Silver Bear Market Analogs
Throughout 2013 we posted the gold stocks bear market analogs. Now its time for the silver bear market analogs. Silver has had a very weak bounce in recent months and is threatening new lows. This...
View ArticleA Golden Opportunity Coming in Silver
Silver has been in a bear market for almost three years and the recent lack of strength suggests the metal could be headed for new lows. New lows are always bearish until the last one. Our technical...
View ArticleSilver’s 3-Year Performance
Chart 2: Silver’s 3 year performance worst since 1982 bear market low Source: Short Side of Long Since every man and his dog are discussing (and celebrating) the five year anniversary of the S&P...
View ArticleSilver COT Charts
Here are four charts that breakdown the Silver COT. Data is a week old so keep that in mind. First, here is the general COT. The black is the net speculative position (long) as a percentage of open...
View ArticleSilver Breaking Down but Silver Stocks Holding Up
Silver could be starting the final breakdown we discussed in an editorial about a month ago. Silver broke lower today, hitting the lowest level since February. It is only 6 cents above its December...
View ArticleSilver vs. S&P 500 (Since 1900)
Click the image below to enlarge to full size. The chart was composed with data from Nick Laird @ ShareLynx.com. A few observations. The ratio peaked below 6 at the major commodity top in 1920 then...
View ArticleDecision Time for Silver
Chart 1: Silver finds itself between a downtrend and a strong support… Source: Bar Chart (edited by Short Side of Long) Precious metals sector outperformed majority of other asset classes in Q1 of...
View ArticleMetals Could Surprise Investors
Chart 1: The initial commodity rally has now paused with consolidation Source: Short Side of Long As a commodity downtrend was broken at the beginning of the year, a relief rally started. After three...
View ArticleFollowing Up on Silver
If you have been following the blog posts and newsletters over the last several weeks, you would have noticed an increased trading activity and focus towards various asset classes that seem to be...
View ArticleSilver Stocks Valuations (c/o BMO)
Courtesy of BMO, here are a few charts which plot valuations for silver stocks. The charts cover the last 4 years and categorize the silver stocks as seniors, intermediate and junior. The first chart...
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