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Ask The Expert - Ted Butler
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Ted Butler is one of the world’s most respected precious metals analysts. His perspective is highly valued by the everyday investor as well as large stakeholders in the investment world.Ted started as a broker in the early 1970’s but began his journey as an independent analyst over 20 years ago. Today, Ted’s writings are renowned for their formidable insights, particularly into the silver market where he has garnered significant acclaim for his knowledge of price manipulation by big banks.
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The behavior of J P Morgan Chase in the silver market is an excellent example of the fraudulant nature of short selling.
The firm sells forward contracts on the exchange to artificially increase the supply of paper silver on offer thereby lowering the exchange-quoted price. At the same time it buys physical silver at the low price that was created by itself, and stores it in its vault. It will then sell its physical silver when the price rises and no counterparty is interested any longer in buying its shorts.
Because of its magnitude, the effect of selling short paper silver is evident for all to see. But the same thing occurs in all other markets on a smaller scale per item, but with many more participants. Short selling is a fraudulant technique devised by speculators to skim off lthe assets of serious investors.
It isn't short selling that is fraudulent, it's naked short selling that is fraudulent.
Meanwhile, ZH stackers getting bearish at a 30-year low is a buy indicator if ever there was one in my book.
In all due respect Mr. Butler, we knew paper was determining the prices of physical commodities for years! This is not something new just because some physical producer just said it. So I don't get the reason for your optimism that things will get better. If anything, the paper manipulation of physical markets seems more entrenched than ever.
I gave up paying any attention to Butler in 2009 after he started singing the praises of Gary Gensler and that other shill of the CFTC (with the hair, can't remember his name), as if the sun was shining out of their asses.
For more than 5 years he has been predicting an explosion in silver prices due to "vanishing physical supply".
Ferget it, the guy is useless.
That would be Bart Chilton, well known liar and bankster apologist at the CFTC and now a money grubbing DC lobbyist.
Ted has a single track mind...I wonder if he has another life...
Sorry. NO THIRD PARTY RISK Mr. expert.
Someday Ted Butler will be right. But for about 15 years he's been a broken record. I first became aware of Butler from his sponsor, Investment Rarities. I've been buying from them for decades; so I can personally vouch for their integrity.
I don't think of silver as a profit making investment; I think of it as insurance against financial catastrophe. If I never have to use it, my kids will get it free and clear.
I have never seen a ZH post go SOOOO un-commented in my 4 years here.
PEAK PESSIMISM to say the least.
Topic: Are Jews the master race?
This should be good for 3-400 posts.
>> SOOOO un-commented
On the positive side, the signal to noise in the comments here is very good. As much as I'd like to see some return to normalicy in the metals market, I quickly tire of all the unrealistic cheerleaders who swarm the threads when there's a sign of life.
Cheerleaders? You mean the people who actually know where this train wreck is heading and are trying to warn others? Oh yeah, those "unrealistic cheerleaders".
And "a return to normalcy in the metals market"? LOL. Good luck with that idea. Where you been the last four years? ZH has covered this topic ad naseum.
Indeed. I remember telling Turd how bad it could get after the phony paper smash down in 2011. I told him, "only those with iron fisted resolution" would make it through this. I doubt anyone, including the often idiotic Martin Armstrong could have predicted such ridiculously low prices in the face of rising inflation, massive money printing (QE) and ZIRP and NIRP. Not to mention the FED's balance sheet.
So BOP, how do you think it ends? (it's been a while since your last TFM post on that.)
I think the "return to normalcy" will simply be a default at the COMEX that manifests itself as either a closure of the exchange or a step-function run up in prices as physical is sought to make deliveries.
Of course the other option is something like confiscation, "terrorists use gold", or something nefarious done in DC. At that point, I will make a pleasant "fare thee well to you all".
I dont know bro. But yes, the fraud ridden COMEX is central to the manipulation and suppression of PM's. I agree with you, it needs to blow up and default for anything positive to happen for gold and silver.
And BTW, I got banned over there at Turds a few years back by Stephanie/Mod Jane. I dared to question her authority so she gave me the boot. Not to mention I found out that she intercepted private emails I had sent to Turd complaining about her Nazi type attitude over there. She was a fucking clown.
I still have an account there, but I can't post anything. I asked them to close my account and they won't.
Even with an iron-fisted resolve, this has been as frustrating as hell...and IS there anyone with TRUE insight into the manipulated PM markets???
On the more ethereal side, I listened to some Lindsey Williams vids the other day - talk about a REAL crash and burn "pundit". I wonder if his "elite" friend still talks to him (maybe in his dreams)?
LW has lost any credibilty he might have possessed. His forecasts were completely wrong.
LOL! There are no "experts" because there is no price discovery...
Don't gamble if you cannot afford to lose (my condolences to all the 401k sheep being forced to gamble).
Yep, Mandatory donations to the cause....
There are no experts in PMs at this point. They all misread the oligarchs' abilities and willingness to create a complete charade. And many if us joined them in that error. Ditto that - Ted, Eric, Jim...STFU. And especially you, Mr. Turk. I'll just keep watching Armstrong until he crashes and burns too.
I'm only thankful that I've been picking up Au since 1988 and not 2011.
As much as I hate to say it, Dan Norcini has done a pretty good job at calling the price movements in PMs.
If you are a day trader in paper CRIMEX "prices", then yes, perhaps.
If there's a broken record anywhere it's Ted Butler. Give it up Ted. The Comex is a crime scene. JP Morgan is the crook. No one pays attention. Blah Blah Blah.
Tell me something new Ted....like when is my stack going to be above water.
Icarus
Something new: Learn Mandarin. The Chinese are coming.
...said my father in 1971...
Did you ever thank him for giving you so much time to prepare?