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Wednesday Edition: January 7, 2026

Aztec Drills 40 RC holes at Tombstone Project, Arizona in 2025, Continues to Expand Shallow Silver-Gold Mineralization

The new results show the Ag-Au mineralization has broad continuity as drill tested mineralization has been pushed to depth, to the east and west.

Central Bank Gold Buying Momentum Continued in November

Central bank gold buying picked up in September and gained momentum in October. That momentum carried into November with gold reserves continuing to climb.

Trump Embraces the World and Breaks it

Most Trump supporters have been saying, as a matter of conservative finance, for several years now that the US needs to stop spending money it doesn’t have on foreign wars it doesn’t need.

Regime Change and Nation-Building Are Back!

We become poorer as the special interests get richer. And those we claim to be liberating suffer worse than under the previous regime.

Geopolitics: The Big Driver For Gold

In a nutshell, if an investment can’t rise strongly against supreme money gold, there’s no point buying it; the investor can simply buy gold.

De-Dollarization Alert: Zambia Now Accepting Yuan for Mining Tax Payments

In yet another sign of growing global de-dollarization, Chinese mining companies in Zambia are now paying royalties and taxes in yuan.

Watch for Resistance at Upper Bollinger Bands

Ira Epstein discusses the current state of the metals market, noting that silver has increased by $1.19, gold is up by 8.6, while copper remains flat, and platinum has decreased.

Tuesday Edition: January 6, 2026

Is Rising Volatility Tarnishing Gold's Appeal?

We’ve seen some sharp price swings in the gold market over the last couple of months. Should this diminish gold’s investment appeal?

Sound Money Groups Announce Inaugural Journal: Sound Money Review

Three pro-gold and silver groups have teamed up to launch the inaugural Sound Money Review, a unique collection of writings dedicated to preserving and advancing sound money principles.

Black Mammoth Metals Acquires Tom's Pediment Gold-Silver Property, NV and Finds Geophysical Target

The IP results confirm a target area at Tom, with the chargeability high covering approximately 2.3 sq. km. (open NW) and is coincident with a prominent gravity high and a resistivity high.

Why We Need the Gold Standard

Why do some people hate the gold standard? The main reason, Mises says, is that the nationalists want autarky, i.e., to shut their country out of the international capital market...

Financial System Showing Signs of Strain

Repo operations at the Fed on the last day of 2025 signal growing stress in the financial system, similar to the setup we saw in 2019.

Metal Rally, Except Copper; Highs Still Distant

Ira Epstein discusses market reactions to President Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro, focusing on geopolitical implications and potential impacts on the oil market.

Monday Edition: January 5, 2026

COT Gold, Silver & USDX Report - January 5, 2026

Positions as of Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Gold SWOT: 2025 Wrap-up - As Strong as Gold Performed in 2025, It Was Silver That Stole the Show

The gold price is up 80% since September 2022, and while impressive, it still lags the previous three gold bull markets over the past 25 years.

The Top Five Precious Metals Stories of 2025

What were the biggest precious metals stories of 2025? There were plenty to choose from. The biggest story is the impressive yearly gain for all the precious metals.

Why Copper, Silver and Gold?

2025 was historic in that gold, silver, and copper all rose significantly at the same time — the first time this has happened in 45 years. 

Technical Scoop: Market Odds, Golden Value, Energy Divergence

We could be sitting on the cusp of a further breakdown for gold. Nonetheless, only a breakdown under $3,900 would be of major concern.

Aztec Minerals Shareholder Update: Review of 2025 Highlights and Outlook for 2026

CEO Dyakowski: "2025 was a foundational year for the Company as we advanced both of our precious metal discovery projects, highlighted by the drilling of the highest-grade silver..."

The Mining Industry Is on the Hunt

Large copper, gold, and silver deposits that have favorable grades and are in locations amenable to mine development are being targeted in British Columbia.

Rates, Stock Market & Gold: Key Wave Counts

A projection for the end of wave iii is Gold $5,965.60.

Asian Metals Market Update: 2026 Silver Forecast

Inflation rise will be ignored by central banks (including federal reserve) in favor of growth by cutting interest rates. Shortage of copper, silver and other non-ferrous metals (including nickel) is expected in 2026.

Sunday Edition: January 4, 2026

We Forecast Gold’s High for ’26 at $5,546

In summary, yes Gold is — for the present– overvalued (and certainly so is Silver … again see the opening Scoreboard).  But hardly would we sell here.

THE DEEPER DIVE: My Report Card for my 2025 Predictions and My Predictions for 2026

Inflation did continue up through the year, albeit very gradually in the flawed government statistics. It was much worse for American businesses who mostly absorbed their own direct tariff hits along with the higher prices they had to pay to...

Gold Reckoning Looms

This bull’s prior three out of extreme overboughtness lasted 3.8, 3.1, and 4.3 months, again averaging 3.7. 

Silver: Book Trading Position Profits

Technical stock charts on $GDX, $GDXJ, $Silver, HL and more.

2026: The Year to Be Optimistic

We’ve never had a technology this powerful, this cheap, and this available. Computers and the internet made it possible to build a $10 million business with only a handful of employees. It’s only a matter of time until AI enables the first one-person, $1 billion company.

Friday Edition: January 2, 2026

Washington State Targets Savers with New Sales Tax on Gold and Silver, Effective January 1st, 2026

Despite Washington’s step backwards, 2025 was the most impactful year for sound money policy in recent history. The Sound Money Defense League was instrumental in the passage of pro-precious metals legislation in states such as Idaho, Kentucky, Connecticut, Wyoming, Alabama, and more.

Why Did Gold and Silver Tank on Monday?

There will almost certainly be additional corrections as we move into 2026. There will likely be even bigger selloffs. It’s important to always keep your eyes on the fundamentals. Don’t let corrections spook you. They actually present good buying opportunities.

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