The markets have finally cracked and things are about to become a lot more interesting. Today, the price of gold surged more than $60 and silver $0.60 as the markets crumbled. Even though the markets recovered after some TWO-BIT announcement by OPEC stating that they were talking about “Cutting Production” again… I believe the worst is yet to come.
It has been quite some time since the gold priced shot up more than 5% in one day. As I stated in past articles and interviews, we will continue to see a lot more days like today.
The huge spike in the price of gold sparked a surge in demand. According to the Zerohedge article, Lines Around The Block To Buy Gold In London; Banks Placing “Unusually Large Orders For Physical“:
BullionByPost, Britain's biggest online gold dealer, said it has already taken record-day sales of £5.6m as traders pile into gold following fears the world is on the brink of another financial crisis.
Rob Halliday-Stein, founder and managing director of the Birmingham-based company, said takings today had already surpassed the firm's previous one-day record of £4.4m in October 2014.
BullionByPost, which takes orders of up to £25,000 on the website but takes higher amounts over the phone, explained it had received a few hundred orders overnight and frantic numbers of phone calls this morning.
“The bullion market has been building with interest since the end of last year but this morning things have gone bananas,” said Mr Halliday-Stein. “Some London banks are placing unusually large orders for physical gold.”
London-based ATS Bullion added it had been inundated with orders for the past week. The firm has sold 4,000 gold bars and coins since February 1, a 40pc rise on the same period a year ago when it sold 1,500.
Again, I believe this is just the beginning of what will become an AVALANCHE of physical gold and silver buying.Right now there is only a hint of fear. Wait until the markets really start to tank as the price of oil heads below $20.
