Author: Marco G
Website: http://seekingalpha.com/author/marco-g
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Inbox me with your email address and I will put you on my distribution list for stock thoughts, ramblings and such, too messy and incoherent to post here. In the internet boom of 2000, I was there; I made a million and I immediately lost it. I was innocent and believed in the "buy and hold" conventional view. Now I am experienced and hopefully wiser. I may be quite an opinionated commenter and presently, I am am primarily focused on mining stocks and commodities. This blog is a journal for my findings, insights and research which I would like to share, in order to give an investor, an edge on the market. The term “goombah”, comes from Latin “cumbà”, is an older or senior advisor, or ...More quite literally godfather. The term also has gangster connotations, but that is not my intent. I have deliberately, adding an “r” to make the sound more my own.
Posts by Marco G:
Gold and Silver Options Expiry March 28, 2011 – Expect Volatility
Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 by Marco G.
I am aware that the Comex options expiry dates for the precious metals usually means a lot of volatility; mainly meaning for whatever reason that the precious metals usually make unusual diving moves downwards for the day, driven by an unseen force. Now, some pundits say that large traders such as hedge funds deliberately manipulate the pricing in order to capture gains and/or to prevent losses prior to the expiry. (more…)




