gold stocks

By David Banister One of the most common questions I field is: Can we buy gold stocks yet? We have seen gold consolidating and correcting following a 34-month Fibonacci rally which I said last fall was going to top out around $1,900 per ounce. This type of rally went from October of 2008 to August...

Gold stocks are quite popular among hedge funds these days, and with good reason. John Paulson, who is very bullish about gold, made $5 billion by betting on gold in 2010. As of December 31, 2011, the largest position in the 13F portfolio of his Paulson & Co was the gold exchange-traded fund (...

By Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold When one speaks of gold stocks they should be more specific as the sector is diverse. The term Gold stocks usually refers to the large unhedged producers. Indices such as the HUI or GDX track these stocks and are a proxy for the gold stock universe. However,...

After Friday's Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) Q4 2011 earnings release, President and CEO Stephen Lang spoke with Benzinga on forward outlook, the price of gold, and company guidance. Centerra Gold reported Q4 2011 earnings of $79.4 million or $0.34 per common share on revenues of $248 million, compared...

There is a science to market movements and various trends because human nature is consistent over time. Bear markets follow a pattern as do bull markets. In recent weeks we’ve noted the similarities between the past four equity bull markets. They start off strong for six or seven years before...

Speculating and investing in this sector is difficult. It is a far more difficult industry than others and that is why companies continue to struggle and fail even with the luxury of high metals prices. We've written extensively about the recent major bottom in the precious metals sector and the...

By Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT All bull markets have similarities and all equity bull markets have strong similarities. They go through similar phases. Most bull markets start off slow and then build towards what we like to say is an acceleration into a bubble and potential mania. In last weeks...

All bull markets have to endure a plethora of corrections and all bull markets have to endure a handful of major corrections. The gold stocks are no different. In fact, due to nature of the mining business and the high-beta status of these stocks, it is very easy for investors to forget that they (...

Of the legions of investors who are welcoming a fresh start to the year after the choppy and directionless market of 2011, perhaps gold stock investors are the most eager.  Gold stocks had a volatile year last year with no progress made on the upside.  The HUI Gold Bugs Index was rangebound...

With all the volatility in the past couple of months, which stocks have been riding above it all? Well, here are nine dividend-paying companies with share prices that are more than 20% higher than three months ago. Perhaps not surprisingly, gold-related companies are well represented on the list....