Silver Editorials & Commentary

The silver miners’ stocks have mostly consolidated high over the past half-year or so, mirroring resilient price action in the metal they produce. But this relative strength has been overshadowed by the extended correction in gold, which forced gold stocks lower....

For many, the above headline accompanying a recent Financial Times “Big Read” will be welcome news. For others, it will serve as a warning. FT says the Biden administration’s economic program “echoes” Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal and Lyndon Johnson’s Great...

Being a silver investor over the last few weeks has become more psychologically challenging. That's true even for us die-hard silver enthusiasts. After all silver had a standout 2020, having gained about 47% in its best year since 2010. That easily outpaced gold's...

End of the month and first quarter of 2021. Is time going fast or slow? Markets have been moving at a dizzying pace to start the year. As a side note, this will be our last newsletter for this week because the market is closed on Friday (Apr. 2).

What do a famous broken bridge and Jimi Hendrix have in common with monetary effects on consumer prices? Short answer: a dynamic system & positive feedback.

There has been considerable discussion in recent weeks about the prospect and threat of rising inflation. This inflationary scare comes at a time when the government is unleashing massive stimulus measures to bailout states, businesses, and consumers – all in the...

The global COVID-19 pandemic impacted the platinum market’s supply and demand dynamics, with supply affected significantly. While demand for the precious metal fell approximately 7% in 2020, supply declined about 20%.

We’re officially almost through with the first quarter of 2021. While a broad correction did not happen by now, as I thought, the Nasdaq dipped into correction territory twice. There might also be as much uncertainty for tech stocks today as there was at March’s...

The technological wizardry that has given us smart phones, desktop computers, electric cars and flat-screen TVs has masked a pernicious decline in America’s standard of living since the 1950s. One area where this is painfully obvious is the deterioration of customer...

I’ve always loved hearing Ellis Island stories. When people trace their ancestry, the struggles endured and the hope they felt. They all had a vision, which was the American Dream. This dream is a perception on the minds of the US and non-US citizens that want to...

Big economic storms are rare and usually end quickly, but they tend to have long-lasting effects. Today I want to talk about a storm 50 years ago that still affects us now. Important things happened in the 1970s.

Silver has been consolidating since testing the August high. This is a potential “cup with handle” pattern. Long-term – on BUY signal as of end of February. Short-term – on sell signal. We are holding long-term positions.

Our long-term stocks/bond model is in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector has a new long-term buy signal and should produce above-average return over the next few...

Many analysts expect silver to outperform gold this year. It’s possible, but investors shouldn’t count on improving economic conditions and industrial demand.

In the premium editions of my newsletters, you know that I have been consistently touting the iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF (ICF) as a potential hedge against inflation.

Tonight I would like to show you some long term charts for Silver which shows that it has a bright future. In the short term is where its problems lie. The thing with big consolidation pattens is, its more of a time thing than a price thing. Many times one can...

Next edition of this newsletter, we’re going to do a special on REITs. We will discuss which real estate sectors could see significant recovery after a brutal 2020. Which real estate sectors could be long-term solid bets? There are a few you might not be thinking of...

The globalist push for central bank digital currency is ramping up. On Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at a virtual “Innovation Summit” hosted by the Bank for International Settlements, the central bank for central banks around the world.

I've avoided the pandemic, politics and economic doomsday as topics recently because there's only so much one can say about them. This is especially true of the coming bear market.  Coming exactly when, you might ask?

Silver remains on a major BUY signal at the end of February. Long-term – on BUY signal as of end of February. Short-term – on sell signal. We are holding long-term positions.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector has a new long term buy signal and should produce above average return over the next few...

It’s the Bond Market, Stupid ! As our Continuum chart predicted over a year ago, Jerome Powell was called to his higher inflationary powers when the macro markets liquidated with great violence and terror. This link shows the Continuum (30yr yield and its monthly...

March Madness started on Thursday (Mar. 18), but stocks got the jump on their own brackets this week. Let’s dive in.

The European Commission is failing. Its response to Brexit and the pandemic, where it is now threatening emergency powers in order to secure vaccines is a latest throw of the political dice. Even before this development markets were getting the message with capital...

Recency bias is a funny thing. It's human nature to expect the near future to look like the recent past. But we all know that's not how things always play out. And that can be costly, even dangerous, for investors.

Currently, silver prices have been stuck in a trading range since August. In fact, we probably have not found the bottom yet. For this reason, now might not be the perfect time to buy. But there are some investors who are buying the dip since August or are preparing...

One of the flaws in the revolutionary mindset is a tendency towards overconfidence. Combine absolute belief in a new idea with a couple of early wins and you get an absurd level of cockiness. This leads the would-be revolutionary to underestimate the challenges...

Precious metals markets traded into an important technical juncture ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy announcement. Bank of America analysts stated that this week’s meeting is “one of the most critical events for the Fed in some time.”

Prepare yourself. March Madness could be here. No, I’m not talking about the college basketball tourney either. Stocks will be hanging onto Jay Powell’s every word and every breath on Wednesday (Mar. 17) and scrutinize his thoughts on interest rates and inflation....

All over the West, we saw extreme pain and suffering caused by the mass unemployment that the lockdowns and shutdowns triggered. Across the board, every government’s answer to all this destruction was helicopter money. Do you think throwing cash at this problem was...

By the M0 measure of the money supply, there was a 52% increase between February 2020 and January of this year. This is a graph of M0 going back to 2000.

Throughout the Tesla’s history, Elon Musk has done an incredible job of deflecting the market’s attention away from the Company’s decaying operations. Recently, as Tesla’s global EV market share is rapidly shrinking from a tsunami of higher quality, better produced...

Many investors sense that the country, and the world, has drifted into uncharted territory. The last year has been extraordinary. There have been COVID lockdowns, a disputed presidential election, and multi-trillion-dollar federal deficits and bailouts. The Federal...

Last week went a lot better than the week before. Especially if you’re a Nasdaq bull and bought the dip ( like I recommended Feb 24 ). The real story, though? We’ve still got the Dow, S&P, and Russell firmly at record highs.

It has been a fantastic start for HDO in 2021. Across our portfolio, our common equity holdings have average year-to-date returns of 14.6%.

Silver has been consolidating since testing the August high. This is a potential “cup with handle” pattern. Long-term – on BUY signal as of end of February. Short-term – on sell signal. We are holding long-term positions.

Our long-term stocks/bond model is in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector has a new long-term buy signal and should produce above-average return over the next few...

Records were made to be broken. Thursday's (Mar. 11) session was the embodiment of that. Every index closed in positive territory, and the Dow, S&P, and Russell all closed at record highs. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq led the way again with a 2.52% gain. After touching...

So bonds are obviously a bubble. And stocks have never been this overvalued. US houses have never been this expensive. Cryptos have had the greatest run in financial history. And the global money supply is soaring while most fiat currencies more-or-less hold their...