John Roque of Wolfe Research recently made an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to share his thoughts about the breakout in precious metals. In the segment, he argued that Gold Mining stocks were a better play than the beloved mega-cap FAANG names (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google). He coined the term BAANG to represent a […]
Chart of the Day – Monday, August 26th, 2019
Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by John Palicka (@John_Palicka). It’s a chart comparing the performance of the Gold ETF ($GLD) to the Gold Mining ETF ($GDX) since 2006. The chart addresses a common question among Precious Metals bulls right now: which will outperform, Gold or Miners? John points out that when Gold […]
Chart of the Day – Tuesday, July 9th, 2019
Today’s chart of the day was shared in a blog post from Chris Kimble (@KimbleCharting). It’s a weekly candlestick chart of Gold Miners ETF, $GDX. Chris notes that $GDX is testing an important resistance level, around $25.60-25.75. This level coincides with the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of the 2016-2018 decline. As you can see, $GDX visited this level three […]
The Three Major Developments Today
What a day! The S&P 500 hit a record high, Gold prices hit their highest level in over five years, and the US 10-year Treasury Yield fell below 2%. Three major developments in the financial markets, across three major asset classes (Stocks, Commodities, and Interest Rates). Let’s take a look at what some of the […]
“Gold”-ilocks and the Three…Bulls?
The “bugs” are getting giddy. Could an 8-year drought in returns for Precious Metals finally be coming to an end? There is no definitive move yet, but many seem to be quite anxious about the recent moves we have seen in both the metals themselves and their mining counterparts. The most popular chart that we […]
