8.6 M oz- Nearly 300 M oz Net Short!

Submitted by Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 12/9/12

In silver, commercials unloaded 4,115 longs on the week and 2,393 shorts to end the week with 47.74% of all open interest, an  increase of 0.69% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 292,570,000 ounces net short, which is an increase of just over 8,600,000 net short ounces from the previous week[Read more...]

Gold & Silver COT Report: Commercials Net Short Nearly 300 Million Oz in Silver, 25 Million Oz in Gold

Submitted by SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Gold & Silver COT Report 11/30/12

Commercials declined 894 longs on the week and increased 712 shorts to end the week with 47.05% of all open interest, a small decrease of -0.18% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 283,960,000 ounces net short in silver, which is an increase of just over 8,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week[Read more...]

Gold & Silver COT Report 11/26/12: Commercials Add A Massive 21 Million Net Silver Shorts!

By SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Silver COT Report 11/26/12

Commercials added a huge 1,622 longs on the week and increased a massive 5,847 shorts to end the week with 47.24% of all open interest, a large increase of +0.70% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 275,930,000 ounces net short, which is an increase of over 21,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week.  [Read more...]

Silver COT Report 11/16/12: Commercials Increase Net Shorts a Massive 6.4 Million Ounces!

By SD Contributor Marshall Swing

Silver COT Report 11/16/12

Commercials added a huge 3,071 longs on the week and increased a massive 4,354 shorts to end the week with 46.54% of all open interest, a sizeable increase of +0.91% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 254,805,000 ounces net short, which is a massive increase of just over 6,400,000 net short ounces from the previous week!

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Silver COT Report 11/9/12: Commercials Cover 20 Million Net Short Ounces!

By Marshall Swing:

Silver COT Report 11/9/12

Commercial paper added a large 1,787 longs on the week but also covered a very large -2,267 shorts to end the week with 45.63% of all open interest, a decrease of -0.75% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 248,390,000 ounces net short, which is a decrease of just over 20,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week.  [Read more...]

Silver COT Report 11/2/12: Commercials Cover 9 Million Ounces of Net Silver Shorts into Price Raid

By SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Silver COT Report 11/2/12:

Commercial paper added a significant 1,153 longs on the week and covered but -614 shorts to end the week with 46.37% of all open interest, an increase of +1.20% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 268,660,000 ounces net short, which is a decrease of just under 9,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week.  [Read more...]

Silver COT Report 10/26/12: Commercials Cover Another 8 Million Ounces of Silver!

Submitted by Marshall Swing:

Silver COT Report 10/26/12

Commercial paper stacks sold off a small 435 longs on the week but led short covering raids utilizing -2,030 shorts to drop the price to end the week with 45.18% of all open interest, a decrease of -0.63% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 277,495,000 ounces net short, which is a decrease of just about 8,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week.  [Read more...]

Silver COT Report 10/19/12: Commercials Increase Net Silver Shorts to 285 MILLION OUNCES!

Submitted by SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Silver COT Report 10/19/12

Commercial paper stacks increased a mere 37 longs on the week and a smallish 127 shorts to end the week with 45.80% of all open interest, a decrease of -0.26% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 285,470,000 ounces net short, which is a increase of 450,000 net short ounces from the previous week.  [Read more...]

Silver COT Report 10/12/12: Commercials DECREASE Net Shorts By 4 Million Ounces!

Submitted by SD Contributor Marshall Swing:

Silver COT Report 10/12/12

Commercial coffers increased a mere 396 longs on the week and covered a minor -440 shorts to end the week with 46.06% of all open interest, a decrease of -0.45% in their share since last week, and now stand as a group at 285,020,000 ounces net short, which is a decrease of just over 4,000,000 net short ounces from the previous week.  [Read more...]