Objective
Extend GLD history (gold; ~44 strategies).
Notes: GLD←GC=F corr 0.994 from 2000-08; mining funds ~0.8 rejected; FRED LBMA gone — Resend emailed ICE/LBMA buy for pre-2000. Findings gld-history-t159.md.
Approach
Reuses existing report research/findings/gld-history-t159.md — tables/metrics preserved verbatim via source_report pointer. Body below summarizes grounded evidence from that report and adjacent artifacts.
Files / code / data changed
Associated commits (inferred from log grep t159):
5c04d0ebresearch: t159 GLD←GC=F history extension (#163)5c04d0ebresearch: t159 GLD←GC=F history extension (#163)- Source report:
research/findings/gld-history-t159.md - Task-history entry:
research/findings/task-history.json#t159
Results
Key table from source report (preserved):
| Layer | Source | Start | Monthly corr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live | GLD | 2004-11-18 | — |
| Single-hop default | GC=F (COMEX continuous) | 2000-08-30 | vs GLD 0.994 (n=260) |
Conclusions and metrics are in research/findings/gld-history-t159.md; see detail page for preserved tables/metrics.
Conclusions
GLD←GC=F corr 0.994 from 2000-08; mining funds ~0.8 rejected; FRED LBMA gone — Resend emailed ICE/LBMA buy for pre-2000. Findings gld-history-t159.md.
Problems / follow-ups
- See source report or PR discussion for follow-ups. No unsupported follow-ups fabricated.
Links
- Task-history:
research/findings/task-history.jsonidt159 - Findings:
research/findings/gld-history-t159.md - Commits:
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