Crashes like this one are fire sale scenarios. Everything goes.For the most part, it doesn't matter how cheap or insulated the asset is. Even hedges like gold and silver get sold. Panic rules the day.This is the stage where leverage unwinds, and it does so violently. In other words, all the people who were long stocks on margin (debt) either sell or get liquidated. Price becomes irrelevant. Gettin...Read More
Due to recent tariff impacts, Atrium Research has lowered its target price on ADF Group Inc. (DRX:TSX; ADFJF:OTCMKTS). However, the company is still rated as a Buy. Read on to see why.On April 10, 2025, Atrium Research analyst Nicholas Cortellucci maintained a Buy rating on ADF Group Inc. (DRX:TSX; ADFJF:OTCMKTS), while reducing the price target from CA$23.00 to CA$9.00, citing a changed outlook d...Read More
President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping import tariffs what he dubbed "Liberation Day" has caused the expected ruckus in global financial markets. And rightly so. This isn't some light policy tweak. It's a full-blown trade regime reset.As of April 5, a universal 10% baseline tariff on all imports into the United States will go into effect. Days later, a raft of reciprocal tariffs as high...Read More
Global markets have reached a day of reckoning. This has been decades in the making. Now, massive changes are sweeping the world.No, what we're seeing in the markets is not "normal." Instead, this is the:Moment precious metal investors have been waiting forBirth of a multipolar world order (U.S. is no longer the sole superpower)Start of a very uncertain period for bonds and fiat currencyPeak of gl...Read More
During the crash of 2020, we got a brief but beautiful buying window in precious metals.In March of 2020, during the COVID collapse, gold suddenly dropped from $1,700 per ounce to $1,450.Here's a chart showing the price action of gold in 2020. Note the buying window in March (when it appeared the world was ending).It was a brief window, fueled by pure panic in markets. It made no sense for gold an...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his current moves in this tumultuous market. The USD index futures (-0.83%) are down to 101.767 this morning, with the 10-year bond yield (-2.55%) up to 4.284% and the 10-year (-1.73%) at 4.707%.Gold (+1.78%), silver (+1.62%), and copper (+3.95%) are up, but oil (-2.41%) is lower.The DJIA futures (- 1.40%) are lower by 570.4 points, with the S&P 500 fu...Read More
There's good news and bad news today.Bad news first...Not 1 in 100,000 Americans have a clue about what's really going on under the surface of the financial markets this week.They see tariff headlines, talking heads, Trump tweets, whipsaw markets... but they don't have a clue as to the "underwater earthquake" that just happened on Monday.Good news...If you want to be in the top 99.9% of understand...Read More
Irving Resources Inc. (IRV:CSE; IRVRF:OTCQX) is a Canadian explorer with backing from several majors going after gold and silver in Japan. Read why some say this stock is worth exploring.Irving Resources Inc. (IRV:CSE; IRVRF:OTCQX) is a Canadian explorer with backing from several majors going after gold and silver in Japan, a country known for some of the highest-grade gold mines in the world with...Read More
The market's unraveling and you can feel it in your chest.The S&P is down 4% and the Dow and tech-heavy Nasdaq aren't far behind.Your screen is a sea of red. Maybe your palms are sweating. Maybe you're frozen, just staring at the numbers, thinking about your portfolio and 401k.You're not alone. Right now, everyone's trying to figure out what just happened.President Trump announced sweeping n...Read More
You know the basics: Last week President Trump proclaimed something called "Liberation Day." He then way over-fulfilled his campaign promises and whacked the entire world with tariffs (even on islands with only flocks of penguins), and markets fell off a cliff.Indeed, if there's one thing about Donald Trump, it's his unsubtle approach. He speaks bluntly and this triggers some people. In this case,...Read More
Soma Gold Corp. (TSXV:SOMA; OTC:SMAGF; WKN:A2P4DU) has expanded its land position in Colombia with two new concessions along the regional scale Ot Fault that controls prolific high-grade gold-bearing quartz veins. Read more about how this strategic move could shape the companys future in the region.Soma Gold Corp. (TSXV:SOMA; OTC:SMAGF; WKN:A2P4DU) has completed the acquisition of two additional m...Read More
We've been preparing for this moment since Trump's victory, yet somehow it still came as a shock. The scale of Trump's announcement is hard to fathom.It is still early, and there is much to digest. But I'm starting to get a feel for winners and losers in this newly-tariffed world.In the losers category, the most obvious one so far is Vietnam. Ever since Trump's first round of tariffs on China in 2...Read More
Over the past six months, we've shared many investment ideas.Most are working out well. Gold, silver, tobacco. Even Brazil is holding up pretty well compared to the rest of the market. We've recommended raising cash and limiting exposure to U.S. stocks.However, there is one investment idea I proposed which needs an update due to recent developments.Chinese technology stocks...Beijing in Trump's Cr...Read More
NevGold Corp. (NAU:TSX.V; NAUFF:OTC; 5E50:FSE) has reported more high-grade gold-antimony results from its Limousine Butte Project in Nevada. Read how the company's expanding footprint and re-assay strategy could reveal even greater potential.NevGold Corp. (NAU:TSX.V; NAUFF:OTC; 5E50:FSE) has reported additional high-grade oxide gold-antimony mineralization from the Cadillac Valley area at its Lim...Read More
Most Holy Spirit, who didst broodupon the chaos dark and rude,and bid its angry tumult cease,and give, for wild confusion, peace:O hear us when we cry to theefor those in peril on the sea. Traditional HymnBon Voyage!A man in a wheelchair, pushed by his gray-haired wife, rolled into the dining hall. Already, there were hundreds of people, similarly aged, having dinner. The staff almost all from t...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his current moves in this tumultuous market. The USD index futures (-0.83%) are down to 101.767 this morning, with the 10-year bond yield (-2.55%) up to 4.284% and the 10-year (-1.73%) at 4.707%.Gold (+1.78%), silver (+1.62%), and copper (+3.95%) are up, but oil (-2.41%) is lower.The DJIA futures (- 1.40%) are lower by 570.4 points, with the S&P 500 fu...Read More
Germany has the second-largest gold reserves in the world (on paper, at least). The country's official holdings clock in at 3,352 tons, behind only the United States' 8,133 tons.About 37% of Germany's gold, 1,236 tons, is held by the New York Federal Reserve. The gold was moved to the U.S. for safekeeping in the aftermath of WW2, when the threat of Soviet tanks charging through the Fulda Gap loome...Read More
Arizona Gold & Silver Inc. (AZS:TSX; AZASF:OTC) intersected 4.91 meters of 9.20 g/t gold at its Philadelphia Project in Arizona, confirming high-grade continuity at Rising Fawn. Read more to see how ongoing drilling and historic results point to strong growth potential.Arizona Gold & Silver Inc. (AZS:TSX; AZASF:OTC) announced on April 7 the results from drill hole PC25-136 at its Philadelphia Proj...Read More
Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (SCRI:CBOE; SLCRF:OTCQX; QS0:FSE)added 1,000 ounces of physical silver to its treasury as part of its metal-backed growth strategy. Learn how this move fits into a broader plan to capitalize on sector deficits and rising demand.Silver Crown Royalties Inc. (SCRI:CBOE; SLCRF:OTCQX; QS0:FSE) has purchased 1,000 ounces of physical silver in the spot market as part of its br...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund reviews Pasofino Gold Ltd. (VEIN:TSX.V; EFRGF:OTCQB; N07:FSE) to explain why he thinks the company is very undervalued.Although Pasofino Gold Ltd. (VEIN:TSX.V; EFRGF:OTCQB; N07:FSE) drifted lower since we last looked at it at the end of December due to lack of action on the takeover front, the value of its primary asset has continued to appreciate as the gold price ha...Read More