Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. sends his thoughts on the current state of the market, looking at oil, copper, gold, and silver.The USD Index futures are down 0.167% to 102.915 this morning with the 10-yr. (-1.39%) yield down to 4.068% and 30-yr. (-0.27%) down at 4.37%.The metals are mixed with gold (+0.27%) and silver (+0.43%) higher, but copper (-1.11%) is down to $4.35/lb. Oil (-3.74%) i...Read More
Breaking News GSP Resource Corp. (GSPR:TSX.V; GSRCF:OTCBB) announces that a recently completed block-modelling exercise has yielded new high-priority drill targets at its Alwin Mine Copper-Silver-Gold Project in British Columbia. One expert said about the company, "I'm not sure I see a downside."GSP Resource Corp. (GSPR:TSX.V; GSRCF:OTCBB) announced that a recently completed block-modeling exerci...Read More
It's hard to believe, but the election is now under a month away. How does the race look today? Let's talk about the polls.Polls are an indispensable tool in election analysis and forecasting despite many flaws. The first thing to say about polls is that they're snapshots, not movies. They help you understand where the contest stands today, but not necessarily where the race is going.I recently di...Read More
The Canadian miner is expanding its joint venture operation in Tanzania in a way that minimizes shareholder dilution, noted a ROTH Capital Partners report.TRX Gold Corp. (TNX:TSX; TRX:NYSE.American) doubled gold production capacity at the Buckreef mine in Tanzania, a 55/45 joint venture with the country's State Mining Corp., reported ROTH Capital Partners Managing Director Mike Niehuser in an Oct....Read More
Hurricane Milton is slicing across the Gulf of Mexico, intensifying into a monstrous Category 5 storm that's now threatening to lay waste to Florida.If you're keeping score at home, this will be the second major storm to make landfall in the US in a matter of weeks. Tampa residents haven't even finished clearing debris from Helene - and now many are forced to evacuate ahead of Milton's landfall.Un...Read More
A great many people have immense faith in political solutions to looming crises: If only we elect new leaders, if only we replace current policies with new policies, everything would be fixed and the crises will all dissipate.There are powerful reasons for this faith and equally powerful reasons why political solutions fail in crisis. Our faith in politics is nurtured by recency bias in eras of re...Read More
Additional exploration success at this project, in a historical Canadian mining district, "could unlock significant value," noted a Red Cloud Securities report.West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc.'s (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQB) initial drill results from the Upper 8 target at its Madsen project showed the area to be "a shallower analog" of the deeper, high-grade 8 zone, a finding with positive implications,...Read More
Goldshore Resources Inc. (TSXV: GSHR; OTCQB: GSHRF ; FWB: 8X00) announced ongoing efforts to uncover new mineral resources at the Moss Deposit in Ontario. Read why the company CEO says this program is essential for the project's growth.Goldshore Resources Inc. (TSXV: GSHR; OTCQB: GSHRF ; FWB: 8X00) announced ongoing efforts to uncover new mineral resources at the Moss Deposit in Ontario. The compa...Read More
There's big news out this morning that NexGold Mining Corp. (NEXG.V:TSXV; NXGCF:OTCQX; TRC1.F:FRA) is to merge with Signal Gold (TSX: SGNL; OTCQB: SGNLF) to create one of Canada's most advanced near-term gold developers with a combined 4.7 million ounces gold (Moz Au) of measured and indicated resources and a plan to achieve 200,000-plus ounces of annual production.NEWSFLASH There's big news out...Read More
Is the United States enduring a "Quiet Coup"? Economist Peter St. Onge:In the wake of the 2008 Financial Crisis, former chief economist of the IMF Simon Johnson warned that the same dysfunctional policies he saw in his basket-case banana republics had taken hold in the United States.Johnson warned that if America didn't act fast, we would plunge into a "Quiet Coup" as the American financial system...Read More
Heliostar Metals Ltd. (HSTR:TSX.V; HSTXF:OTC; RGG1:FRA) announced a private placement financing expected to be subscribed entirely by mining financier Eric Sprott. Read about this investment and the company's intentions for gross proceeds.Heliostar Metals Ltd. (HSTR:TSX.V; HSTXF:OTC; RGG1:FRA) announced a private placement financing of 10,000,000 units priced at CA$0.60 per unit on October 7, 20...Read More
NexGold Mining Corp. and Signal Gold Inc. enter into an agreement to combine and produce 200,000 ounces of gold per year from their projects in Ontario and Nova Scotia. One analyst calls it a "major positive development" and recommends both stocks.NexGold Mining Corp. (NEXG.V:TSXV; NXGCF:OTCQX; TRC1.F:FRA) and Signal Gold Inc. (SGNL:TSX; SGNLF:OTCQB) have entered into an agreement to combine the t...Read More
In times of uncertainty or market turbulence, investors often look for ways to profit from volatility, rather than trying to predict the direction a stock will move.For traders, the concept of volatility itself becomes the most attractive asset to exploit.Two popular strategies for capitalizing on price swings are long and short straddles and long and short strangles. These strategies are designed...Read More
There's big news out this morning that NexGold Mining Corp. (NEXG.V:TSXV; NXGCF:OTCQX; TRC1.F:FRA) is to merge with Signal Gold (TSX: SGNL; OTCQB: SGNLF) to create one of Canada's most advanced near-term gold developers with a combined 4.7 million ounces gold (Moz Au) of measured and indicated resources and a plan to achieve 200,000-plus ounces of annual production.NEWSFLASH There's big news out...Read More
Based on historical trends, the upcoming interest rate cuts should cause rallies in gold and in turn, positively affect gold equities. Three exploration-stage companies are presented here.If the adage, "history repeats itself," is valid then with each of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts expected in 2024 and 2025, gold will rally.The consensus among analysts is the Fed will lower the r...Read More
I remember the 2011 silver bull market like it was yesterday.We had already experienced two rounds of money printing (QE) by then, and the bank bailouts were still fresh on everyone's mind.Silver prices shot up from $9.40 per ounce in October 2008 to over $49 in April 2011.It was a beautiful run, but ended much too quickly for my liking. Silver stayed above $30 for almost two more years, but as th...Read More
Breaking News NexGold Mining Corp. and Signal Gold Inc. enter into an agreement to combine and produce 200,000 ounces of gold per year from their projects in Ontario and Nova Scotia. One analyst calls it a "major positive development" and recommends both stocks.NexGold Mining Corp. (NEXG.V:TSXV; NXGCF:OTCQX; TRC1.F:FRA) and Signal Gold Inc. (SGNL:TSX; SGNLF:OTCQB) have entered into an agreement t...Read More
TRX Gold Corp. (TNX:TSX; TRX:NYSE.American) recently completed a metallurgical variability study at its Buckreef Gold Project. See how the gold recovery rates are causing optimism for the company moving forward.TRX Gold Corp. (TNX:TSX; TRX:NYSE.American) recently completed a metallurgical variability study at its Buckreef Gold Project. This completion has showcased strong improvements in gold rec...Read More
Today, Iran launched a major missile attack against Israel, which heightens the chances of a wider Middle East conflict. I'll have more to say about that tomorrow.Today I want to address the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump.The second assassination attempt on the life of Donald Trump in the past two months is already being memory-holed by the mainstream media.Who's to blame for the sec...Read More