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Strategies & Market Trends : Zeev's Turnips - No Politics

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To: mishedlo who wrote (96886)7/22/2002 9:40:51 AM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (4) of 99280
 
I will summarize my understand of gold's low season
but surely I have no corner on complete understanding

India is the world's largest cash buyer of gold
neighboring countries are also big, like Pakistan, Bangladesh
this distinction is both India as a nation, and Indians per capita
they dont trust banks or paper assets of any kind
they use gold as savings, give gold as wedding gift dowries
July is the center of the monsoon season

in the USA summer is vacation season, which is a long time away from winter jewelry gift giving
as time approaches the Christmas buying season, it ramps up
we have not only Christmas but Valentine back2back
hedgefund managers also take time off to visit ocean communities on vacations in the summer

additionally, gold mining production peaks in summer
it ebbs in winter
simple weather cycle

but the amazing thing about gold's seasons is that the transition from lowest season to highest season is only a few months, from July to November

this is a bit brief, but so be it
/ jim
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