No sector in the entire stock markets is cheaper fundamentally, no sector is more oversold, and no sector is more despised.

Futures speculators' short positions on gold are extreme and unprecedented, the highest seen by far in gold's entire dozen-year secular bull.

We've long been bullish on copper, but in the interim there are just too many bearish factors pitted against it.

Silver's current secular bull was born near $4 way back in November 2001, a whopping 11.5 years ago.

As the US stock markets keep on levitating, the bulls continue to rationalise this inexplicable melt-up by claiming stocks are still cheap.

Despite super-high barriers to entry and the countless risk factors that come with mining, the world needs gold...

Gold stocks have to be the most despised sector in all the markets. Mainstreamers barely even know they exist, while even the vast majority of so-called contrarians scorn them.

Gold has faced stiff headwinds lately as investors abandon alternative investments to chase record-high stock markets.

Between the week of the SPX's last record high in October 2007 and late March 2013, the Fed expanded its narrow M1 money supply by 81.8% and its broad MZM by 48.3%!

Over the course of silver's secular bull, the miners have steadily increased production in order to meet fast-growing demand.

Over the course of silver's secular bull, the miners have steadily increased production in order to meet fast-growing demand.

A growing chorus is declaring silver's secular bull finished, implying it must have peaked after silver's dazzling April 2011 surge.

A growing chorus is declaring silver's secular bull finished, implying it must have peaked after silver's dazzling April 2011 surge.

As the Fed's past QE campaigns demonstrated abundantly, QE3 will eventually prove to be very bullish for silver's fortunes.

As the Fed's past QE campaigns demonstrated abundantly, QE3 will eventually prove to be very bullish for silver's fortunes.

Although you wouldn't know it from listening to all the bearish commentary out there, silver is actually enjoying a strong young upleg.

Although you wouldn't know it from listening to all the bearish commentary out there, silver is actually enjoying a strong young upleg.

For many contrarians, the investment potential of precious metals is blindingly obvious.

For many contrarians, the investment potential of precious metals is blindingly obvious.

The powerful stock bull of recent years appears to be topping in recent months.

The powerful stock bull of recent years appears to be topping in recent months.

Silver has certainly enjoyed an impressive run of late, catapulting nearly a third higher since July.

Silver has certainly enjoyed an impressive run of late, catapulting nearly a third higher since July.

The vast majority of the time with few exceptions, silver?s fortunes are closely slaved to gold?s.

After weathering a long consolidation followed by a major correction, gold stocks remain deeply out of favour today.

After weathering a long consolidation followed by a major correction, gold stocks remain deeply out of favour today.

With gold awakening from its usual summer slumber, traders are getting more excited about its prospects.

With gold awakening from its usual summer slumber, traders are getting more excited about its prospects.

With the odds for a new stock bear growing, prudent contrarian investors are looking for bear-resistant destinations for their hard-earned capital

With the odds for a new stock bear growing, prudent contrarian investors are looking for bear-resistant destinations for their hard-earned capital