Want Leverage to Gold and Silver? Avoid the Large-Caps

Days ago I was watching Peter Schiff on Yahoo Tech Ticker. Normally, I find myself in agreement with Schiff. This time, however I disagreed with his comments on the gold stocks. He was saying to buy GDX because the...

Gold Stocks vs. Bullion

Repetition is one of the key building blocks of excellence.....

Deflation and Economic Weakness Are the Best Catalysts for Gold

Recently, I had written about how a deflationary impulse in the capital markets would be a catalyst for the gold stocks. This turned out to be accurate as stocks and commodities weakened while treasuries and the US Dollar advanced....

A Deflationary Impulse Would be a Catalyst for Gold Stocks

While Gold is a hedge for inflation and deflation, that doesn’t mean that gold stocks are a hedge or outperformer in either environment. As we wrote last year, gold stocks tend to perform better when...

What China Wants more than Physical Gold

Investors have long speculated China will start buying gold and selling its hoard of U.S. dollars at some point. (China's hoard could be literally trillions of U.S. dollars.) It would be the first step in a "Doomsday" scenario...

Gold Stock Fractal Dreamin’- On the Threshold

Looking for repetitive patterns, or fractals, in markets is something I enjoy. I know I need another hobby, but knowing what's happened in the past and what is possible based on historical precedents....

Gold Stocks vs. Gold Bullion

Good piece @321gold.com written by Steve Saville. Steve shows that over the very long-term, the large cap miners don’t outperform Gold. He asserts that this is likely because of costs associated with mine depletion. Steve also points out that...

Are Precious Metals Melting or Firming Up?

So in a perfect trading scenario, the dollar will continue to climb for a few more days to reach resistance and in return that will push gold and silver down for a few more days.....