Cut back stocks. Add to your gold holdings. Behavioural finance analyst Ken Norquay says the stock market is riskier than ever: add to your gold holdings over the next few   Read More

Seasonal financial analyst Don Vialoux says precious metals and their mining stocks generally reach a seasonal low in July and pick up speed again until late September. Cyclical stocks usually   Read More

And six gold stocks to buy if you must. The price of gold appears to have stabilized. Lower producer costs raise profits. While you might hold a little gold to   Read More

Stock markets keep rising as the precious metals miners’ rally pauses. Technical analyst Brian Hoffman warns that investors should watch support levels in an environment like this. He names three   Read More

Investor’s Digest technical analyst Brian Hoffman says trading in gold and silver mining stocks is likely to be quite volatile until it is clear where the precious metal prices head   Read More

Investor’s Digest of Canada technical analyst Brian Hoffman says rising wedge patterns have formed in the precious metals sector, the oil patch,  financial companies and with broader market indexes. A   Read More

Since the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 1913 creation, gold has retained its purchasing power while the U.S. dollar is worth 98.2 per cent less. Nick Barisheff, president and CEO of Markham,   Read More

Recurring seasonal effects can and do occur even in so-called efficient markets that are supposed to reflect all relevant news and information. (For example, the cost of heating your home   Read More

The price of gold has recovered somewhat so far in 2016. While you might hold a little gold for diversification purposes, remember its disadvantages.
Gold has been trading above US$1,250 an   Read More

The tech stock favourites of the stock market have fallen back and precious metals and the companies that produce them may pull back after a brief rally. Toronto-based Brian Hoffman,   Read More

The market outlook suggests that U.S. markets are about to test their 2015 summer lows. If they don’t bounce back, the next level of support seems to be around the   Read More

John Embry, a Toronto-based senior market strategist with Sprott Asset Management, is appalled that, in just one week, bullion banks boosted their short positions by a staggering 35,000 contracts. One   Read More