SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) $96.11 +0.21%
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is seeing three times its normal trading volume amid volatility in the price of gold. The fund has given back early gains amid a significant decline in gold this morning. Gold traded as high as $989.50, but was recently near unchanged for the day at $974.50. The $15 drop coincided with a sell off in crude oil. Crude fell as much as $8.00 in midday trading, and was recently down $6.18 to $139 a barrel. The SPDR Gold Trust hit a high of $97.50 a share, and was recently up .25 to $96.17. In the options market, trading in GLD is active, as players flocked to call options this morning (excessive bullishness?). A total of 107,000 GLD calls traded, compared to just 4,700 put options.
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