Originally published in the November 15th 2008 edition of the Financial Post section of the National Post. A period of seasonal strength for gold and precious metal equities starts in mid November. Will the seasonal trade work this year? Seasonal Influences Gold, silver and precious metal equities have two periods of seasonal strength during the [...]

North American equity markets managed to record modest gains last week. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the TSX Composite improved 1.1%. Once again, currencies had a major influence. The U.S. Dollar broke a key support on Friday when it fell below 78.33 to an eight month low. The Canadian Dollar broke a key resistance [...]

Hi peeps! I feel comfortable addressing you all in such an informal nature now that we have developed this strong bond with one another. So “how you doin?” So just to reiterate, Daddy Vialoux has run off for a while, and Jonny Vialoux (that’s me) is in charge. He’s actually just taking a much needed [...]

Originally published in the June 27th 2009 edition of the Financial Post section of the National Post. Gold and gold stocks have a period of seasonal strength from July to October. Will the seasonal trade work this year? Seasonal influences According to Thackray’s 2009 Investor’s guide gold has a period of seasonal strength from July [...]