A man named Pierre Lassonde was the founder of one of the first gold royalty companies, Franco Nevada.
30 years ago, he created a theoretical ‘curve’ to outline the life cycle of a junior mining company.
The idea is that you want to position in these stocks at a certain time for the best chance of a fast up move…
Explore Small Cap Opportunities on the ASX
Of the approximately 2,000 companies listed on ASX, just over 1,400 – or 70% – are below $200 million in market capitalisation. 867 of these 1,400 stocks have a market capitalisation below $50 million.
But while small caps comprise the majority of the ASX, it is the bigger names that get most of the market’s attention. Names like BHP Billiton, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank, Woolworths, Wesfarmers – the list is long.
These big companies are popular with most investors. And, in a good year, they can see strong gains, sometimes between 20% or 30%.
But what the average investor doesn’t realise is that some of the most exciting, interesting, and world-leading stocks with potential for large returns are frequently found more often in the small cap sector
Commentary on China: Almost Always Wrong
Most fund managers in the market who long resources will go to Rio Tinto [ASX:RIO] and BHP [ASX:BHP] over Fortescue Metals Group [ASX:FMG].
Why? Because they can justify it as getting exposure to copper as well, hitching onto the theme of decarbonisation and renewable energy.
A ‘Crazy’ Contrarian Idea for 2025
Every year, I can guarantee you something will be the same.
It’s this…The consensus will be China’s economic outlook is a bit grim, and the iron ore price is odds on to fall.
It’s as Australian as the Melbourne Tennis Open and cold beers and prawns for Christmas around this time of year. But…
Gold Roars in AUD: Get Busy!
Because the Aussie dollar is falling, to a 5 year low no less, the gold price in Aussie dollars is a rip-roaring record that exceeds $4,300 an ounce.
Any gold producer that can extract gold from the ground at a decent price should be racking up big margins right now.
‘5 for 2025’: My Forecasts for the Coming Year
Small cap specialist Callum Newman puts down 5 big predictions for the coming year. Read on and consider placing your bets…
Counterpunch trades…with one in action
Here’s the tricky thing about the stock market. Sometimes different strategies work at different times.
That might sound obvious, but it throws up a practical problem.
For example, if you normally trade momentum, like I do, and there’s not much momentum exhibiting…what do you do?