ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd C.ASA

RE:AltaCorp buying ??/11

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Yes, AltaCorp largest net buyer by far since Jan 1st !

And they're in good company ... TD, Scotia, Mackie, Integral, GMP, Fidelity, CIBC, Canaccord, Merrill Lynch, Manulife, Morgan Stanley ...

House Positions for C:VGW from 20190101 to 20190405

House	Bought	$Val	Ave	Sold	$Val	Ave	Net	$Net
3 AltaCorp	3,778,900	9,484,973	2.51	1,416,877	3,688,388	2.603	2,362,023	-5,796,585
7 TD Sec	10,307,103	28,732,099	2.788	8,514,666	22,744,042	2.671	1,792,437	-5,988,057
85 Scotia	3,111,048	8,647,791	2.78	1,631,114	4,453,703	2.73	1,479,934	-4,194,088
83 Mackie	1,857,200	5,065,985	2.728	468,100	1,393,664	2.977	1,389,100	-3,672,321
17 Integral	1,301,800	3,520,596	2.704	2,500	7,410	2.964	1,299,300	-3,513,186
74 GMP	1,550,820	4,208,319	2.714	757,600	2,174,599	2.87	793,220	-2,033,720
22 Fidelity	1,263,488	3,444,909	2.727	567,940	1,525,007	2.685	695,548	-1,919,902
79 CIBC	4,389,655	12,213,850	2.782	3,816,214	10,611,727	2.781	573,441	-1,602,123
33 Canaccord	936,597	2,617,756	2.795	727,756	2,102,519	2.889	208,841	-515,237
39 Merrill Lynch	413,308	1,252,657	3.031	209,403	626,997	2.994	203,905	-625,660
70 Manulife	119,040	353,578	2.97	13,675	35,398	2.589	105,365	-318,180
53 Morgan Stanley	89,200	257,345	2.885	0			89,200	-257,345
19 Desjardins	270,219	718,463	2.659	204,594	529,858	2.59	65,625	-188,605
143 Pershing	77,454	195,009	2.518	36,444	99,424	2.728	41,010	-95,585
8 Eight	95,000	265,315	2.793	65,000	185,129	2.848	30,000	-80,186
86 Pictet	21,500	66,463	3.091	0			21,500	-66,463
124 Questrade	630,007	1,732,703	2.75	608,603	1,596,983	2.624	21,404	-135,720
43 Caldwell	2,000	6,160	3.08	0			2,000	-6,160
73 Cormark	50,000	152,500	3.05	48,100	146,705	3.05	1,900	-5,795
68 Leede	11,000	33,670	3.061	13,000	38,270	2.944	-2,000	4,600
28 BBS	5,890	16,015	2.719	10,033	25,532	2.545	-4,143	9,517
25 Odlum	2,600	7,941	3.054	10,000	31,800	3.18	-7,400	23,859
48 Laurentian	2,000	5,616	2.808	10,000	24,360	2.436	-8,000	18,744
92 Pollitt	0			8,500	24,255	2.854	-8,500	24,255
76 Industrial Alliance	16,260	41,098	2.528	36,600	60,640	1.657	-20,340	19,542
99 Jitney	464,100	1,220,106	2.629	490,000	1,288,755	2.63	-25,900	68,649
89 Raymond James	426,344	1,218,534	2.858	453,583	1,349,329	2.975	-27,239	130,795
18 Echelon	111,200	316,968	2.85	144,600	421,304	2.914	-33,400	104,336
36 Latimer	52,993	145,628	2.748	91,515	254,795	2.784	-38,522	109,167
55 Velocity	15,000	45,600	3.04	58,500	171,420	2.93	-43,500	125,820
97 M Partners	0			44,000	109,580	2.49	-44,000	109,580
35 Friedberg	166,319	466,122	2.803	259,690	726,247	2.797	-93,371	260,125
59 PI	57,130	173,851	3.043	150,950	459,330	3.043	-93,820	285,479
13 Instinet	5,511,123	15,017,224	2.725	5,607,400	15,295,727	2.728	-96,277	278,503
24 Clarus	0			201,200	388,621	1.932	-201,200	388,621
9 BMO Nesbitt	2,153,843	5,865,819	2.723	2,378,356	6,519,804	2.741	-224,513	653,985
87 Beacon	691,100	1,673,034	2.421	928,622	2,524,582	2.719	-237,522	851,548
2 RBC	3,543,874	9,612,502	2.712	3,833,483	10,369,511	2.705	-289,609	757,009
80 National Bank	1,028,696	2,744,268	2.668	1,418,018	3,782,172	2.667	-389,322	1,037,904
62 Haywood	1,555,205	4,268,317	2.745	1,992,290	4,820,232	2.419	-437,085	551,915
88 Credential	296,811	797,468	2.687	796,537	2,248,321	2.823	-499,726	1,450,853
14 ITG	427,075	1,195,179	2.799	1,124,570	3,338,262	2.968	-697,495	2,143,083
1 Anonymous.	8,040,081	22,273,156	2.77	15,692,950	43,880,185	2.796	-7,652,869	21,607,029
TOTAL	54,842,983	150,074,587	2.736	54,842,983	150,074,587	2.736	0	0

Bit of a head fake breakout of Wed but I take it as a first test of a breach of the ramparts ie overhead. Pattern of higher lows continues as we are reach the apex of the triangle on the daily chart. Could see a pop again later today, thereby breaking out to the upside?