Chart Review: Gold’s Upward Trend Revs Up Again As Chinese Demand Soars

The gold bubble continues to “unpop.” In fact, as it turns out, the recent dip in gold was just a pullback to trend. This three-year weekly chart puts some perspective on the recent pullback. Source: stockcharts.com While gold skeptics were declaring that gold’s “bubble” had popped again, the Chinese were busy scooping up the yellow … Read more

Molycorp Delivers Strong Guidance Ahead of Earnings This Week

This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on October 30, 2011. Click here to read the entire piece.) Mark Smith, CEO of rare earth miner and producer Molycorp (MCP), appeared on CNBC again to discuss his company’s business and conditions in the industry. Smith provided an interesting “sneak peak” … Read more

Great Western Minerals Follows Investor Advice to Finance with Share Offering

During a conference call on September 14th, investors urged Great Western Minerals Group (GWMGF.PK) President and CEO Jim Engdah to fill the company’s financing needs with a share offering. They preferred dilution to the potential of selling the company short in an offtake deal. They insisted time was of the essence while the stock was … Read more

Yen Intervention Just As Dollar’s Relief Rally Ends and Gold’s “Bubble” Unpops

This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on October 30, 2011. Click here to read the entire piece.) The U.S. dollar was one of last week’s biggest losers during a very bullish week. As I have chronicled for several weeks now, the market’s bullish signals continue to grow. With … Read more

Chart Review: Molycorp On Edge of Another Big (Downward?) Move

Rare earth producer Molycorp (MCP) appears to be on the edge of another big move. A Bollinger Band squeeze is again forming around the stock. A squeeze occurs as volatility decreases, and it typically leads to a burst of higher volatility in the form of a strong move up or down. The chart below uses … Read more