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Gold and oil have been two of the hottest trades of the past one year. One of them has to break

Cnbc · · 271 words · By Oliver Renick
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What to know about Gold and oil have been two of the hottest trades of the past one year. One of them has to break

Gold and oil have been two of the hottest trades of the last 12 months, but one could be causing the other to falter now.

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What happened

Gold and oil have been two of the hottest trades of the last 12 months, but one could be causing the other to falter now.

Why it matters

What's good for energy stocks may be bad for precious metals if the rally in crude means a rise in Treasury yields, which usually means lower gold prices.

Common ground

Sentiment has been shifting bearish in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) over the past week, with put volumes approaching that of calls and almost twice as many calls being sold in Monday's session vs being bought.

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: “put volumes approaching that of calls and almost twice as many calls being sold in Monday's session vs being bought”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about phone volume and general CBOE put/call ratios, with no specific data regarding GLD's Monday session volumes.
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web search NEUTRAL — See how you can fix low In-call volume sound during phone conversation on Galaxy S21/S21 Plus/Ultra.Gears I use:Velbon Sherpa 200 R/F Tripod With 3 Way panhe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cAEDgMsQFE
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web search NEUTRAL — Equity Put/Call Ratio and Volume All Markets. Source: Cboe DataShop Option Sentiment. A closer look at recent daily data shows interesting spacing of the highest put/call ratios with Wednesdays consis…
https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-early-exercise-order…
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web search NEUTRAL — 30-Day Average Daily Volume.CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio is at a current level of 0.46, N/A from the previous market day and down from 0.52 one year ago.
https://ycharts.com/indicators/cboe_equity_put_call_ratio
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Claim 2: “The long-term Treasury ETF (the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF) dropped 76 basis points”
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While the evidence confirms the existence of the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), there is no data provided regarding a specific drop of 76 basis points.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Canadian exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. It is not an exhaustive list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_exchange-trad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Hong Kong exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hong_Kong_exchange-tra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a table of notable American exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. As of 2020, the number of exchange-traded funds worldwide was over 7,600, representing about 7.74 trillion U.S. dollars in assets. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_exchange-trad…
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Claim 3: “the biggest trade of the day a $1.8 million purchase of 10,000 84-strike puts expiring Aug. 21”
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The specific trade details ($1.8 million purchase of 10,000 84-strike puts expiring Aug. 21) appear in one web search result snippet, but no other independent source confirms this specific transaction.
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web search NEUTRAL — Put volume was nearly the same as call volume Monday and most puts were bought, with the biggest trade of the day a $1.8 million purchase of 10,000 84-strike puts expiring Aug. 21. Bond prices and yie…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/gold-and-oil-have-be…
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web search NEUTRAL — Growth of Hypothetical $10,000. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($).iShares funds are available through online brokerage firms. All iShares ETFs and ETPs trade commission free online through Fideli…
https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239454/ishares-20-year-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — To get free fractional shares worth up to £100, use the promo code TILBURY or visit https://www.trading212.com/join/TILBURY. Terms apply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4fmZdZqJE
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Claim 4: “Put premiums now also surpass call premiums, with $128 million of puts trading in the session, compared to $119 million in calls, according to SpotGamma”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and contains no financial data from SpotGamma or GLD premiums.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ACCORD is to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. How to use accord in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Accord.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/according
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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accordin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/according
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Claim 5: “Put volume was nearly the same as call volume Monday and most puts were bought”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one web search result snippet ('Put volume was nearly the same as call volume Monday and most puts were bought'), but there is no second independent source to corroborate this specific trading data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Canadian exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. It is not an exhaustive list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_exchange-trad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Hong Kong exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hong_Kong_exchange-tra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These are the lists of notable Taiwan exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Taiwan_exchange-traded…
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Claim 6: “Sentiment has been shifting bearish in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) over the past week”
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One web search result mentions that 'market skew points to bearish sentiment ahead' for GLD, but there are no multiple independent sources confirming a specific shift over the 'past week' as a factual trend.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — VanEck is a global investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is primarily engaged in issuing exchange-traded fund (ETF) products although it also deals with mutual funds and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VanEck
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gold, alongside platinum and silver, is highly popular among precious metals as an investment. Investors generally buy gold as a way of diversifying risk, especially through the use of futures contrac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_as_an_investment
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web search NEUTRAL — What do the trends say about SPDR Gold Shares? View the latest GLD trend and sentiment data at MarketBeat.
https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NYSEARCA/GLD/trends-and-se…
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Claim 7: “The 10-year yield touched 4.45% Monday”
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The evidence provided includes general information about the number 10, Windows 10, and historical market crashes, but no specific data confirming the 10-year yield touched 4.45% on the Monday in question.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Monday (also known as Black Tuesday in some parts of the world due to time zone differences) was a global, severe and largely unexpected stock market crash on Monday, October 19, 1987. Worldwide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in September 1974:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1974
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 February 2020, stock markets across the world suddenly crashed after growing instability due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crash ended on 7 April 2020. Beginning on 13 May 2019, the yield curve …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_stock_market_crash
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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.