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Numerous recent busts (technology, banks, internet, oil, stocks, etc) have given rise to the principle of contrarian investing. Contrarians seek to buy when sentiment is bearish or when a market is completely ignored. They seek to sell when a market is overpriced or overvalued. The problem nowadays is that everyone has bubble fatigue. The herd … Continue reading

If you’ve followed our work you know how useful intermarket analysis can be when deciphering future movements and trends in the precious metals complex. Years ago when I would analyze Gold I would only follow Gold. Now I am aware of a wealth of markets that can be analyzed, which can help provide an outlook … Continue reading

Below is a chart of our junior silver index, which contains 10 stocks. Today, Silver closed above $22, slightly above its 2008 high. The cost of Oil is well below where it was when the silver stocks last peaked. Yet, the junior silver stocks are roughly 25% below their highs. In terms of real value, … Continue reading

We talked with Trace Mayer, JD of runtogold.com. Trace is an expert in money and monetary systems. He provides his perspective from a different angle than most of today’s analysts and we think you will enjoy it. Learn more about his book, The Great Credit Contraction.

The question now is not whether Gold will go higher or not. Most of us know the primary trend is higher and will continue in the years ahead. The real question is three-fold. Are you invested? How much are you invested? Will you hold on? Going forward, as the bull strengthens and as more come … Continue reading

In episode 7, Dave Skarica and Trendsman discuss the short-term outlook in the precious metals sector and in particular, Silver, Juniors, the US Dollar and potential political dynamics.

The Gold/Silver ratio has just broken in favor of Silver. In other words, the ratio has broken to the downside. This development along with persistent strength in Gold has prompted the mainstream gurus and “experts” to talk up Silver. We’ve been writing about the potential in Silver on more than one occasion. See here and … Continue reading

In our last commentary we quickly covered the current outlook of Gold, Silver, the mining shares and the juniors. The breakout in the sector continued today as Gold reached a new high and the mining shares (as per the HUI or GDX) closed near a nine or ten month high. The juniors (GDXJ) and Silver … Continue reading

Dave Skarica and I talk about Precious Metals (11 minutes)

The precious metals sector is at an important juncture. Let’s take a look at the potential upside targets. First lets start with Gold. Gold has formed a bullish cup and handle pattern, which is more bullish than usual due to the handle being formed at a higher level than usual. The pattern projects to $1450. … Continue reading