Lithium is the market. Electric cars don't need Cat Converters. Hybrids might but at the moment electric seems to have the momentum due to government welfare/subsidies.
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Lithium is the market. Electric cars don't need Cat Converters. Hybrids might but at the moment electric seems to have the momentum due to government welfare/subsidies.
You need an app, to get to that article, to get the app, you need to give your e-mail address, and at least 5 favorite shares of your portfolio, and probably more, I stopped and deleted the app after that. Is there any way you could share your information on this forum, without demanding we give up private information?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bull Bear
Neuro, your post prompted me to open the ...alpha link coz I've recently been limited to a mobile. I see what u mean re the gateway to their insisting you install their "free app", with its self purported 11K+ reviews averaging 4.5 stars.
In my short few short weeks with dinjoogle's android spy OS I'm already leery of all the "free apps"; which demand "permission/access" to a bunch of ur phone's private functions/files which the FREE!!:D app's advertised function merits it no biz accessing. :(
One app I tried did its advertised function ok but the "unadvertised extra" was, every few screen changes it threw up a full screen consuming ad... presumably for something its growing spy dossier on my profile suggested i'd like... who knows; my eyes juzt zipped over its product payload as fast as it took to to find where they hid the way-undersized X-out button this time. Yes they actually MOVED which corner where they hid the tiny 1x1-pixel X-out button, from annoying ad disruption to disruption. And once you find its latest hiding-pixel, don't accidentally fat-finger your attempt to X it out & instead tap its neighboring pixel, or else away your browser would go loading their spamvertised page!
What bull; needless to say that "FREE app!" with its impressive positive reviews (guessing astroturfed...) made a fast bee line to the bit bucket.
So I view ...alpha's coerced spy app installation "biz model" as sleazy from the word GO; f'em.
What's their angle for windoz/mac ludites who try to gain that oh so coveted access to their writers' bloviations about which way the markets may or may not move?
I'm waiting to see the lithium bullion and coins... Umm..., keep them away from water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glass
https://youtu.be/8ypUVpwgcAA
Probably a good idea to keep them away from air too! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnQPublic
http://youtu.be/BliWUHSOalUQuote:
Originally Posted by Neuro
I bought these element cubes off Provident metals and my friend made me a stand for them.
I probably should have taken a picture of the stand. It's pretty cool.
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yes I don't think lithium is something you want to hold, but in the rarer minerals sector it's a hot investment proposition right now, compared to platinum.... according to the stuff being promoted in the news down here at the moment.
I do not like the way he was using metal pliers so close to the positive and negative terminals. I would think it would be safer to hold the pliers vertically downwards (with the battery held vertically upwards, cap on top) and try to grab the cap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuro
Stealthily it is creeping up...
http://www.kitco.com/LFgif/pd1825nyb.gif
So why did Pd shit the bead earlier this week?
It looks like it hit the top of its channel and now it hit the bottom of the same. Maybe just a technical correction, it may have nothing to do with Trump at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by osoab
Fucking algos. (shakes fist)Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuro
+$27 today. Pd is about to overtake Pt! Now $874 vs $937
little spike to $901 overnight (kitco's stated high), :|~
http://www.kitco.com/images/live/pla...85778187405238
woo hoo,
http://www.monex.com/images/charts/P...365DAY_BIG.PNG
5 year:
http://www.monex.com/images/charts/P...825DAY_BIG.PNG
Is this an all time high? I need to dig up an "all data" chart. Kitco's site is so loaded up with obnoxious little ad gadgets, yesterday a couple open kitco tabs caused my firefox to become unresponsive and needed to kill it in task manager! :( anyways, below charts are "live",
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Originally Posted by PatColo
edit- kitco's chart since 1992:
http://www.kitco.com/LFgif/pd92-pres.gif
looks like a climactic spike to ~$1,100 around the top of Y2K.
anyone pay attention to what the backstory to that run was?
Here's Pd's cousin Pt, same time range,
http://www.kitco.com/LFgif/pt92-pres.gif
virtually no resemblance! dances to a different drummer!
Nuclear war preps is apparently good for Pd!
Getting closer Pd $929 vs Pt $960 right now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuro
I guess I didn't comment on it that day, but right around ~2 weeks ago, IE near my last Sept 4 post above, Pt & Pt kissed... somewhat, right at the $1000 mark. Sort of a non-contact kiss though; Pd's intraday ask price briefly touched 1001 or 1002, and within a few hours either way (don't recall now), Pt's bid price touched down at ~1000.xx.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuro
I'll declare, just for shiggles; Pt/Pd will have "officially changed guards", when the COMEX-close Pd bid price, exceeds the Pt ask price.:)*#*
Pd- nice $1005/ozt
Do you think Pd has permanently taken over Pt? Pd now about 100frns above Pt. Had been holding around 60frns above for at least a month before this latest carnage. How long before Au falls below Pd?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnQPublic
They could re-reformulate back to Pt for catalysts. I think Pt is more efficient, but when cost is 2x, Pd is better. I am not sure what the exact break even point is. That may mean it is a good time to trade over or trade to silver (or $$). I need to think about this.Quote:
Originally Posted by osoab
Here is a good post:
Timothy I. Hyde
Johnson Matthey
Your question you ask may not be correct as modern catalysts are mostly bimetallics. Also In general we have to distinguish between diesel and gasoline engines.
The role of Pt in catalytic converters is to oxidise carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons. Pt is particularly effective at this under oxygen-excessive conditions, so is often the metal of choice for diesel applications. With development, modern Diesel oxidation catalysts are most often bimetallic Pt-Pd based.
For gasoline powered vehicles (where there is a balance between reductants and oxidants in the exhaust gas), Pt and Pd can be equally effective. The three-way catalyst used for gasoline powered vehicles must also be able to reduce NOx to nitrogen as well as oxidise CO and hydrocarbons – that is why Rh is generally used in addition to Pt or Pd.
Historically most gasoline engine catalyst formulations included Pt/Rh as the active component. While catalysts may be trimetallic (Pt/Pd/Rh), they are now mostly Pd/Rh in composition with this choice often made on the basis of relative cheaper cost of Pd over Pt.
I attach a couple of short articles from Platinum Metals Review which expand upon my answer.
162-pmr-jul07.pdf
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27-34-pmr-jan09.pdf
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Another on the same thread:
3 years ago
Michael Paraskevas
IMMG SA
The bimetallic catalyst is an urban legend! The Pt is in lower ratio due to its cost, but it will always exist. A lot of papers talk about a ratio Pd/Pt/Rh of 5/1/1, but recent finds have gone as far as 9/1/1. Have a look at some papers:
Analytical letters 2012.pdf
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moldovan determinationfumes.pdf
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twigg.pdf
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Platinum is suffering from the advanced condition of Bitcoinitis circa 2033.
intraday high/ask $1,110 today :D That would exceed the Y2K spike to, what appears to be ~$1,100
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Originally Posted by PatColo
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Originally Posted by PatColo
I remember your story with NW Mint back at GIM - did you hold on to any of that PAL? If I remember correctly, it was under $200?Quote:
Originally Posted by PatColo
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Originally Posted by TroyOz
spot was $220 the July '04 day I bought; +$20 premium/delivered (finally! :rolleyes:), so paid $240. Spot did drop in the early months after my purchase; bounced off ~$180 IIRC. But yes, still holdin' :)
You win the internet for the day! That proves the saying (paraphrase) " Many can be right, but few can hold tight".Quote:
Originally Posted by PatColo
I had some dealings with NW and Ross a-hole, which is why I remembered your story.
I haven't had the energy or will to follow NWTM's saga; recall there was some talk of their relocating to NV for tax reasons; but did they go BK and/or Ross finally get busted for his shit, these recent few years?Quote:
Originally Posted by TroyOz
I bought around April 2008, at $250/oz, just had bottomed out at $200 a few months before, but my premium was around $30/ oz if I remember correctly. I guess at this point there is two options either it will be a cup and handle formation and in which case the handle will probably take several years (3-5 is my guess), before it reaches new heights or it will rocket on Now to maybe 3-5k, before running out of fuel. I’ll hold out for the crazy, with my 1.5 oz of Pd strip!
Same here, I've read a few things here and there about legal troubles and failure to deliver. After I finally got my goods (2003), I washed my hands of that company.Quote:
Originally Posted by PatColo
I was still getting emails through last month. I haven't checked for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by TroyOz
I bought some stuff in 2013 and 2014 and had no issues.
He probably saw your profile here and figured better to deliver immediately! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by osoab
Different identity. Just can't risk it. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Neuro
I looked at the site earlier, been a long time. The only silver shown on the site is custom minted, the silver shells, the silver dice, the silver balls, and engravable bars. If he is selling generic silver rounds, I couldn't find it.
I had bought the silver balls, the brass balls, silver dice, and some of the silver shells as gifts. I ordered 4 weeks before Christmas and had them within 2 weeks. I do know that other LCSs bought the silver shells for resale in store. They might be popular.
I bought my single ounce for 200 in late 2008. That was when I discovered PMs. I think the 200 included the premium. I didn't want to be a big spender and go for more than an ounce of Pd. Besides, silver was so undervalued under 10 @ spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuro
That’s right I misread the chart it was $250 @ April 2009, and that is when I bought it not April 2008... perfect timingQuote:
Originally Posted by osoab
On the other hand if you had bought $200 worth of Troncoin (TRX) 1 month ago. You’ld Have close to $20k today. https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/tron/
$1,127 ask, +3.81% :o
Palladium is again over Platinum.