I read a critique on Litecoin recently. The basic premise was that Litecoin is just a testing ground or testnet for Bitcoin. The author seemed to insinuate that Litecoin had little value other than testing new technologies prior to Bitcoin implementing them and was not a valuable standalone cryptocurrency. Mike Novogratz also chimed in recently, [...]
Lithium and cobalt companies are a hidden gem in the mining sector. Lithium and cobalt, along with nickel, are the primary metals used in most modern batteries. 42% of the world’s cobalt production goes toward the creation of Lithium-ion cell batteries. According to the Cobalt Institute, lithium-ion batteries have higher energy density than other battery [...]
There has been a fundamental shift in central banks’ behavior with respect to gold over the past decade. The 2008 financial crisis led central banks to re-evaluate the relevance and importance of gold on their balance sheets. Check out the sudden change in sentiment that occurred in 2009, as central banks shifted from being net [...]
Silver peaked just shy of $50 during April of 2011. The price has been correcting ever since, falling below $14 per ounce in 2016 and again late last year. But there is a silver lining to such a deep and protracted price correction. With silver prices under $20 per ounce for so long, a significant [...]
The gold price finally pierced resistance at $1,300 on Friday, hitting a 7-month high! Why is this important? The $1,300 level has been pesky resistance roughly 12 times over the past 3 to 4 years. A definitive move above this price is a bullish signal that could create a little FOMO (fear of missing out) [...]
The People’s Bank of China announced that they have increased their gold holdings to 59.56 million ounces or about 1,853 metric tons, from 59.24 million ounces previously. This marks an increase of roughly 320,000 ounces or over $400m US. The official reserve numbers had been unchanged since about 130,000 ounces were added in October 2016. [...]
I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them. - Stephan Jenkins I skate cautiously on the thin ice of making predictions and realize its a fool's errand. But people love to read them and I usually get a few correct along the [...]
This won't be the last time that you read this headline. The stock market is crashing again to start the last trading week before Christmas. The Dow and S&P 500 both declined by 2.1% today, while the NASDAQ is down 2.3%. The major drivers of this market decline are slowing growth projections, an escalating trade [...]
It has been a wild ride for cannabis stocks in 2018. The largest cannabis producer, Canopy Growth Corp (CGC), had their share price rocket from $24 to $57 in the two months leading up to full legalization in Canada. This represents a gain of 137% in under two months. The share price has since corrected [...]
Mike Maloney is back with two more installments of his popular video series, Hidden Secrets of Money. In episode 9 of Hidden Secrets of Money, Mike Maloney draws eerie parallels to the misguided leaders and monetary policies that doomed civilizations from Ancient Rome to modern-day America. Can President Trump save America? Will the Federal Reserve [...]
