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Ready For The New Bull Market in The Junior Mining Sector?

Ready For The New Bull Market in The Junior Mining Sector?
It is possible we are once again at or near the turning point or bottom in the junior mining sector and near a top in the tech sector. Only a handful of the tech high flyers have pushed the equities higher. Already the transports and utilities have been under-performing. It may be wise to hedge gains made in the S&P500 and Nasdaq and increase accumulation of precious metals and the junior miners near historic lows. July 24, 2015 may have marked an interim low on the GDXJ as it experienced a classic bullish engulfing reversal pattern on high volume. Since this past Monday, support has come into some of our selected miners. If its the beginning of the rally, follow through should occur by the end of this week. I am still cautious as the precious metals rallies have been fake outs in the past. In order to confirm the interim low I would like to see some increased buying before the end of this week.
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Niocorp’s Nebraska Niobium Deposit Could Generate Cash Flow For Over Three Decades

Niocorp’s Nebraska Niobium Deposit Could Generate Cash Flow For Over Three Decades
Niocorp (NB.TO or NIOBF) has had an impressive year finishing a major three phase drilling program demonstrating to the investment community that Elk Creek is a world class high grade and large niobium resource. Niocorp recently announced some economics in the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). The 311 page report can be read by clicking here. Despite a four month correction all the way below the 200 day moving average, the stock may bounce higher as momentum is improving. The MACD is rising and the stock has broken above the critical 50 mark on the RSI. What might intelligent investors be reconsidering in this PEA to start once again buying Niocorp?
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Jeb Handwerger: “Picking the top 2 Stocks on OTCQX® in 2014 is a Great Blessing”

Jeb Handwerger: “Picking the top 2 Stocks on OTCQX® in 2014 is a Great Blessing”
In 2014, something very interesting happened. Despite the bear market in the junior sector, two mining companies, which I'm a shareholder of and which I spoke about numerous times in 2014, led the entire OTCQX. No. 1 was Western Lithium USA Corp. (WLC:TSX; WLCDF:OTCQX). No. 2 was NioCorp Developments Ltd. (NB:TSX). Western Lithium had a 2,566% increase in daily trading volume in 2014. NioCorp gained 394% in market cap. They were the top two of the best 50 OTCQX® companies. Picking the top 2 out of 10,000 public companies from all over the world during the worst bear market in mining history and an unprecedented stock market bubble has been a great blessing. This is why investors are attracted to the junior mining sector. If you do your homework and pick the stories that have exceptional fundamentals, you can realize exceptional gains. Two gains like that can offset a lot of losses.
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Newly Merged Uranium Producer Could Become Biggest in United States

Newly Merged Uranium Producer Could Become Biggest in United States
It is exciting to see one of our long term shareholdings being acquired for a nice premium in the beaten down uranium sector which has been a feeding ground for the shorts. For years I have held Uranerz Energy (URZ) a low cost uranium producer in Wyoming.Uranerz shareholders should now see Energy Fuels shares in their account. They recently closed their transaction with Energy Fuels (UUUU) who will now have the largest NI 43-101 compliant in ground resource in the US among current producers.
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Summertime Heating Up Junior Gold Mining Sector

Summertime Heating Up Junior Gold Mining Sector
For weeks I have been writing to my premium subscribers about the seasonality of junior miners and gold to bottom in the summer months while many investors are away on vacation. Investors usually sell equities in May and rotate into precious metals and junior miners who are active drilling and developing top quality projects in stable jurisdictions. Even more so this summer there are increasing signs of the beginning of a major rotation from the overbought stock market into the beaten down natural resource sector. How do I sense this? Some of our featured junior gold miners have already been in an uptrend for 2015 and continue to raise impressive amounts of money to fund development and exploration. The general equity markets look quite toppy as the Dow Transports which are a leading indicator is already in a downtrend. Meanwhile, gold and the junior gold miners appear to be bottoming and on the verge of a bullish reversal. Looking at the GLD it is quite nice to see a bounce above the 50 day moving average. I look forward to a breakout into new four month highs through $117.50. Similarly with the GDXJ which has been in an uptrend for four months may breakthrough into new four month highs shortly at $27.
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Junior Gold Miner in Nevada Bounces Higher Off 200 DMA on High Volume

Junior Gold Miner in Nevada Bounces Higher Off 200 DMA on High Volume
Despite this four year historic bear market in gold and junior mining equities, Pershing Gold (PGLC) raised $11.5 million. They are backed by some deep pocketed shareholders. Over 21 million shares of insider buying has occurred over the past six months. Recently on April 10th, 2015 one of the directors acquired over 7.69 million shares. Pershing Gold (PGLC) is bouncing off the 200 Day Moving Average on high volume indicating that this is an area of support rather than resistance as it acted in the past.
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Why Is This Junior Gold Developer in Quebec Outperforming GDXJ By Such a Wide Margin in 2015?

Why Is This Junior Gold Developer in Quebec Outperforming GDXJ By Such a Wide Margin in 2015?
Over the past four years we have seen a huge rise in the general equity markets while most of the junior gold miners have been forgotten. These bear markets in natural resources when financing dries up and mines are closed fuels the next bull market as the supply dries up. The larger and more severe the decline, the greater the subsequent rise. Exploration budgets for metals and energy have been cut drastically over the past few years. Where will the new mines come from once demand picks up?
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Two Junior Miners in Alaska Highlighted on US Senate Floor For Their Strategic Importance

Two Junior Miners in Alaska Highlighted on US Senate Floor For Their Strategic Importance
I highlighted several weeks ago the rising concern by the US public about our mineral dependance on foreign entities. Important national news has just crossed our wires this morning as two of our featured Alaskan junior miners were mentioned in testimony on May 12th in front of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as being two critical domestic mining projects for our most strategic metals and minerals.
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Junior Uranium Mining Breakout in Second Half of 2015?

Junior Uranium Mining Breakout in Second Half of 2015?
The big story over the second half of 2015 could be the junior uranium mining breakout, which I expected could be accelerated by moves from emerging economies such as China and India. The recent deal between Canada's Cameco and India could be the catalyst as highlighted in my previous article. I was quoted in Marketwatch and The Daily Reckoning stating my beliefs that large gains could be made in the nuclear energy sector. Keep an eye on this junior which may just be breaking out.
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Major Bullish Breakout in Precious Metals and Copper, Two Junior Miners Lead OTCQX in 2014

Major Bullish Breakout in Precious Metals and Copper, Two Junior Miners Lead OTCQX in 2014
Mining is not dead and still leads to the best outsized gains if you do your homework as evidenced by two of our top recommendations in 2014. Two of my featured Junior Mining Stocks lead the entire OTCQX in 2014, a global marketplace with over 10k public companies in all sectors. This is amazing as it occurred during the worst bear market in mining history and the huge bubble in biotech, housing and financials. Despite this macro trend against wealth in the earth assets two of our featured companies rose to the top of the entire marketplace. #1 Western Lithium, #2 Niocorp. Western Lithium had a 2,566% increase in daily traded volume in 2014 while Niocorp gained 394% on the year.
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