What Will It Take for Junior Gold Stocks to Take Off?
Date Posted: September 9, 2014
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Palisade Radio’s Collin Kettell welcomes Frank Holmes to the program as part of the show’s latest expert lineup. In their discussion, Collin asks Frank what it takes to pick stocks in a bear market, delving deeper into what Frank says he and his team use to determine the stocks they buy and sell.
Frank touches on the junior gold space and gives an update on the latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) numbers, pinpointing its indication for the global, Chinese and U.S. markets.
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The J.P. Morgan Global Purchasing Manager’s Index is an indicator of the economic health of the global manufacturing sector. The PMI index is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and the employment environment. The ISM manufacturing composite index is a diffusion index calculated from five of the eight sub-components of a monthly survey of purchasing managers at roughly 300 manufacturing firms from 21 industries in all 50 states.
The COMEX is a commodity exchange in New York City formed by the merger of four past exchanges. The exchange trades futures in sugar, coffee, petroleum, metals and financial instruments. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index (XAU) is a capitalization-weighted index that includes the leading companies involved in the mining of gold and silver. The NYSE Arca Gold BUGS (Basket of Unhedged Gold Stocks) Index (HUI) is a modified equal dollar weighted index of companies involved in gold mining. The HUI Index was designed to provide significant exposure to near term movements in gold prices by including companies that do not hedge their gold production beyond 1.5 years.
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Fund portfolios are actively managed, and holdings may change daily. Holdings are reported as of the most recent quarter-end. Holdings in the funds mentioned as a percentage of net assets as of 06/30/2014: Barrick Gold Corp 0.00%, Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF 0.00%, Newmont Mining Corp 0.00%.
