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The last PMs sector update I had on the blog was all the way back in early April of this year. In the article, I discussed Gold’s outperformance in Q1 of 2014 and the large number of bullish contracts that have built up, as hedge funds started herding with expectation of even higher prices (something that I … Continue reading

In this video update we cover treasuries, junk bonds, the Nasdaq, Silver and gold miners….

Last week we noted that the gold and silver shares had formed a short-term rebound in response to an oversold condition. Yet we felt that the downtrend that originated from the hard reversal in March was still in effect. As we go to publish, the rebound appears to be petering out. Be aware that there … Continue reading

The bottoming process for gold and silver shares has been arduous as they’ve oscillated back and forth for almost a year. We noted a month ago that the failed breakout in March was strong evidence that an interim top was in place. Heading into this week it looked like the miners would fall further before … Continue reading

Fund manager and blogger Tiho Brkan shares his latest thoughts on the equity market as well as precious metals.    

The Fed minutes were dovish and this helped push Gold above $1310 to $1320. However, the miners, which usually lead the metals did little to confirm the rise. In fact, the miners have been relatively weak in recent days and had a bearish reversal on Thursday. Their rebound from an oversold condition has petered out. … Continue reading

Gold, and various gold stock groups GDX, GDXJ and GLDX have broken out to the upside….

Collin Kettell of Palisade Radio interviewed me regarding my latest thoughts on precious metals.  

Major bottoms in any market or sector usually produce big rebounds and big gains for those who are correctly positioned. For some, the initial strong gains create trepidation that the market will experience a big correction or revert back to the previous bear market (which created the foundation for the big rebound). I’ve noticed this … Continue reading

In recent months we compared the bear market in gold stocks to bear markets of the past. Readers were probably getting sick of seeing our bear analogs chart which made the case that a major bottom was coming. The good news is the major bottom is in and now we can compare the current recovery … Continue reading

While majority of the traders and the financial media is focused on the US stock market, stuck in a argument between whether the recent correction is finished or not, the real action is….

Has the next leg of the rebound begun?..