Tag: metals
When Will We Run Out Of Valuable Metals? It’s Sooner Than Expected!
Valuable metals have a long history in human civilization, being recognized as sacred objects in ancient times, playing pivotal roles in ancient culture, existing as cornerstones in the industrial revolution and maintaining their high demand in modern periods. Today, valuable metals such as gold, aluminum, copper, silver and co. have gone beyond their investment demands to fulfill […]
5 Mining ETFs That Stand Out Amid The Volatility
Not all mining ETFs are alike, and over the near term, some are worth the risk, while others should be left alone It has been a mixed year for mining exchange-traded funds. Investors that have embraced industrial miners ETFs or those mininig ETFs featuring a mix of industrial and precious metals have endured middling returns […]
Newmont Goldcorp: Assessing The Outlook For This Gold Stock
Gold has proven an extremely popular investment over time. Investors are drawn to its “safe haven” status, meaning it tends to outperform equities in harsher economic times, and during other times of market volatility. This can be accomplished via investing directly in gold, either physically or through an exchange-traded fund like the GLD. It can […]
Gold And Silver Boosted By First Fed Rate Cut Since 2008 Crisis
Silver is set to outperform gold based on gold/silver ratio, silver mining companies present excellent entry points. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday (July 31, 2019) for the first time in more than a decade. It was trying to keep America’s record-long economic expansion going by insulating the economy from mounting global threats. August 1, 2019, just […]
After Silver’s Recent Rally, Where Is It Headed Next?
Silver bulls have been breathing easier after last week’s performance. This is probably the best “silver pop” we’ve seen in several years. The sad thing is it came rather unexpectedly so longer-term traders may not have caught the beginning of the run. The chart of SLV shows just how quickly the pop hit. I’ve drawn the […]
4 Reasons Why Silver Has Been Dropping
Silver bulls have been confounded lately by the metal’s inability to get up off the floor and run. There are lots of reasons why silver should go higher. After all, we are at prices only slightly higher than they were after fallback from the Hunt brothers trying to corner the silver market back in 1980. You’d think […]
Palladium – More Precious Than Gold!
In 1803, a bright and ambitious chemist disrupted the world by discovering a rare and lustrous silvery white metal. This man was W.H Wollaston, and he named this metal Palladium, after the asteroid of Pallas that was discovered two months prior to his discovery. Palladium has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since […]
3 Gold Stocks Percolating Right Now
Time to buy gold stocks as the metal hits multi-month highs? The yellow metal has been on fire, with gold hitting multi-month highs and threatening to run to new 52-week highs should its recent momentum continue. As such, gold stocks have been on the move as well, pushing higher as its underlying product gains in […]
Surprise! U.S. Steel Isn’t As Vulnerable To Tariffs As Feared
U.S. Steel is wrapping up a great year thanks to still-strong, organic demand It’s admittedly a paradox. Although United States Steel (NYSE:X) is on the verge of logging its best full-year revenue since 2014 and its most profitable year since 2008, X stock itself just came up and off multi-year lows after falling more 60% from its […]