Jeb Handwerger: The rule of the casino emphasizes that in order for one to be right in the market, the consensus has to believe that you are wrong. The majority goes home empty handed while the few emerge winners. Today there is extreme volatility, nevertheless the few players Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:UUP
Jeb Handwerger: Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) is consolidating after hitting a two-week high. Investors are witnessing renewed strength in precious metals after the Fed announced the expansion of Operation Twist until at least the end of the year. Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SLV
Jeb Handwerger: We have climbed the wall of worry for over twenty years as wealth in the ground becomes increasingly desirable in a world that is threatened with the ghosts of depressions past. We observe the doubters who regale us with such headlines Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UUP
Jeb Handwerger: Stealthily and without much publicity from the media, developments in the nuclear industry (NYSEARCA:NLR) are moving ahead. While the Western nations are beset by their own economic problems they continue to dither about the very source of cheap, Read more…
NYSE:NLR, NYSE:URA
Jeb Handwerger: Recently, the gold (NYSEARCA:GDX) and silver (NYSEARCA:SIL) miners have been outperforming the S&P 500, indicating that we may be seeing the rotation from overvalued equities into the undervalued miners. Read more…
NYSE:FXE, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:UUP
Jeb Handwerger: We are witnessing a few cautionary signs that indicate a radically overbought U.S. equity and bond market. Stealthily, the precious metals, and mining equities are bottoming. The strong uptrend in the equity markets since October of 2011 Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV
Jeb Handwerger: Around the year 1650 A.D. the word highwaymen entered our language. It referred to robbery committed on a public road against travelers. Now we use the phrase “highway robbery” for which we pay the tolls to travel on modern day roads. Read more…
NYSE:DBC, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:URA, NYSE:UUP
Jeb Handwerger: Canadian uranium producers (NYSEARCA:URA) can now compete with Kazakhstan, Australia and Russia to sell uranium to China. Canada produces about 20% of the world’s uranium and exports over 80% of annual Read more…
NYSE:NLR, NYSE:URA
Jeb Handwerger: We are encountering storms in the market rarely seen. The volatility has affected many mining equities with many high quality assets selling at record low prices. Portfolios have rarely seen such see saw price activity as they have this year. Sacrosanct rules are simply not working. Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:SLV
Jeb Handwerger: Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) is pulling back to long term support and is able to be purchased at a discount. Investors may be seeking riskier assets due to fears of inflation and higher interest rates. Right now industrial metals such as copper/ nickel, oil and blue chips are outperforming due to Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SLV
Jeb Handwerger: Far be it for Gold Stock Trades to indulge in hubris, nevertheless with all humility we not only saw this risk on rally forming in early October but reiterated on many occasions “be not dismayed by recent declines.” “Commodities are not in a bubble.” “Patience and Fortitude.” Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:URA, REMX
Jeb Handwerger: We have constantly advocated investments in uranium mining (NYSEArca:URA), particularly in friendly jurisdictions such as North America. This support of the nuclear sector (NYSEArca:NLR) has often been in the face of formidable attacks by naysayers, using every weapon in their Read more…
NYSE:NLR, NYSE:URA, NYSE:USO
Jeb Handwerger: The Chinese Ideographs for crisis is a two edged sword. One blade is pointed upward to forecast opportunity, the other symbol is pointed downward to signify danger. The short term deflationary crisis in 2011 provided a unique opportunity to buy undervalued miners at historic Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:URA, REMX
Sally Lowder: Not long after the New Year dawned, Gold Stock Trades Editor Jeb Handwerger noted certain rare earths (NYSEArca:REMX) emerging from their 2011 slumber to produce impressive gains. It’s not yet March, but the good news keeps coming. Despite dire predictions that demand is drying Read more…
REMX
Jeb Handwerger: Gold’s (NYSEArca:GLD) accelerated move to $1900 in the summer of 2011 past overhead resistance indicated the market was waiting for an inflationary QE3. The market got a surprise as Bernanke waited until 2012. This was no surprise for my readers and precious metals declined lower Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:SLV
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