If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The gold (GLD) and silver (SLV) meteor keeps soaring in the skies over Wall Street as the US dollar (UUP) is parachuting into new lows. The spot price of silver this week broke $34.40, zooming into a record high area unseen since 1980.…
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How to Play the Coming Nuclear Renaissance?
A speculator is someone who can look into the future and act now. In early October, I saw a major development in the uranium sector as I began seeing signs of a major breakout of many of the uranium miners, via the Global X Uranium ETF (URA). Uranium stocks have tripled since that time and are…
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Middle East Turmoil: Gold, Silver, Oil and Clean Energy Commodities
Many of the great declines in the stock market over the past 30 years have been related to oil (United States Oil (USO)). This week we have seen the major indices plummet on geopolitical chaos throughout North Africa, especially the large oil-producing Libya, as investors returned to gold (SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)), silver (iShares Silver…
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Precious Metals Breakout on Middle Eastern Turmoil
This is an excerpt of what my premium readers received Friday Morning 2-18-11. We are constantly being advised that the Egyptian military has the situation under control. As the situation develops it's becoming increasingly apparent that there is something wrong with this picture. The military and the media assure us that the morganatic wedding between…
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Healthy Correction for Gold Miners, Precious Metals in Secular Bull Market
One of the most difficult decisions an investor must make is to determine if a turning point is of short-term or long-term consequence. The markets give subtle clues to students of the market of impeding danger and times of caution. A stock’s reaction to news may tell us the authentic underlying strength. In November and…
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Seven Steps the US Can Take to Reclaim the Nuclear Power Initiative
Once there was a time when America bestrode the nuclear world as a colossus. Names such as Einstein, Oppenheimer, and Manhattan Project helped to win World War II and contributed to many peacetime applications as well. Over the ensuing decades, the United States allowed other nations to take the lead in the development of nuclear…
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Rare Earth Deficiencies in US: A Proposed Emergency Plan
A serious lack of rare earth elements is endemically afflicting the world body politic. It has been brought on by a chronic combination of American short-sightedness and Chinese need for self-survival. It is well known that rare earths -- a group of 17 atomic elements -- are essential for the survival of cutting-edge industry in…
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Newmont Buys Fronteer Gold, Miners In Nevada Gaining Investment Interest
Even though January 2011 brought a lot of profit-taking to mining stocks and precious metals, the leadership of Newmont (NEM) has used this pullback in prices to purchase one of my long-term favorite recommendations, Fronteer Gold (FRG). I believed Fronteer was a great candidate for a takeout. Newmont has gone straight ahead, believing in Fronteer’s three…
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Fronteer Bought Out By Newmont, Readers Up Over 120%
Even though January of 2011 brought a lot of profit taking to mining stocks and precious metals, the leadership of Newmont (NEM) has used this pullback to purchase one of my long term favorite recommendations Fronteer Gold (FRG) for a 37% premium. I believed Fronteer was a great candidate for a takeout and mentioned it…
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Gold and Oil Reversing Higher On Islamic Revolutions
An unexpected specter is haunting the streets throughout the capitals of North Africa and the Middle East. Although revolution has been quelled for many years, dollar devaluation has caused prices of basic goods to soar in emerging economies like these. Young people are unemployed and face little opportunities in autocratic societies. Tens of thousands of…
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