“According to the CFTC’s weekly Commitment of Traders data up to August 7 released on Friday speculators pushed the net short position (bets that gold will be cheaper in future) to a record of 63,282 lots or 197 tonnes. Bearish positioning now exceeds levels last seen at the end of 2015 when gold briefly dipped below $1,050,” according to Mining.com.
Investors have pulled $1.35 billion from GLD since the start of the third quarter.
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Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of GLD.