Longest Gold Backwardation Stretch In History, Signs of a Bottom?

KITCO NEWS -- The gold market was in backwardation this week, and according to one research director, it was the most prolonged period in history that it has been in this state. ‘Right now, what’s been happening [in gold] lately is almost unprecedented,’ Mike McGlone of ETF Securities told Kitco News Friday, adding that this is a sign that the market is bottoming out. According to McGlone, backwardation is a sign of strong physical demand in the market. ‘It’s almost the perfect storm for gold,’ he said. ‘This whole process is the market bottoming, the question is how long will it take.’ February comex gold futures were last quoted up/down $13.1 at $1,056.60 an ounce. Looking ahead to the imminent rate hikes in December, or so the market seems to think, McGlone says there is potential of a ‘misfire’ by the Federal Reserve. Looking at data, particularly declining retail sales figures, he said the Fed is taking a big risk to raise rates as U.S. economic data remains mixed. ‘The Fed expects that to shift up, and that’s a tremendous risk. Last time they tightened, these trends were moving higher,’ he said. ‘That is very disconcerting.’

James Turk : We could see gold in backwardation

James Turk : "We could see gold in backwardation too as people become more and more worried about the inflationary consequences of the money printing that's going on around the world. Silver always leads - in bull markets it leads on the upside and in bear markets it leads on the downside. Maybe as precious metals move into backwardation, silver is again giving us an important message that it is leading and gold will eventually follow." - in mineweb.com


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