Sprott's Thoughts

A highlight of 2017 financial markets has certainly been the explosion of interest in cryptocurrencies. We attribute growing interest in digital currencies to a concern shared by many gold investors. In short, resentment is mounting over the financially repressive policies of global central banks.

As an asset class, precious metals have become a contemporary investment enigma. Despite market-leading performances during the past seventeen years, gold and silver still command surprisingly narrow constituencies in most investing circles.

In our mid-April report, we highlighted ten market variables we view as bullish for the gold price. During the intervening month, these factors have remained generally supportive, yet spot gold has traced out a 6.28% correction (from an intraday high of $1,295.61 on 4/17 to an intraday low of $1,214.26 on 5/9).

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There was a nice trade in silver off the December lows into the end-of-February peak. Even if longs held through the correction in early March, the rebound move back to the February high took only two weeks. As of close on Friday, April 7, 2017, the picture changed, and it might be worth taking a close look at what some of the potential implications are for silver.

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If millions of ounces of reserves exist, I don't care who you are, that's value - Whitney George

Precious metals resumed their upward climb during the first two months of 2017. During January and February, spot gold rose 8.34% (from $1,152.27 to $1,248.33) and spot silver increased 15.08% (from $15.92 to $18.32).