Short interest in Gold stocks
Don't vouch for the accuracy of the below but the increase is staggering to say the least and of course long term bullish.
Short Interest on Settlement Date
Stk---Oct-2001-- -Jan-2002---Mar-2002--June-2002--Sept-2002 AEM--1,528,891--2,491,493--3,366,534--3,839,396--5,081,776 GG-----146,524----513,012--2,688,668--4,601,437--5,731,613 GLG-----80,200----108,594----778,728--1,961,058--1,812,717 MDG----120,754----596,847----297,764--2,260,617--2,865,722 HGMCY—-306,696--1,088,323—-1,516,221—-2,610,722-—3,510,799 DROOY---22,579---—102,630—---166,046—---642,191----810,310 SIL---------------280,036----268,367----614,131----791,665 HL----------------103,500----105,500--1,130,654--2,405,148 PAAS---------------11,672------4,509----519,723--1,002,105 SSRI---------------37,843------5,060----461,810----874,062 |