Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. defines "bull trap" and explains his thoughts on the current state of the market.After 48 years in and around the capital markets, I vividly remember two of three major stock market crashes in my career, plus one just as nasty in the precious metals. The October 1987 Crash was the first one since 1929 and caught everyone off balance. It came out of the blue o...Read More
Using AI can be magical. It has helped me understand obscure investment concepts which aren't covered well anywhere else.It has shown my son exactly how to do a geometry problem, so I don't have to relearn something forgotten 30 years ago.AI has helped me understand legal contracts which previously would have required paying a lawyer hundreds of dollars per hour.Magical.At other times, it becomes...Read More
News this week that Elon Musk will soon be departing his "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) is a grim reminder of what happens when you challenge big spending DC. Unfortunately, the lesson once again is that when you challenge the empire, the empire eventually strikes back.President Trump rode into office with the help of Elon Musk's ambitious plan to cut two trillion dollars in spending...Read More
StrikePoint Gold Inc.'s (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) Nevada drilling revealed impressive near-surface gold zones with strong grades and heap leach potential. Read more for key assay highlights.StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) has released final assay results from its Spring 2025 drilling campaign at the Hercules Gold Project, located in Nevada's Walker Lane district. The company complete...Read More
In the 1975 sci-fi story A Song for Lya, two officials are sent to the planet Shkeen to investigate a grotesque alien parasite known as the Greeksha.The Greeksha is a gelatinous, oozing lifeform which attaches itself to human skin.The investigators are surprised to learn that natives of the planet willingly infect themselves, reporting a deep sense of joy, divine peace, and unity once bound togeth...Read More
Time flies. We're at the 100th day of President Trump's second term.One piece of good news is that America's southern border is as secure as it's ever been in modern times. Trump and his people fixed that wide-open, Biden-era problem quite fast, by the novel approach of applying existing law. Amazing! Who knew?Now the country doesn't have to deal with 10-15,000 new arrivals every day, unknown, un-...Read More
With so much attention focused on U.S. stock markets, it seems timely to pivot away from stocks for the moment and consider the global perspective. Globalization may be dying in terms of trade and supply chains, but financial markets are inextricably linked in ways that relatively few understand.King Dollar Still RulesThe dollar still dominates the global financial system despite the cracks in the...Read More
During President Trump's first term in office, he made good progress on building the Keystone XL pipeline.Biden ruined it.This energy artery would have brought 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada's Alberta region down to the American Midwest. It would have eliminated the need for costly and dangerous rail transport, lowered energy costs, and created high-paying jobs.But Keystone XL was held...Read More
Tech stocks have staged an impressive comeback since their recent mini-crash.Is the dip over? Back to normal, with the Mag 7 once again taking center stage?Not so fast.American tech stocks face a number of challenges which could stop a new bull market in its tracks.The risk we're going to discuss today is the possibility of another surge in Chinese AI technology.You may recall that earlier this ye...Read More
Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG:TSX.V; MMNGF:OTCQB) on Thursday announced that "significant potential" exists for co-product critical minerals at its flagship La Plata copper-silver-gold-platinum group elements (PGE) project in southwestern Colorado. Read why one newsletter writer thinks the stock is gaining momentum.Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG:TSX.V; MMNGF:OTCQB) on Thursday announced that "signifi...Read More
AbraSilver Resource Corp. (ABRA:TSX; ABBRF:OTCQX) discussed these and other aspects of Diablillos during a recent site visit for analysts, noted a Raymond James report.AbraSilver Resource Corp. (ABRA:TSX; ABBRF:OTCQX) recently hosted several analysts at its Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina, among them Raymond James' Craig Stanley, who reported the highlights in an April 14 research note...Read More
Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is facing a peculiar problem these days: he has too much cash.Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on an eye-watering $325 billion in dry powder, a record high. Historically, Buffett has always been eager to deploy capital when the odds are in his favor. But today, even he admits he’s struggling to find value in this overvalued market.Which leads to a fascinatin...Read More
Matador Technologies Inc. (MATA:TSX.V; MATAF:OTCQB), a company leveraging blockchain technology to digitize assets, announced its stock ticker symbol on the OTCBQ Venture Market has changed from "MTDTF" to "MATAF." Find out why one expert thinks that gold and the blockchain were meant for each other.Matador Technologies Inc. (MATA:TSX.V; MATAF:OTCQB), a company leveraging blockchain technology to...Read More
"Death is not something to be feared. It is just a part of life," the priest explained.We were listening to the funeral oration for one of our workers who died suddenly last week. A young man, he got pneumonia… and then, on the way to the hospital, died of a heart attack."We do not fear death," the Padre continued. "Because God let his only son die. We follow his example. And we do so in the...Read More
My 15-year old son recently told me he doesn't want to go to college. Instead, he plans to be an electrician.My pride as a father swelled. He gets it.Don't get me wrong, he could do very well in an undergrad program. He's far smarter than his old man.But he and his friends understand that America's college system is dying. For most people today it's a bad investment.Students are graduating with $1...Read More
The U.S. dollar remains the king of currencies. For now, at least.The greenback's share of global foreign exchange reserves sits around 58%. However, back in 2000 the dollar was even more dominant with a 72% market share.Meanwhile China's yuan only makes up about 2.2% of global forex reserves, but that's up from 1.1% in 2016. The currency's share of global payments is higher at around 4.7%.China's...Read More
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 1:30 pm ESTCHEYENNE, Wyo., May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gold Corp. ("U.S. Gold," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") (Nasdaq: USAU) is pleased to announce that its President and CEO, Mr. George Bee, will participate as a panelist in a discussion focused on developing and operating mines in the United States.The virtual mining conference, presented by Maxim Group LLC ("...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund explains why he thinks Kobrea Exploration Corp. (KBX:TSX; KBXFF:OTCQB; F31:FSE) is an Immediate Strong Buy.For both fundamental and technical reasons, Kobrea Exploration Corp. (KBX:TSX; KBXFF:OTCQB; F31:FSE) is looking most attractive at this juncture. The company's stock has dropped heavily in recent weeks. There is no news out of the company to account for this and...Read More
It's a subject we analyze continually, and we have recommended gold as part of a sound investment portfolio for years. Today the dollar price of gold is hovering near all-time highs over $3,300 per ounce.Gold has been on a tear lately. It was $1,830 as of October 5, 2023. At today's prices, that marks a 75% surge in just 18 months. Gold has outperformed stocks by a wide margin this year, but it ha...Read More