Friday, April 6, 2012

The Who, How, and Why Behind Silver Manipulation

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April 6, 2012

The Who, How, and Why Behind Silver Manipulation 

By Peter Krauth, Global Resources Specialist


No one knows the machinations of the day-to-day silver price better than Ted Butler.

Ted publishes bi-weekly commentary at www.butlerresearch.com, with a special focus on the silver market, which he's been closely following for over 30 years. Ted is an expert's expert.

So naturally, that's whom I turned to for an in-depth perspective on what's really going on with the silver price. As usual, Ted tells it like it is.

I think you'll be fascinated by Ted's tremendous insights...

Ted Butler on Silver Price Manipulation

Ted, you're widely recognized as the foremost expert on manipulation in the silver futures market. How do you define manipulation, and how are the main players benefiting from that?

Manipulation is another way of saying someone controls and dominates the market by means of an excessively large position. So, just by holding such a large concentrated position, the manipulation is largely explained. In real terms, whenever a single entity or a few entities come to dominate a market, all sorts of alarms should be sounded. This is at the heart of U.S. antitrust law. It is no different under commodity law.

Price manipulation is the most serious market crime possible under commodity law. In fact, there is a simple and effective and time-proven antidote to manipulation that has existed for almost a century, and that solution is speculative position limits. Currently, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) is attempting to institute position limits in silver, but the big banks are fighting it tooth and nail.

As far as any benefits the manipulators may reap, it varies with each entity. But if you dominate and control a market by means of a large concentrated position, you can put the price wherever you desire at times, and that's exactly what the silver manipulators do regularly. This explains why we have such wicked sell-offs in silver; because the big shorts pull all sorts of dirty market tricks to send the price lower.

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Dr. Copper Leads the Breakout in Commodities Prices

By Don Miller, Contributing Writer 

Demand for commodities of all kinds is ramping up at breakneck speed. And despite fears of a slowdown in China's economic growth, Dr. Copper is leading the rise in commodities prices.

Copper earned that nickname because it's thought to be a bellwether on the health of the global economy, thanks to its numerous economic uses.

Prices slumped earlier this month after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao cut China's economic growth target to 7.5%, the lowest since 2004. China is the world's largest copper buyer, snapping up 40% of annual supplies.

However, predictions for weak copper demand were muted on Monday, as the Asian giant reported a stream of new orders pushed factory activity to an 11-month high in March.

Growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector also picked up in March, more evidence that the world's largest economy is gaining momentum.

The red metal jumped on the manufacturing data and is up 13.8% year-to-date (YTD).


The news has analysts predicting demand for copper is likely to pick up steam.

"The U.S. is an important market, and with the economic outlook there brightening, demand is also likely to surprise to the upside," Commerzbank AG (PINK: CRZBY) analyst Eugen Weinberg toldReuters.

But Dr. Copper is just part of the story.

Just take a look at what's happening in other commodity markets...

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The Biotech Buyout Binge: Three Stocks We Like Now

Investors made a fortune from the biotech-buyout frenzy that unfolded in recent months. And the dealmaking isn't over yet.

The first three biotech stocks that Private Briefing has recommended since its Aug. 11, 2011 launch have soared as much as 103.5%, 81% and 38% in just those few short months.

Now, in our just-released report "The Biotech Buyout Binge: Why These Three Stocks Could Double Your Money in the Next 12 Months ," Private BriefingExecutive Editor Bill Patalonnames his three newest biotech-sector recommendations.

And get this: One of those three new investment ideas has already hit Wall Street's radar screen. Just days after Bill released his recommendations, a top money manager said the shares of that particular biotech firm are worth $60 - more than double the current stock price.

Here's the best thing of all: You won't be dependent on a buyout to make money. In his Private Briefing research, Bill details a strategy that gives investors three possible ways to profit from each of the three stock picks.

But timing is key: If you want to have a shot at capitalizing on the first of the three possible payoff strategies, you need to act fast.

To get the full report and these three recommendations, just click here.

Buy, Sell or Hold: Oracle Corp. is The Last Cash Cow 

By Jack Barnes, Global Macro Trends Specialist 

Today marks my 117th and final article at Money Morning.

Viewed as a portfolio, I'm proud that those 117 calls are up on average. Before we get into my take on Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) I'd like to take a look back over years.

The 2010 picks have held up nicely with 12 positive and just six negative, for a 10 percent positive return on average, as of this writing.

The hot long ideas of 2011 turned out to be El Paso (NYSE: EP) and Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR). El Paso is up 48% while Ruger is up 78%.

So far in 2012 the column's best sell idea, Petrobras (NYSE ADR:PBR), has dropped 15% since January 24. Our Jan. 30 "Buy" recommendation on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is up 32%.

It's been a great run and my thanks again to the entire Money Morning staff for the opportunity.

Now, let's talk about the one company that Buy, Sell or Hold has not covered yet but I believe is deserving of the column's final recommendation: Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL).

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