Gold Lease Rates in Positive Trend

It's safe to say that the worst is over in the gold market as lease rates have just made a new high since the dip in the beginning of December. The COT reports also show that the large commercial silver shorts have now been covered for a small part to the extent of the number reported on November 2012. Open interest declined with it.

Chart 1: Gold Lease Rates

I'm not sure what the status is on the silver lease rates, but that trend line should follow the gold market soon.

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Bullish on Precious Metals

One very good indicator for higher precious metals prices is the lease rate.

As I predicted here, it was time to buy gold and silver. And now it's completely obvious that they will do good as lease rates are steadily increasing. I doubled my position in silver.

Chart 1: Gold Lease Rates

I wish I could show the silver lease rates, but Kitco is cheating on us, their chart only shows a flat line...

Chart 2: Silver Lease Rates (flat lines since 2 November 2012)

But all we need is the gold lease rate and then just extrapolate it to silver lease rates.

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