http://www.gata.org/node/14839
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Gold Plunges After 1.8 Million Ounces Were Traded in 1 Minute
By Eddie Van Der Walt
Bloomberg News
Monday, June 26, 2017
Gold sank like a stone at 9 a.m. in London after a huge spike in volume in New York futures that traders said was probably the result of a "fat finger," or erroneous order.
Trade shot up to 1.8 million ounces of gold in just a minute, a level not reached even with the surprise election of U.S. President Donald Trump or Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
"No one has a clue, apart from the unfortunate individual that pressed the wrong button," David Govett, head of precious metals trading at Marex Spectron Group in London, said of the spike in volume. Thin activity and automated trading may exacerbate such moves, he said.
Others said a trader may have made a larger order than intended, or underestimated the market's ability to absorb so much gold. ...
Rising use of computer-driven algorithmic trading has often been blamed for extraordinary movements in financial markets, known as flash crashes, in recent years.
"These moves are going to become more widespread with the way things are going," Govett said by email. "The more they happen, the worse they will become as people back away from holding positions."
EDITOR'S NOTE: That's exactly the idea, Eddie:
http://www.gata.org/node/17081
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-...ges-as-1-8-m...
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Huge Sell Order Pushes Gold to Six-Week Low
By Zanhi Shabalala
Reuters
Monday, June 26, 2017
LONDON -- Gold tumbled to its lowest price in nearly six weeks as a large sell order and a stronger dollar hit sentiment today, though losses were limited by political
uncertainty around the world. ...
The sale of 18,500 lots of gold, totalling 1.85 million ounces, and 5,000 ounces of silver in 5,500 lots on Comex in a short space of time was behind falling prices, said Afshin Nabavi, head of trading at MKS in Switzerland.
"Clearly somebody sold it by mistake and bought it back quickly, triggering stops below $1,250," said MKS trader Bernard Sin. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://uk.reuters.com/article/global-prec...s-idUKL3N1JN34X
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