In our new Gold Weekly Snapshot:
Gold prices finished the week just shy of $2,100 level, recorded its best weekly gains since November, boosted by FED Waller after hinting at an ‘operation reverse-twist’. See below the key highlights from our weekly gold snapshot this week:
- Comex Gold Apr’24 ended the week higher up 2.3% at $2,095 per ounce, amid lower dollar and yields. It was the highest daily close ever for the metal.
- Week to-Week Open Interest increased by 40,627 or 9.8% to 454,351 lots (45m ounces). 30,269 lots were added on Friday only, largest daily increase since May 2018.
- COT report covering the week to Feb 24 shows managed money (speculators) increasing their bullish bets for a third consecutive week by 6,230 lots to 56,153 contracts. It doesn’t reflect Friday buying frenzy…
- Call wall increased from $2,050 to $2,100 (highest gamma level) for the Apr’24 contract, which is bullish for the metal.
- Bets for out of the money (OTM) options remain decent, judging by the skew. Implied volatility has been increasing for OTM call opTons, meaning higher demand for calls (page 3 of the report).
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