Commentaries

Last week, the markets rallied sharply on news that banks were willing to take a 50% haircut on their Greek Bond holdings.
It was a hell of a party, as many asset classes were joining “Oktoberfest” : Gold, Copper, Silver, Oil, Stocks,…

GDX gained by 2.32% while GDXJ declined  by -0.09% and SIL   declined by 1.71%   Here are today’s best  performing Silver stocks:   Here are today’s best  performing Gold stocks:

The yellow metal, money for more than three millennia, has a close relationship to other forms of money. Some argue that it isn’t gold that has risen in value in the last decade, as much that fiat currencies have lost value against gold.

GDX gained by0.91% while GDXJ gained  by1.71% and SIL  gained by 1.77%   Here are today’s best  performing Silver stocks: Here are today’s best  performing Gold stocks:

In this article, we will have a look at the so called “leverage” effect that mining companies are supposed to have to the underlying metal prices.

Canadian Venture (CDNX)… Bottom? http://www.canadianinsider.com/index.php There is a lot to like about the chart below for a bottom feeder.  A 62% Fib of the entire bull market out of 2008’s destruction, with long term support at that Fib, along with the most over sold RSI since 2008. For the gold explorers and junior miners in … Continue reading

GDX gained by 2.53% while GDXJ gained  by 2.34% and SIL  gained by 2.25%.   Here are today’s best  performing Silver stocks:     Here are today’s best  performing Gold stocks:

A recent International Monetary Fund report estimates that China exports more inflation to the developing countries than had been previously assumed. For every 1 percentage increase in Chinese inflation, the increase in Asia-Pacific countries is 0.25-0.5 percent.

Relative strength is defined as the measuring of one market against another over a specific period of time. Relative strength is an important concept in any bull market. After all, if you’ve found the bull market why not find the leaders? We consider relative strength particularly important when analyzing gold and silver stocks. There are … Continue reading

If Greece defaults and the European situation begins to spin out of control where will money flow? It would not make sense for market participants to buy Euro’s during a default regardless of whether the default it structured or not. In fact, it is more likely that European central banks and businesses would be looking to either hedge their Euro exposure or convert their cash positions to another currency all together.