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Tesla shares drop sharply after disappointing second-quarter earnings Tesla reported that both revenue and profits fell in the second quarter of 2025 compared with a year ago

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A very good sign. As gold is down over 1%, gold miners GDX is up 0.3%. Something good is going to happen next week...

Large Speculators / Hedge Funds are the most net short S&P 500 futures in over a year.

The $GDX rose 1% today, despite a $30 drop in gold and an even bigger 90-cent drop in silver. The catalyst was a near 7% rise in $NEM based on a surprise earnings beat that shouldn’t have surprised anyone. Investors are discovering that even if gold falls, miners should rise!

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🎯SILVER is Leveraged Gold. SILVER MINERS are Leveraged Silver.

Silver capitulated from a 3-year resistance last week. It needs to go back up and breakout from this resistance. I would like silver to blast through and move straight to $44 level of the next 2 weeks...

That we still don't know who was trading futures before 9/11 shows you they are protected... x.com/ThrillaRilla36…

Gold vs. Stock Market: 170-Year Chart Closed at 0.54 It's going back to 5

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Discipline just comes down to choosing your goals over immediate satisfaction

Today is another day when gold and silver mining stocks are showing strength, even in the face of weakness in the underlying metals. After opening sharply lower, many companies have already reversed positive, even with gold still down over $50 and silver still down over 50 cents.

GOLD is in a massive multi-year bull market. Whatever happens to price in the next few months, this is NOT a low risk entry point for traders or those wishing to enter at a localised low point.

The story of the week was the re-emergence of inflation. The question now is whether this was a one-off print or the early signs of a genuine resurgence in prices. I’ll leave you with one chart: ISM Services PMI Prices vs. Core CPI. Historically, the former leads the latter

Producing miners massive operating cash flows will compete with royalty companies in financing new mine construction going forward. Royalty companies will have to accept half of the future fees going forward to make deals. Either you understand bull market finance or you don't.

When you’ve been trading for decades you often can “feel” the rhythm of the market. I know that sounds tacky but it’s true. One thing I feel is a near certainty: Within the next 10 trading days there’s going be some hefty fireworks. So many variables are lining up. Mark this

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