GDXJ

GDXJ is the ETF for junior miners and in particular junior gold companies. This sector has been very strong in 2010 and has solidly outperformed its counterpart, GDX as well as Gold. GDXJ made a key breakout in September and continued to soar into early November. The market soared above our target of $39 and … Continue reading

AKA more speculative leader vs. more stodgy laggard.  It matters not what triggered the correction… this condition had to be rectified in order to get back to healthy dynamics. Source: GDXJ-GDX Ratio

As if recent price action in the Gold price wasn’t enough, there is now a tantalizing play on the Gold miners available for speculators in the junior Gold patch. Long term options (LEAPS) on the GDXJ ETF that expire in January of 2012 and January of 2013 are now available. I remain a patient watcher … Continue reading

Days ago I was watching Peter Schiff on Yahoo Tech Ticker. Normally, I find myself in agreement with Schiff. This time, however I disagreed with his comments on the gold stocks. He was saying to buy GDX because the large-cap stocks were priced for a decline in Gold. He also said the speculative juniors were … Continue reading

In regards to technical analysis, we usually discuss (in our public commentaries) price patterns, intermarket relationships and sentiment. I can’t remember I wrote something about volume. This may be the first. Volume can be interpreted in a number of ways which can make it less reliable in my opinion. However, in today’s commentary we want … Continue reading

GDXJ has measured targets of $36.50 and $39.00. The first target was hit yesterday. Will GDXJ reach $39.00 or will it backtrack to previous resistance at $32.00? In any case, know your plan. If GDXJ snapsback to $32.00 to retest the breakout then that would be an opportune time to add to positions, especially if … Continue reading

Another update of the chart below that last appeared in this section about four months ago (see Volume V, Issue 22) is in order after the recent rise in the price of gold to a new all-time high, the surge in gold and silver mining stocks in general, and the near vertical course that has … 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

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

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