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A million-dollar gold bear emerges ahead of the Fed decision

Cnbc · · 263 words · By Oliver Renick
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What to know about A million-dollar gold bear emerges ahead of the Fed decision

One of the hottest trades of the past year might have run its course, if one options trader gets their way.

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What happened

One of the hottest trades of the past year might have run its course, if one options trader gets their way.

Why it matters

In one of the most interesting macro trades of the day, someone sold upside call exposure in the SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) while simultaneously buying downside put exposure in a two-pronged trade that both brings in a million-dollar credit and creates potential for…

Common ground

The trader sold 4,000 of the $450-strike GLD calls expiring July 17 for a credit of $3.1 million, then bought 8,000 of the $360-strike puts expiring the same day for $2 million.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Gold was pulling back slightly on Wednesday with the GLD off 0.6% to $419.34 in early trading”
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One search result shows GLD trading at $423.66, which contradicts the claim of $419.34, but the evidence does not specify the date of the 'Wednesday' mentioned in the claim, making it impossible to verify the specific daily movement.
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web search NEUTRAL — GLD trades at 423.66 USD today, its price has risen 1.50% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on GLD price chart.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/AMEX-GLD/
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web search NEUTRAL — Whether you are day trading or swing trading, when it comes to what technical indicators to use, there are many to choose from. This can be a very overwhelmi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Da-1Af6tw
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore real-time SPDR Gold Shares ETF performance and historical data with our interactive GLD chart.Trade With A Regulated Broker. Indices. Commodities.
https://www.investing.com/etfs/spdr-gold-trust-chart
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Claim 2: “precious metals have struggled since late January, when GLD hit an all-time high of $510”
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The evidence discusses various all-time highs for other assets (Nasdaq, Chainlink, Polygon) but does not mention GLD hitting an all-time high of $510 in late January.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq Joins All-Time High Party. TradingView. USD/JPY: Japanese Yen Jumps 2% in Surprise Rally.Chainlink Price Surges Above $10 For First Time Since January — Details. Coinpedia. Is CC Price Starting…
https://www.tradingview.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — XVS touched an all-time high of $123.63 and traded 48.56% higher at $110.34. The cryptocurrency was the top gainer on a 24-hour basis in the list arranged by CoinMarketCap.
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/04/208814…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find all companies where a person owns more than 1% of shares. Loudspeaker. Company Announcements.Current Price greater than All-Time High, price greater than Rs.
https://www.screener.in/screens/317933/all-time-high-stocks/
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Claim 3: “The trader sold 4,000 of the $450-strike GLD calls expiring July 17 for a credit of $3.1 million”
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The evidence provided discusses general strike prices and a Boeing trade, but there is no mention of a trade involving 4,000 GLD $450 calls expiring July 17.
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web search NEUTRAL — The strike price of a put option is the price at which the security can be sold.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/strikeprice.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — StreetTracks Gold Shares (GLD). IBIT Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). Top Value Stocks.Here are a handful of the largest: At 9:30 a.m., a trader bought 1,000 Boeing call options with a $130 strike price expiring…
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options/20/05/16087398/how-…
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web search NEUTRAL — If the option is expiring soon say < 1 week the 0 bid options will be closer to ATM. This isn't really liquidity but simply option value decreasing as expiry nears. Option prices are frequently in 0.0…
https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/0-bid-price-on-an-opt…
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Claim 4: “someone sold upside call exposure in the SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) while simultaneously buying downside put exposure”
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The provided evidence consists of general educational guides on options trading (straddles, strangles) and does not contain any reports of a specific trader executing this strategy on GLD.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the library of my best options guides & presentations → 160+ page Options Trading for Beginners guide and bonus content: https://projectoption.com/fre...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PM4rNDr4oI
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web search NEUTRAL — The short straddle strategy, involving selling both a call and a put option at the same strike, lets traders capitalize on stable markets.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/leavg_the-short-straddle-stra…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Strangle Option Strategy is a versatile options trading strategy that involves buying both a call option and a put option with different strike prices but the same expiration date.
https://www.morpher.com/blog/strangle-option-strategy
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Claim 5: “bought 8,000 of the $360-strike puts expiring the same day for $2 million”
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The evidence mentions a trade involving 8,000 Netflix call options, but there is no evidence regarding 8,000 GLD put options with a $360 strike.
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web search NEUTRAL — How to Select BEST Strike Price in Options Trading for Beginners | ATM vs ITM vs OTM in Share MarketOpen FREE Demat in Stock Market https://tinyurl.com/Stoc...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAM5LwY4QdQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Less than 1 minute later, a trader bought 8,000 Netflix call options with a $360 strike price expiring on Nov. 20 at the ask price of $92.05. The trade represented a more than $73.6-million bullish be…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-option-trader-makes-7…
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web search NEUTRAL — The strike price of a put option is the price at which the security can be sold.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/strikeprice.asp
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Claim 6: “GLD touched its year-to-date low in March when the 10-year Treasury yield spiked above 4.4%”
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The evidence provides general links to GLD on Yahoo Finance and MarketWatch but does not contain specific data regarding a year-to-date low in March or the 10-year Treasury yield's impact on GLD at that time.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop GLD offers stylish gold jewelry for men, including chains, pendants, bracelets, and rings. Enjoy a free chain with your first purchase.
https://www.gld.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GLD/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · GLD | A complete SPDR Gold Shares exchange traded fund overview by MarketWatch. View the latest ETF prices and news for better ETF investing.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/fund/gld
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Claim 7: “gold's three-year, 125% rally”
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The evidence provides links to gold price charts (APMEX, Kitco, GoldPrice.org) but does not provide the specific historical percentage rally data to verify a 125% increase over three years.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Track the current Gold price with the APMEX Gold price chart. The current Gold spot price is a click away. View the spot price of Gold and plan your purchase today.
https://www.apmex.com/gold-price
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web search NEUTRAL — Live Gold Charts and Gold Spot Price from International Gold Markets, Prices from New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney provided by Kitco.
https://www.kitco.com/charts/gold
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web search NEUTRAL — GOLDPRICE.ORG - The No. 1 gold price site for fast loading live gold price charts in ounces, grams and kilos in every national currency in the world.
https://goldprice.org/
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.