"With silver-stock sentiment remaining excessively bearish, this sector is primed to soar as silver itself resumes mean reverting higher to catch up..."by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLCThe silver miners' stocks have really languished since mid-2016, relentlessly grinding sideways to lower. With gold out of favor, silver and its miners have largely been left for dead and forgotten. This sector is de...Read More

By Craig HemkeThere continue to be all sorts of purported analysts out there who insist that the price of gold is determined through physical supply and demand. These folks cling to the arcane notion that somehow fundamental factors are the key determinant of the daily price. Nothing could be further from the truth. Whether it's organizations like the World Gold Council, sell-side bullion bank s...Read More

By Frank HolmesStrengths? The best performing metal this week silver, down 1.13 percent. Gold traders were split this week between bullish and bearish outcomes, according to the weekly Bloomberg survey. The yellow metal is on its best run since 2011 as it wraps up a third consecutive quarter of gains and exchange-traded funds backed by bullion are also near the highest in five ye...Read More

Domestic and international demand have aligned with the historic seasonal trends for base metals. Seasonal analyst Don Vialoux recently told Investor's Digest readers which two exchange-traded funds to buy as the best way to play this trend.For example, copper prices rose by about seven per cent the week of Valentine's Day. Zinc prices reached a five-year high and nickel prices climbed to a three-...Read More

SummaryStages of business cycles.Where is the U.S. economy right now?What does it mean for the gold market?In the previous edition of the Market Overview, we explored the fascinating history of bull and bear cycles in both the U.S. dollar and gold. Since then, the idea of cyclicity has been disrupting my sleep cycle. Let's, then, dig into the topic. We start with the business cycles; in the recent...Read More

Listen to the Podcast Audio: Click HereMike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at U.S. Global Investors. Mr. Holmes has received various honors over the years, including being names America's best fund manager by the Mining Journal. He's also the co-author of the book, The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing. And is a regular guest...Read More

Last week we noted that Gold’s quarterly close would be a key marker for Gold’s immediate breakout potential. Gold was seemingly on course for its highest quarterly close since 2012 until it reversed back below quarterly resistance at $1330/oz. Hence, an imminent break to the upside is unlikely and gold watchers will have to remain patient. It’s not yet Gold’s time. It will...Read More

Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at age 37. He is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time. Rogers has made two record-setting journeys - once by motorcycle and once by car - and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for doing so. In between his frequent travels, he has served as a p...Read More

"they will probably throw in a few more shorts just to take price below $16.10 so the commenter's can relish in telling me how wrong I am"by Marshall Swing of The Church Of ActsThe most famous (and infamous) CALL(s) in all precious metal's history do not belong to a Jamie Dimon, Blythe Masters, Jay Gould, Jim Sinclair, Jim Rogers, or an Eric Sprott...Those folks are infamous, and famous, for 3 bad...Read More

Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More

Is silver going lower for longer or headed higher? Here's a look at both sides of the debate...by Gary Christenson via SilverSeekSILVER PRICES OPTIMIST:DEMAND: Silver demand increases every year and will push prices higher. Our modern world depends upon electronics, computers, missiles, fighter jets, cruise missiles, technology, communication devices and more. Each new application adds to silve...Read More

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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best informationA frequently trotted-out rule in investing is when there is blood in the streets, it's time to take a stock position. When it comes to senior, mid-tier and junior gold stocks, the blood is definitely flowing, despite gold rising 4% year-on-year and 12.5% throughout 2017. The reason for gold stocks' current...Read More

RememberLIBOR? The interest rate which soared during the global financial crisis? It’son the rise again, but almost no one is paying adequate attention to it. We are– and we will analyze for you what this means for thegold market. Hello LIBOR,My Old FriendSimon and Garfunkel sang about darkness, the oldfriend. We can refer these words to LIBOR which has come to talk with us again.I bet...Read More

(Kitco News) - There are no visible triggers that could put a cap on the gold-silver ratio, ICBC Standard Bank said in a report.The gold-silver ratio has been trading at around 80 recently, nearing two-year highs on silver’s underperformance.“[The ratio] has not [traded] sustainably [above that level] since the early 1990s,” analyst at ICBC Marcus Garvey said in a report publishe...Read More

Maurice Jackson:Welcome to "Proven & Probable", where we focus on metals, mining and more. I'm your host, Maurice Jackson. Joining us for a conversation is Mickey Fulp, the Mercenary Geologist, to discuss trade wars and how you may benefit. Mr. Fulp, welcome to the show, sir.Mickey Fulp: Thanks a lot, Maurice. Always my pleasure to be here.Maurice Jackson.: Always a pleasure to have you on...Read More

Analyst Jayant Bhandari explains why he's bullish on gold right now and shares his tips for investing in junior resource stocks.Read full newsRead More

Last Thursday, the Dow Jones fell 724 points. It followed up with a 424 point decline on Friday. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq fell 2.43% Friday.Most analysts blamed the plunge on fear of an all-out trade war between the US and China. But the Federal Reserve rate hike on Wednesday also likely played a part in the stock market decline. The markets don't like the prospect of having their easy-money punch...Read More

Michael S. "Mickey" Fulp is a Certified Professional Geologist with over 29 years experience as an exploration geologist searching for economic deposits of base and precious metals, industrial minerals, coal, uranium, and water in North and South America and China. Mickey has worked for junior explorers, major mining companies, private companies, and investors as a consulting economic geologist fo...Read More

Has silver's time finally arrived? This week Mike Maloney links to several pieces of news and data that show a massive shift in the silver market, as well as a gigantic nail in the coffin for the US Dollar Standard. Be sure to read the accompanying articles and watch the video Mike mentioned for some excellent in-depth analysis on why now might be the time for silver. Links to articles:David Stock...Read More