We have been following both the gold and silver futures markets since June with great interest. We could see in the data a buildup of demand for physical metal against short futures positions. And indeed, the summer has seen quite a bit of physical metals “delivered” between players on the COMEX futures market.
So far in 2020, the exchange has seen 132,999 contracts of 100 oz gold delivered, valued at $25.7 billion. Silver deliveries in 2020 have been even more extraordinary, with 43,798 contracts of 5000 oz silver delivered, valued at $5.8 billion.
Source: CME