Palantir's Gold Bullion Bet And War With Russia

seekingalpha2022-02-28

If one wants to speculate on the price of gold, the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) and similar would typically be the vehicle used. However, these ETFs are financial products which have the inevitable ...

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Zacong
2022-02-28
Zacong
Wow
MIe
2022-02-28
MIe
Gld, gold ( ticker) all good
Bspn
2022-02-28
Bspn
Ok
Steven Tay
2022-02-28
Steven Tay
Ok
BGTAN
2022-02-28
BGTAN
Ok
LimLS
2022-02-28
LimLS
Regardless of what information they pick up, I really doubt the gold buy is related to upcoming possibility of war. If they really are sure, the bet on gold will not be so small. Its position is small and any increase will be even smaller due to the small position. So, it's insignificant and not sure why it is a topic of interest. Rather put the focus on how they are going to win more customers than their tiny bet on gold.

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Its position is small and any increase will be even smaller due to the small position. So, it's insignificant and not sure why it is a topic of interest. 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