It’s been a tough few weeks for the gold bulls. It was only two months ago we had them screaming from the roof calling for a gold ‘breakout’ into all-new highs! It’s been the catchcry for the gold bulls in 2023…nations in the east buying gold as a possible move away from the US dollar in international trade. Yet, despite the buying spree, gold futures continue to weaken. Why? Read on…
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Video Recording with Industry Insider: Hedley Widdup
In today’s issue of Fat Tail Commodities…James Cooper sits down with industry insider Hedley Widdup. Hedley is a trained geologist who runs the resource focussed fund, Lion Selection Group. He offers his key insights, his take on the recent weakness being felt across the resource sector, and the emerging opportunities.
China Lights a Fuse Under the Copper Producers
In today’s Fat Tail Commodities, James Cooper looks at the stimulus announcements from China and why this matters for commodities…particularly copper. It marks a sharp change in tactic by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as it looks to tackle deflationary pressures. Not surprisingly copper stocks are beginning to move…
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A monthly newsletter that recommends small-to-mid-cap ASX-listed resource stocks primed to benefit from an anticipated resurgence in Aussie mining.
Mining: Phase One is different from everything else we do here at Fat Tail Investment Research.
It’s only designed for a very small group of aggressive — but prudent — individuals who are looking for trade ideas in the most speculative end of the resources sector…exploration companies in the first stage of the mining stock lifecycle — ‘phase one’.
These kinds of stocks are near impossible to value because they generally have no existing resources and no revenues. As such, traditional forms of analysis are usually obsolete in this area.
To get an edge, you need to understand the rocks. As an experienced geologist, this is Editor James Cooper’s wheelhouse. His career spans 15 years working for some of the biggest and smallest resource companies in Australia and Africa.
His aim is to help you trade the next cyclical bull market in commodities using his personally developed system for investing in highly speculative, phase one miners.