Year: 2014

The second tapering reduction, a further $10bn per month, was announced this week. It was we are told by the news channels fully expected.

It seems as if all the major Wall Street institutions are bearish on gold, even after a 2+ year bear market and a major pullback.

The non-static, changing correlation between precious metals and equities is something we’ve written about several times in the past few years. We last wrote about this in June in Epic Opportunity in the Gold Stocks. The mainstream is entirely oblivious to the fact that gold stocks (and precious metals) can have rip-roaring bull markets when … Continue reading

Corvus to drill 19,000 m at North Bullfrog in Nevada…..

t transpired last week that of the 43-odd tonnes per annum the Bundesbank expects to be returned from the New York Fed only 5 tonnes arrived in 2013.

By December, the most recent month for which statistics are available, the US dollar Fiat Money Quantity (FMQ) had grown to $12.48 trillion.

In short: Opening a speculative short position (half of the regular position) in gold, silver and mining stocks might be a good idea right now.

The CCI is at a two and a half month high & gold stocks have rebounded while US equities show weakness….

At the start of the year we asserted that the mining equities could lead the metals higher. Since then, the shares have roared higher while the metals have remained subdued. Gold has gained a bit but Silver has really struggled. Why are the stocks performing so well if the metals are not confirming? The main … Continue reading

The top 15 index is an equal-weighted index of 15 of our favorite companies.

The technical downtrend that has persisted in the Precious Metals sector since October 2012, as QE3 was initiated, seems to be finally be coming to an end….

Rick Rule discusses his experience and education in the resource industry and optionality plays in gold stocks.