Next, we want to look at these markets by themselves. Industrial metals prices are on top while oil is on the bottom. Do these markets appear to be any threat to move much higher? Industrial metals have substantial resistance at 500 and have made obvious lower highs and lower highs in the past year. GYX is threatening a move below 350. Oil has also made lower lows and appears far more likely to test $78-$80 then to rebound above $95.
Meanwhile, Gold continues to hold up quite well within a consolidation. Predictably, its rebound ended at $1800. Yet, the market has a very strong bottom in place and has good support just below $1700.
As you can see, according to this simple straightforward analysis, Gold mining margins should continue to expand. The commodities that represent mining cost inputs are not only trending bearish but are little threat to move much higher anytime soon. Meanwhile, Gold is trading in a healthy range and once it breaks $1800 will be within a month or two of breaking to a new all time high.
In the early years of the boom, gold stocks performed quite well even as cost inputs surged. The reason was the market was willing to pay more and more for gold stocks. Presently we have a very different situation. The fundamentals for gold producers are improving yet the market is attaching low valuations to these companies. Our view is that if Gold breaks to and sustains a new high then the current valuations of these companies will increase materially.
All this being said, it is important to understand that gold mining is an extremely difficult industry. Despite this positive analysis, a fair portion of the industry will struggle. It is geologically and mathematically impossible for major producers to grow consistently. Small miners often lack the expertise and manpower to be successful. Most are aware of the 80-20 rule. We just returned from a tour of one of the best producer’s projects. We heard that this management team believes in the 95-5 rule. In other words, in the gold mining industry, 5% of the people produce 95% of the profits. You should keep this in mind when evaluating producers and potential producers. This is also why we focus on stock selection. In this sector, it is crucial to achieving great returns. If you’d be interested in professional guidance in uncovering the producers and explorers poised for big gains then we invite you to learn more about our service.
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Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT
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