Not to downplay Gold’s recent trading action—a Golden Cross and subsequent trajectory that saw $1900 fall—but the headline event in the junior exploration arena is Patriot Battery Metals’ spectacular run. Included in the frenzy are a host of strategically positioned explorecos in proximity to the Patriot’s flagship Corvette Project in the James Bay region of Quebec. After […]
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Precious Metals on a Tear – a Roundup of Companies Worth a Close Look Plus a Forum Energy Metals Update
Gold is on a tear, carving out fresh all-time highs as a matter of routine. Short-term (shallow) corrections aside, the metal’s momentum has been impressive, up roughly 27% since the start of the year. Where the equities are concerned, the Bigs appear to be under steady accumulation as per the GDX (chart below). Many of […]
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An Early April Update featuring Forum Energy Metals (FMC.V) and a list of companies I follow
With indications that we’re in the early stages of a bull run in junior mining equities, now that the precious metal is carving out new high ground, it’s a good time to bring Highballer up to date. When I first started scribbling these reports a couple years back, I tasked myself with generating a list […]
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A Junior Sector Roundup plus an update on Forum Energy Metals (FMC.V)
The bear market in junior (exploration) equities has become so entrenched, so protracted that many are questioning whether we’ll ever see a return to normal valuations, let alone a raging bull market. But at the risk of coming off as a lone voice in the wilderness, I’m confident we’ll see a meaningful turn in the […]
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A mid-May Highballer Roundup featuring Patriot (PMET.V), Prime (PRYM.V), i-80 (IAU.TO), Teuton (TUO.V), Goldseek (GSK.C), Forum (FMC.V), HighGold (HIGH.V), Arizona Metals (AMC.TO) and others
If you’re inclined to wager bets in this high-risk/high-reward arena, I don’t need to tell you how compelling the current set-up is for medium to long-term (high-quality) exploration and development plays. And the potential is not just in gold and silver—it runs the (metals) gamut. It’s fair to say that, as a society, we’ve been […]
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A Highballer Roundup for December 6 featuring a host of names – familiar and new
I’ll dispense with my usual preamble blather, cept to say… Gold stocks, as per the GDX, are up roughly 30% from their 2022 lows. Gold stocks are stronger than all other major indexes. The GDXJ is up closer to 40% from its 2022 low. My point: this recent breakout could mark the initial stages of […]
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A Highballer update for August 2, 2022 – Is It Go Time?
The last few weeks have been hectic. In the wake of last week’s .75% rate hike, gold formed a higher low on the charts. But will it stick? If the Fed’s bullying tactics towards the inflationary spiral have run their course—if they’ve exacted enough shock value via these high-handed three-quarter-point rate hikes—it could be game […]
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A Feb. 6 Highballer Roundup featuring Patriot (PMET), Apollo (APGO), Teuton (TUO), and Forum (FMC)
Gold: What initially looked like the early stages of an assault on last April’s highs ended in a freefall back below $1900. After eight consecutive weeks of steady accumulation, this correction might represent a healthy pause before the next leg higher. And there might be enough gravitation pull to yank the metal back into the $1825 […]
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The 1850 front line – updating Cartier (ECR.V), Forum (FMC.V), Pure Gold (PGM.V), Skeena (SKE.T), Harfang (HAR.V), and HighGold (HIGH.V)
$1,850 (blue line, chart below) is turning into a front line in the brawl between gold bulls and bears. After breaking through this key support level last week, the snap-back from the $1,767 low, anchored by a surfeit of compelling fundamentals, coincided with the U.S Dollar printing 2.5 year lows. Short term, the market is […]