Investors: JPMorgan says Venezuela has largest oil reserves
JPM: That comes from an OPEC report
OPEC: Our members self-report. Ask Venezuela
Venezuela: We get that from PDVSA
PDVSA: Hugo Chavez told us years ago to report that for prestige & now we'd look bad if we lowered it
The rumor says a major bank collapsed on a silver margin call at 2:47 AM December 28.
I cannot verify that.
What I can verify is more interesting.
JPMorgan filed an 8K on December 27 disclosing 4.875 billion dollars in unrealized silver losses. They flipped from 200 million ounces short to 750 million ounces long physical. The largest position reversal in the history of the silver market happened in the last 30 days and nobody on financial television said a word.
The rumor claims 34 billion in emergency Fed repos. Official data shows routine operations under 7 billion. Either the data is lagged or the rumor is wrong.
But here is what nobody is asking.
Why did JPMorgan suddenly need to own three quarters of a billion ounces of physical silver after spending 15 years on the short side. What did they see coming that made them eat a 5 billion dollar loss just to get positioned the other way.
The collapse story might be fiction.
The position flip is filed with the SEC.
One of those facts will matter more in 90 days than the other.
Stop chasing the rumor. Start asking why the smartest bank in commodities just switched sides at the worst possible price and seems fine with it.
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Rob Reiner, the legendary director and actor who rose to prominence in 'All in the Family' and went on to direct classics 'This Is Spinal Tap,' 'Stand by Me,' and 'The Princess Bride,' was found dead in his home alongside his wife.
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