Monthly Archives: December 2011

Gold, Silver, Miners Finding Support Despite Gloom and Doom

The battlefields of mining equities (GDX) are awash in a sea of red. Yet we detect some positive developments to be used as milestones. Gold (GLD), Silver(SLV) and mining equities (SIL) are finding support despite all the doom and gloom and year end tax loss selling. This may qualify as a valid divergence from which a turnaround may occur. Whether such a turnaround represents a new bull market in mining stocks or just a relief rally remains to be seen.
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Year End Sale On Gold, Silver and The Mining Stocks

We are witnessing irrational prices characteristic of the end of the year tax loss selling. This should be regarded as purchasing plums and holiday gifts. The red that is seen on the screens may be the color of the week. The current coloration in the past has been subject to volatile change.
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Why The Smart Guys Are Buying Uranium Miners

Despite the underlying fundamentals, some of the prices of uranium mining equities are astonishingly cheap. For commodity investors looking for value there is no sector that has been so pummeled into oversold and ridiculously undervalued situations. Our focus is on U.S. near term producers and believe the bargain basement values now presented comes rarely...maybe once in a generation.
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Why You Must Not Give Up On The Rare Earth Sector

The latest news on rare earths this time out of South Africa reveals that big money is putting their faith in rare earths, going full speed ahead. Example: South African Rare Earth miner Frontier Rare Earths (FRO.TO) announces a definitive strategic partnership with a consortium of Korean companies such as Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo and others. Frontier is up close to 24% on the announcement despite being in a downtrend for 2011. What does this mean to our readers? Essentially, rare earths are far from moribund despite being temporarily down. A rebound in rare earths IS LONG PAST DUE!
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Is Gold Going to Hit $2000 By 2012?

“Gold bullion appears to be forming a bullish symmetrical triangle (technical pattern) on the verge of breaking out to the upside,” Handwerger told clients today. “After 12-weeks of consolidation, a move above the descending resistance line on strong volume could indicate a potential upswing to the $2150 (an ounce) area.”
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