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The US Dollar index found support at 72 and has held that low for the time being. Yet, the buck was unable to hold both strong rallies of the past two years. Now it has fallen below 80 and is threatening support at 75. In the short-term we feel the greenback can hold its own … Continue reading

Silver has been red hot lately and the silver shares have joined in the fun. Yet, we haven’t seen a corresponding breakout in Gold or in the gold shares (as evidenced by GDXJ and GDX). In the chart below we show SIL (large silver stocks), Silver, Gold, GDXJ (gold juniors) and GDX (large cap golds). … Continue reading

Recently silver shares broke higher. Earlier this week we provided our subscribers with price targets on some of the premier silver companies. Silver Wheaton (SLW) has a target of $51, First Majestic (AG) $19, Fortuna Silver (FVITF) $6, Alexco Resources (AXU) $11, Endeavour Silver (EXK) $9.50, and Silvercorp (SVM) $17.50. What are we advising and … Continue reading

Ryan Parker is the founder and Principal of EquityBrief Capital Management (ECM). ECM is an independent investment advisory company based in Houston, TX that provides asset management services primarily catered to the individual investor and was founded in 2003. Ryan runs a virtual portfolio for www.marketocracy.com which has been ranked in the top 100 of … Continue reading

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With the bull market in precious metals likely to accelerate in the coming years, folks should turn a great of their attention towards finding the growth stocks of the bull market. We are talking about your Ciscos and Microsofts. These are the stocks one can hold for at least several years. However, the mining industry … Continue reading

Newmont Mining (NEM) reported its Q4 earnings yesterday. The company beat analyst expectations for both profits and revenue. Profits were up 46%. However, the company guided for lower production in 2011. Newmont shares took it on the chin, falling 6.3% on Thursday. Those who are looking to large cap miners as a way to play … Continue reading

The S&P 500 has rebounded about 100% in 100 weeks. What crisis? What new normal? The economy is recovering and happy times are back again. Old normal is back. Stocks for the long run! Permabears be damned! The permabulls are back! Rates are low, core inflation is low, its Goldilocks time! US stocks are only … Continue reading

Last we checked, Silver was trading at $32.53/oz. It is higher by more than 2% today after its breakout yesterday. All is good and merry right? While Silver has surged in recent days and weeks, the silver stocks have lagged tremendously. In the chart below we show SLV and the SIL/SLV ratio. SIL is an … Continue reading

Why is Silver continuing to outperform Gold? The Silver/Gold ratio tends to lead or follow the stock market. Risk assets are outperforming. Silver is outperforming Gold as a risk asset. It is not outperforming for monetary reasons. That occurs when both Gold and Silver advance but Silver outperforms Gold. This is one of several reasons … Continue reading

At the end of December we posted a commentary titled “Three Things that could Halt Gold’s Run.” We theorized that strength in conventional markets pressures Gold. When stocks perform well, mainstream gurus and stock jocks can ignore Gold. Here is a snippet of our comment: Currently, stocks are performing well as are commodities led by … Continue reading