Bloomberg(16/9) -- Speculators got less
bullish on gold, selling long contracts at the fastest pace this year as
prices fell the most in almost three months on prospects for less
central-bank stimulus. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the retreat has
further to go.
The net-long position held by hedge funds and other large speculators fell 16 percent to 84,929 futures and options
in the week ended Sept. 10, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
data show. Long holdings dropped 10 percent, the most since December,
and short bets increased 9.8 percent. The net-bullish position across 18 U.S.-traded commodities slid 4.1 percent, with investors adding to bearish wagers on wheat and corn.
Gold resumed its retreat, heading for the first annual loss in 13 years, after coming within 3 percentage points of a bull market on the threat of military strikes on Syria. The U.S. and Russia agreed Sept. 14 on a plan for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons. Speculation Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen will become the next head of the central bank after former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers withdrew his name may support gold this week before a Fed meeting that economists expect will curb stimulus.
“The market is trying to find a price for gold in an environment where the Fed begins cutting back its assistance,” said Donald Selkin, who helps manage about $3 billion of assets as chief market strategist at National Securities Corp. in New York. “The temporary sparkle that we had seen because of Syria is disappearing.”
Written by: Kontak Perkasa Futures
PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 2:47 PM
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