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Major summer rebound in the gold stocks

Posted on June 7, 2013

The rebound is just about here and will pay big rewards to those who are long.

Six reasons why gold stocks will begin a huge rally

Posted on May 22, 2013

It’s been a tough road for precious metals but the path ahead has strong potential.

When will gold bull resume?

Posted on May 13, 2013

Precious metals won’t sustain a rebound until the S&P 500 completes its cyclical bull market.

Gold stocks to rebound in may

Posted on May 1, 2013

We see plenty of evidence that augurs for a strong recovery in May.

Trends in major asset classes set to shift

Posted on April 27, 2013

The latest warning sign on US equities came from the recent issue of Barron’s. A recent survey of big money managers showed extreme bullish sentiment.

Gold bears suddenly appear, more emboldened than ever

Posted on April 20, 2013

After being slaughtered for the majority of the last decade and more, they finally won a victory.

Silver is following its 1970s pattern

Posted on April 12, 2013

The cyclical bear market in silver is serving its purpose.

Charts to provide perspective for gold bulls

Posted on April 5, 2013

Most chartists use daily or weekly charts. Few look at monthly charts. I don’t know of anyone (myself included) who pays any attention to quarterly charts.

Next US-dollar peak is catalyst for precious metals, hard assets

Posted on March 25, 2013

The US-dollar tends to be negatively correlated with commodity prices, while this is true in the short-term, it is not always so over the long-term.

Gold fails to break support despite extreme negative sentiment

Posted on March 9, 2013

Despite all of the bearish sentiment, the panic and bad-mouthing, gold (and silver) has maintained its consolidation.

Time to buy precious metals now

Posted on February 26, 2013

We are ready to say that now is the time to begin buying and we’ll show you why.

Is gold becoming a risk-off asset?

Posted on February 15, 2013

Gold is positioning itself contrary to risk-on assets — it has detached from the stock market and that is a good thing.

Gold mining margins will expand further

Posted on October 27, 2012

The financial crisis was a major catalyst for the gold mining industry. Gold surged against oil and industrial metals. These ratios held their ground and are reaching higher levels once again.

Will a Bear Market in stocks hurt gold stocks?

Posted on July 30, 2012

The relationship between gold stocks (while in a secular bull market) and the broad market (while in a secular bear market) is difficult to diagnose and that is what makes it so interesting.

Precious Metals: keep it simple

Posted on June 26, 2012

This weekend I had a conversation with a fund manager friend who I admire. He lives in the Asia-pac region and has tremendous knowledge of and insight into markets.

Comparing the 2012 bottom to past bottoms

Posted on June 19, 2012

Mark Twain said that history doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes.

Large cap miners underperforming the juniors and silver stocks

Posted on April 28, 2012

While the precious metals sector has consolidated and struggled to find a bottom, an important development has taken place. First, let's harken back to 2007-2008.

Gold and silver enter period of low volatility and disinterest

Posted on April 23, 2012

Gold and Silver have been correcting multi-year advances.

Failed bottom in gold stocks initiates start of capitulation

Posted on April 9, 2012

It was only a week ago we felt the gold stocks had a great chance of putting in a bottom. Monday supported our thesis but after Tuesday’s action and Bernanke’s jawboning it was apparent that the gold shares were in for a very difficult period.

Did gold stocks bottom last week?

Posted on April 3, 2012

The gold stocks have frustrated investors for several reasons.

Gold Stocks Complete First Major Bottom Since 2008

Posted on January 5, 2012

All bull markets have to endure a plethora of corrections and all bull markets have to endure a handful of major corrections. The gold stocks are no different.

When will gold stocks reach the bubble phase?

Posted on November 8, 2011

Gold is in a bull market and so are the gold stocks despite their struggle as a group to outperform Gold.

Gold and silver stocks maintain long-term support

Posted on September 23, 2011

Now that we are past the Fed circus we can get back to reality. But what is reality? Is it inflation? Deflation? A repeat of 2008? What matters is the message of the markets and the correct interpretation of the …

Amid market turmoil, gold stocks find heavy accumulation

Posted on September 13, 2011

The collapse of 2008 remains fresh in mind. And yes, while collapse is the most overused word in the financial markets (next to bubble), 2008 was indeed a collapse for everything.

Silver and silver stocks forming bullish cup and handle pattern

Posted on September 6, 2011

A cup and handle pattern is a bullish continuation pattern that represents a period of consolidation followed by an eventual breakout, which is the continuation of the previous trend. Typically these patterns last months and not weeks or days.

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