COMEX Silver: 161.8M oz Open Interest. 99.1M oz Deliverable. Here’s What the Gap May Mean.v By Advantage Gold | September 2026 September’s COMEX silver futures contract hit First Notice Day this week with a data point that precious metals market participants are watching closely. Open interest: 161.8 million troy ounces. Registered, deliverable silver: 99.1 million […]
The $1 Trillion Treasury Cash Account Funding Bond Buybacks. Why the Source Matters More Than the Number. By Advantage Gold | September 2026 Two senior Treasury officials confirmed this week that a nearly $1 trillion Treasury General Account cash balance will help fund the expanded bond buyback program beginning September 9. The headline number is […]
August NFP: The Last Major Data Point Before the Most Important FOMC Decision of 2026. By Advantage Gold | September 2026 August nonfarm payrolls drop at 8:30am ET today — the last major employment data point before the September 15-16 FOMC meeting, now 11 days away. The setup going into this release may be the […]
Warsh Spoke at Jackson Hole. September Is Back at 50%. Here’s What He Said and What It Means for Gold. By Advantage Gold | September 2026 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered his first Jackson Hole keynote address on August 28 — and the market’s reaction told the story more clearly than any single headline. […]
Dollar Reserve Share: 54%. Global Debt: $353 Trillion. Gold: The World’s Top Reserve Asset. The Debt Story Is Accelerating. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 Three data points, considered together, may represent the most important structural development in the global monetary system in a generation. The dollar’s share of global foreign currency reserves is sliding […]
How Much of Your Portfolio Should Be in Gold? By Advantage Gold It is one of the most common questions in precious metals investing — and one of the least satisfying to answer with a single number. How much gold should you own? The honest answer is that it depends on who you are, what […]
Why Central Banks Buy Gold — and What It Means for Individual Investors By Advantage Gold The world’s central banks — the institutions that issue and manage national currencies — have been buying gold at record pace for years. In 2026, the World Gold Council confirmed that central bank gold purchases have averaged approximately 1,000 […]
De-Dollarization Explained: What It Is, Why It’s Happening, and What It Means for Gold By Advantage Gold De-dollarization is one of the most discussed — and most misunderstood — topics in global finance right now. It appears in headlines, in congressional testimony, in central bank annual reports, and in the research notes of major investment […]
Retail Sales -0.6%. Consumer Sentiment Down 8%. The Consumer Is Cracking — and Gold May Be Paying Attention. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 Two data points from last week have not received the attention they deserve. July retail sales came in at -0.6% — the first monthly decline after nine consecutive months of increases, […]
September Hike Odds: 33%. The Fastest Repricing of This Cycle. What Gold Has Historically Done When Rate Cycles End. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 Six weeks ago, the market-implied probability of a September Federal Reserve rate hike stood at approximately 65%. Today it sits at 33% — a 32-percentage-point swing driven by a sequence […]