SILVERS CRASHING! May 1st Sunday Down 12%

The only news I could find, MF Global raised margins on silver to 175% of CMEs rate. Seems MFG customers have been forced to sell.

5yr
 
Quote from Zr1Trader:

Yeah they raised margins twice in one week last week. Paper holders will get effed if they were in over their head, physical holders are die hard and I can't see them selling anytime soon.

This may be a dumb question but does anyone know why IB margin for SI remains steady at 12825 and the CME site says 14513? This IB number hasn't changed in weeks as far as I know.

http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=margin

http://www.cmegroup.com/wrappedpage...&type=OutrightRates&h=2&reporttype=marginrate
 
Bought some silver futures and logged on to ET to confirm my decision. Anyone else notice an ascending triangle on the hourly?

Interestingly enough, this is the second futures contract I've ever traded and the first time I've ever been a "buyer of the dip"- I'm just that bullish about silver.

I think this commodity crash is due to the recent news that Bin Laden was shot dead as it suggests less risk for the markets. This guy probably never placed a trade yet we're still giving him credit for moving markets more than the guys at SAC capital.

Anyway, as a hedge I might short oil.
 
Quote from Tsing Tao:

yeah, what the hell caused that?

The drop happened at the same time Bin Laden was pronounced dead. Maybe bin laden was hording silver and now its all going to be sold on the open market.
 
Quote from peilthetraveler:

The drop happened at the same time Bin Laden was pronounced dead. Maybe bin laden was hording silver and now its all going to be sold on the open market.

Look at the chart again...I belive it started before the announcement...
 
Quote from peilthetraveler:

The drop happened at the same time Bin Laden was pronounced dead. Maybe bin laden was hording silver and now its all going to be sold on the open market.

Are you really that stupid?......LOL
 
Quote from 5yrtrader:

The only news I could find, MF Global raised margins on silver to 175% of CMEs rate. Seems MFG customers have been forced to sell.

5yr


Another dumbass conclusion.....

This site is full brainless trade analysis, it never ends :eek:
 
Quote from southbeach4me:

Another dumbass conclusion.....

This site is full brainless trade analysis, it never ends :eek:

I think we can all agree that the precious metals were ready for a correction and news of the death of Bin Laden just set fuel to the fire. I don't want to outline the entire process but do bear in mind that precious metals are preferred flight to safety asset when risks elevate. The death of Bin Laden signifies the demise of Al Queida, which in turn reduces foreign national security risks.
 
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