Sold it at the peak, and then bought it locally a few months later.
replyFirst sell the gold, then buy same amount at a slightly lower price a bit later (on average)
reply> the price of gold continued to rise as they did this
replyThis would mean they sold low and bought high, right?
price of gold dropped from $5500 to $4600 in the last few weeks then came back. all is possible
replyThen they didn't make money as a result of the price rising, which is what the original commenter and article claimed.
replyIt’s because they’re using European mathematics. You wouldn’t understand if you’re American.
replyIn reality the article is attempting to account for a capital gain pnl accounting for taxes.
Usually that's how you want your selling and buying combos to be...
replyBut the gold price has been rising (on average) a lot over the period July 2025 to January 2026
replyFrom the annual report, it looks like the headline number (XXB gain) is just because it's realized capital gain (which due to their reporting requirement appears in their annual report, unlike unrealized gains).
replyThey have ~same amount of gold between both years and it doesn't look like they took extra market risk.
Impossible to make anywhere close to that amount since they only sold 129 tonnes
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