SLVO News and Press, Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Call ETN IOPV From 05/09/22

My financial assets are divided into three distinct income portfolios, which I named with the Florentine sobriquets of Cupolone, Giotto and Masaccio. The first two, Cupolone and Giotto, contain securities paying monthly distributions and are focused on CEFs, ETFs, and ETNs. Masacc...

If the basis is rising, it could mean people are buying futures more than physical metal. This would be when the price is rising. Or if the price is falling, it means people are selling metal more than futures. If the basis is falling, it means either people are buying metal or selling fu...

According to the BLS, the economy added 428k jobs in April. This exactly matched the March number after it was revised down by 3k. On a raw basis, this April was middle of the pack compared to the last 10 years. On an adjusted basis, this is the strongest April over the same time span...

Gold would seem to be more abundant, first with a higher price. Now, the gold basis is showing that it still looks abundant, even at a lower price. The silver basis also rises around the same time. But it has fallen back to around the same level as before, under 1%. This may be a ...

During the last Fed rate raising cycle, it took the Federal Reserve five years to raise the fed funds rate to 2.50%. The Fed kept rates far too low for far too long and now we are dealing with the consequences. Both fiscal and monetary policy have been highly inflationary, and we are ...

As silver makes an upside breakout on good volume above $30, initially confirmed by several closes above that price, the number of investors will immediately begin to shrink. My back-of-the napkin guess is that less than 20% of those with positions in that market took even close to 50...

Silver prices have retreated since hitting a multi-year high in early March. The fundamentals for silver generally support the case for higher prices. The silver market experienced a deficit of 51.8 million ounces, according to the World Silver Survey, the biggest since 2010. ...

Imagine stocks or funds that pay out their dividends once a month! Unlike waiting for quarterly, semi-annual or (ugh) annual payouts, your angst waiting for money is reduced by 300%, or more! These April U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net-gains inclu...

Surging U.S. real bond yields appear to be putting pressure on investment demand for silver, while a deteriorating economic growth outlook poses a risk to industrial demand. However, the metal is now trading at record levels of undervaluation relative to gold and the commodity complex...

Real yields and Gold are inversely correlated. Real yield and gold rose together, which is atypical but not extraordinary in the short term. Financial markets are reaching extremes that could precipitate a systemic collapse or another reversal by the Fed to more stimulus. Fo...