Knowing How the Markets Work

Released on Thursday, November 28, 2019FUTURES

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Matt Brown
Newbie-Trader.com, Founder & Head Trader

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Gold has been one of my favorite plays for some time. I’ve called the yellow metal a great “Be Bold” investment at multiple MoneyShows and in columns in your newsletters. And it has worked out great. The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) has surged 10% year-to-date...and 43% in the last year!
Gold is over $2,900 an ounce and headed for $3,000, largely due to global uncertainty and strong central bank purchases by China and other countries. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) is ahead nearly 11% in six weeks. I also like Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC), writes Mark Skousen, editor of Forecasts & Strategies.
I was recently scanning the market and came across a great-looking stock chart: Meta Platforms Inc. (META). Since META’s 1-month price was trading above the 10-month SMA, signaling a PowerTrend “Buy,” this was offering an attractive trading setup in the options market, observes Chuck Hughes, co-founder of Hughes Optioneering.
Gold is continuing to defy gravity and is hitting new records almost on a daily basis, states Fawad Razaqzada, technical analyst at Trading Candles.
“Well begun is halfway done,” according to the famed market analyst Mary Poppins. While this truism gains more gravitas when credited to its original author, Aristotle, both the nanny and the philosopher were correct: A good start is important. And that’s just what the gold market of 2025 achieved in January, notes Brien Lundin, head of market research at The Daily Rip by Stocktwits.
The mantra of higher inflation and expectations for it to be here to stay could take the next two or three decades to develop. That’s shifting the investment outlook, supporting a commodity supercycle that will likely be led by precious and industrial metals. Buy the Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV), says Omar Ayales, editor of Gold Charts R Us.
Gold’s historic setup is poised to be one of the most profitable events in a generation. One junior miner that I like here is Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM). It has a silver operation with high potential in Mexico, advises Omar Ayales, editor of Gold Charts R Us.
Lara Exploration Ltd. (LRA.CA) is a small prospect generator focused on Latin America, primarily Peru and Brazil. Though small, it is well run, with very low G&A and sufficient cash for its planned programs, notes Adrian Day, editor of Global Analyst.
Skeena Resources Ltd. (SKE) is a Canadian mining exploration and development company focused on revitalizing the Eskay Creek and Snip Projects, two past-producing mines located in Tahltan Territory in the Golden Triangle of northwest British Columbia, Canada, observes Peter Krauth, editor of Silver Stock Investor.
Franco-Nevada Corp. (FNV), with a $23 billion market cap, is the second-largest of the gold royalty and streaming companies. Essentially, royalty companies are like an investment bank, providing capital to companies, whether for exploration, development, or ongoing capital, in return for a set percentage of the gold or silver produced, highlights Adrian Day, editor of Global Analyst.
The year 2024 was a blockbuster one for the options market, with average daily trading volume climbing almost 10% to a fresh record of 48.5 million contracts. Along with the explosion in volume has come a surge in new traders...and new products. A recent Moomoo/CBOE joint survey found two-thirds of respondents have been trading options for three years or less. Around 38% started in the last year.

Gold has been on a tear as it enters the last, most manic phase of a secular bull market. The setup is very real; it’s poised to be extremely profitable and doesn’t come around often. In his presentation, Omar Ayales will take you on a chart walk to justify his take on the direction of the gold market and discuss the fundamentals driving its price today. He will also give you his top picks, positioned to deliver alpha performance in 2025. 

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