What's driving the current stock market frenzy? Is it a new bubble pure and simple? Is it driven by fundamentals? Does the Fed play an important role?Let's look at these factors and make a forecast of stock market index levels based on these and other inputs.Trends in stock prices over the past year have largely been a function of market expectations about Fed rate cuts and market euphoria over st...Read More
H.G. Wells concocted a marvelous trick ending to his classic tale The War of the Worlds (1897).Remember: the colossal Martian tripod "fighting machines" swarm all over the planet zapping cities with "heat rays"… it looks like all-is-lost… but finally the darn things just quit marching, stop zapping and stand down… the alien protoplasms at the controls (surprise ending) turn up de...Read More
Michael Ballanger takes a long look at the current state of the stock market, opining about lithium, uranium, gold, and a few stocks on his list.Since I first entered the securities industry in May of 1977 as a trainee with the venerable, old "bond house" known as McLeod Young & Weir Limited, little did I suspect that the business, otherwise referred to as a "random walk" would evolve into a mediu...Read More
In the 1990s, it was common to ridicule the government for being technologically backward.We were all gaining access to fabulous things, including the web, apps, search tools and social media. But governments at all levels were stuck in the past using IBM mainframes and large floppy disks.I recall the days of thinking government would never catch up to the glories and might of the market itself. I...Read More
A man is habitually battened upon his head with "elite" opinion.He takes daily instruction in what he must think and how he must think.If he fails to come aboard he is... varying by context... undemocratic, fascistic, racist, sexist, gay-phobic, transsexual-phobic, immigrant-phobic... and an altogether nasty fellow.He may even cast a vote for Mr. Trump.We are against these elites, so-called.We a...Read More
Goldshore Resources Inc. filed an updated technical report and shared upcoming catalysts to watch out for in a March 21 press release. Read to see what the company has planned for the rest of the year.March 21, 2024, Goldshore Resources Inc. (TSXV: GSHR;OTCQB: GSHRF ;FWB: 8X00) reported it had filed an updated technical report (National Instrument 43-101) of its 100%-owned Moss Gold Project in Ont...Read More
IberAmerican Lithium Corp. announced that it has entered into a business combination agreement with Strategic Minerals Corp., a producer of critical metals. One analyst says IberAmerican is headed for a bull market.IberAmerican Lithium Corp. (IBER:CBOE; IBRLF:OTCQB) announced that it has entered into a business combination agreement with Strategic Minerals Corp., a producer of critical metals.Chie...Read More
Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities shares his thoughts on the gold market as well as the price of various currencies, as he believes a currency crisis is imminent. We all know gold has moved to new all-time highs and most commentary seems to relate back to the FED and interest rate policies. The theme seems to be that lower interest rates will encourage the US$ to fall and allow gold to rise.T...Read More
As gold continues to tread water above US$2,100 an ounce, some analysts say jump in, the new gold market is already underway.Gold prices have consolidated some after a Fed announcement that three interest rates cuts could be on the way this year helped push them to record highs this week. Some analysts say jump in; the new gold market is already underway."After almost four years of going nowhere,...Read More
This project offers exploration upside potential for a multimillion-ounce discovery in a Tier 1 jurisdiction, said the company that owns it. Learn why it is rated Strong Buy.StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) began a maiden drill program at its Cuprite gold project in Nevada's historical Walker Lane trend, it announced in a news release.Envirotech Drilling will carry out the work, comp...Read More
Surely, you don't think I'm implying or outright stating that I'd like to see mushroom clouds above German cities.Nothing could be further from the truth. Germany is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.But we need to face it: the nation-state known as Germany needs to disappear. Let's be honest. Europeans will never forgive Germany for either world war. The Jewish diaspora will ne...Read More
Dominic Frisby of The Flying Frisby shares four gold stocks he believes are worth looking into as gold rises. We are talking gold mines today. When will I ever learn?Gold, as I'm sure you've heard, has broken out to new highs. There are two things that excite me about this move.First is that this has happened in the face of huge ETF outflows: gold ETF holdings have declined by about 25% over the l...Read More
New assays reported from 11 drill holes at Dakota Gold Corp.'s Maitland Gold Project in South Dakota demonstrate continuity in the Tertiary epithermal gold mineralization in the project's Unionville Zone, the company says. The zone's strike length could exceed 2 miles.New assays reported from 11 drill holes at Dakota Gold Corp.'s (DC:NYSE American) Maitland Gold Project in South Dakota demonstrate...Read More
Ron Struthers of Struthers Resource Stock Report explains his thoughts on the current state of the gold market, takes a look at Bitcoin, and shares one stock he believes is a Buy.My last update on gold was March 13 when I said a correction and consolidation was a healthy market action.I expected more of a correction, but my bullish case was that mild support would hold around $2160, and then gold...Read More
This project offers exploration upside potential for a multimillion-ounce discovery in a Tier 1 jurisdiction, said the company that owns it. Learn why it is rated Strong Buy.StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) began a maiden drill program at its Cuprite gold project in Nevada's historical Walker Lane trend, it announced in a news release.Envirotech Drilling will carry out the work, comp...Read More
Global Analyst Adrian Day reviews year-end financials from the last of his companies to report, as well as looks at other news. Since both of these companiesboth core holdings for himhad previously pre-announced certain metrics, financial results came in as expected.Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM:TSX; WPM:NYSE)) reported fourth-quarter and full-year financials mostly as expected, having alread...Read More
Mag Silver's fourth-quarter earnings per share beat the estimates of BMO Capital Markets analyst Kevin O'Halloran, according to a March 19 research note.MAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) reported fourth-quarter (Q4) earnings per share (EPS) of CA$0.15, slightly beating BMO Capital Markets analyst Kevin O'Halloran's estimate of CA$0.11 and the consensus estimate of CA$0.13, O'Halloran r...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund takes a look at StrikePoint Gold Inc. to explain why he believes the stock is a Strong Buy.The fundamental and technical reasons for buying StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) stock were set out in the article about it published on February 22, and since that time, it has broken out of a base pattern as predicted, and the reason for posting this article on...Read More
Most investors are highly focused on the U.S. presidential election this November, and rightly so.As of now, subject to change, that election is likely to feature a rematch of the Biden-Trump election of 2020. Their policies could not be more different.Biden is a rubber stamp for every progressive policy from open borders, climate alarmism and support for abortion to expanding the war in Ukraine.O...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund takes a deep look at Silver North Resources to explain why he believes buying this stock will result in substantial percentage gains.It would be easy to infer from the current low share price that the outlook for Silver North Resources Ltd. (SNAG:CVE;TARSF:OTCMKTS) is bleak, but as we will see, such is not the case.The company is set to move ahead with its two main si...Read More