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SelectCore (SCG.V) Is New TSX Venture Tech Darling

Posted by AGORACOM at 10:08 AM on Monday, May 9th, 2011

Incredibly interesting to see how tech companies on the TSX Venture Exchange are stealing the spotlight from junior resource companies as the new high fliers … I also think it’s fantastic that we are seeing real value built outside of the resources sector.   If anyone believes in long-term tech, it is us … and I’d prefer a TSXV with variety.

Oddly enough, I’ve had SCG on my watch list for a week now but still can’t be into these meteoric rises.  By 10AM, SCG is up 29.6% on 4M shares.  Congrats to anyone riding this bull … but remember to take some money off the table.

George

Silver ETF (SLV) Making Lower

Posted by AGORACOM at 2:22 PM on Friday, May 6th, 2011

The afternoon isn’t shaping up great for SLV, as it is making lower highs on diminishing volume.  As such, I don’t see much reason to hold out for higher and plenty of reason to short, unless news comes out of nowhere.

Seafield Resources – Why You Never Fall In Love With A Drill Hole + 10 Rules To Trade Juniors By

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:43 AM on Friday, May 6th, 2011

My philosophy is to trade drill holes short-term … and great management teams long term.  Seafield went parabolic at the beginning of the year on one great press release.  The rest has been all pain.  To avoid this pain, remember these simple rules (in no particular order):

  1. Don’t fall in love with a stock
  2. Take most of your profits on parabolic moves
  3. Set rising stops to protect profits
  4. Set an absolute stop to minimize losses
  5. It isn’t personal, it’s all business
  6. Taking some profits makes future decisions more rational
  7. You can’t “get rich” off a position until you sell at least some of it
  8. You don’t know the top … but you know the bottom
  9. Eat a little, eat often
  10. Selling isn’t divorcing … you can play it again

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    Canadian Junior Resources Having A Green Day Today

    Posted by AGORACOM at 11:20 AM on Friday, May 6th, 2011

    Just a smattering of junior resource stocks I follow … Apogee had a great move, Donnybrook moving after tweeting them on May 4th

    Skype Interview: Pancontinental Uranium Partner Discusses Rare Earth Discovery With George Tsiolis

    Posted by AGORACOM at 4:42 PM on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

    I’m happy to present our latest installment of AGORACOM Via Satellite, in which we speak to management of small-cap companies that have just released important news to further discuss their developments for the benefit of shareholders and prospective investors.

    The company we are discussing today is Pancontinental Uranium (PUC:TSXV) ( HUB) ( WEBSITE ) but our guest is Bob Cleary, Chairman of Pancon’s JV Partner, Crossland Uranium.  To say he is well accomplished in the mining industry is an under statement.  Rick Mark, President & CEO of Pancontinental stated the following with respect to his importance in this joint venture:

    Bob is the former CEO of the Ranger Uranium Mine, still the second largest Uranium Mine in the world.

    He was instrumental in putting together the Joint Venture that has resulted in Pancontinental owning 50% of the fast developing REE/U project at Charley Creek in NT, Australia, and 50% of the large and prospective advanced U project, Chilling, across the Alligator River Valley from the Ranger Mine, also in NT.

    I have said for the last four years that this management team is among the very best in the business. I’m pleased to have you meet the guiding hand behind the scenes, Crossland Chairman, Bob Cleary

    DISCUSSING RECENT RARE EARTH ELEMENT (REE) DISCOVERY

    REE’s are no longer the unknown metals they once were when AGORACOM first started working with unknown Avalon Rare Metals back in 2004.  Today, they are on the minds of investors big and small around the world due to their strategic importance in high-tech, green technologies and defense industries to name a few.

    Prices of both REE’s and associated public companies have skyrocketed over the past two years – and the next decade looks very bright as global economies continue adopting high-tech / green tech solutions into everyday life.

    As with all “hot” sectors, investors have to be careful of “me too” companies attempting to capitalize on the trend with little to no substance.

    Thankfully, the Pancontinental / Crossland joint venture is anything but.  I discovered a joint venture with real results, insanely talented people and a real plan.  More than just lip service, look no further than these facts:

    • Pancon has earned a 50% interest in this significant uranium and REE project portfolio through the expenditure of A$8 million.
    • On November 1, 2010, the joint venture announced its first REE discovery … 39.1% TREO, of which 6.9% were heavy rare earths (HREE)
    • HREE are the more valuable and more important elements within the REE family
    • On March 9, 2011, the joint venture announced samples that included 13.8% HREE
    • Hundreds of holes are now in the process of being drilled
    • Holes average just 45 meters in depth … I may grab a shovel and head over there myself
    • …. much more that I will leave to you to discover via this interview

    FINDING THE NEXT GREAT REE COMPANY

    If you believe in the future of REE, then you should be continually conducting DD to find the next great REE company.  This Skype interview will go a long way towards beginning your DD on Pancontinental Uranium.  So whether you’re a shareholder or prospective shareholder, grab your coffee, sit back and hit play.

    Finally, as I have said all along, anytime an officer of a small-cap public company is willing to make himself available for a video interview about his company, it sends me a strong signal about his confidence and outlook.  After all, this is Web 2.0 and Skype interviews posted on blogs, forums and YouTube don’t go away.

    * DISCLOSURE – Pancontinental Uranium is not a client of AGORACOM; AGORACOM has not received any payment for this interview; Neither AGORACOM nor its principals own shares in Pancontinental Uranium … but I am personally considering making long-term purchases.

    AGORACOM Survey – Impact Of Conservative Majority Government On Small-Cap Investors

    Posted by AGORACOM at 9:17 AM on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

    The results are in and the Progressive Conservative Party has won a majority government, assuring them governance over Canada for the next 5 years.

    Leaving politics aside with respect to any special interests you may have, we want to know how small-cap investors feel about the impact of a Conservative majority government on their pocket books over the next 5 years.

    Please take 2-3 minutes to participate in this poll and pass it on to fellow small-cap investors in your respective online communities.  The results will be passed on to our local MP, so your participation is valuable.

    Thanks and I look forward to your responses!

    Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading questionnaire tool.

    AGORACOM Wire – Osama Death Effect On Markets & Did Silver Know Before The Rest Of Us??

    Posted by AGORACOM at 11:48 PM on Sunday, May 1st, 2011


    AGORACOM WIRE – SUNDAY MAY 1ST, 2011

    11:15 PM EST … BREAKING … OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD NEWS



    MARKET REACTION … Equity Futures Up Big (Dow +106) … Oil, Gold, Silver Down Hard

    DID SILVER MARKET KNOW ?? … Why Did Silver Market Drop $6 Immediately At The Open At 6PM EST Today? AGORACOM Silver Chart

    VIDEO: Betrayed – The Story Of Aurelian Resources – AGORACOM Blog

    Financial Post: AGORACOM Is The Site Retail Investors Famously Use To Fight Takeovers http://bit.ly/ihZzjh

    BARRICK GOLD CEO - Gold Is Now Being Valued In A Whole New Way… Never To Be The Same Member Post Fiat Confidence Broken

    WALL STREET JOURNAL ON YUKON GOLD RUSH – The Stakes Are Real

    VIDEO: Betrayed – The Story Of Aurelian Resources

    Posted by AGORACOM at 4:12 PM on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

    With Century Mining Shareholders leading yet another small-cap shareholder revolt against a “friendly” (definition: predatory) takeover, I am reminded of the very first online revolt by shareholders of Aurelian Resources. Despite forcing Kinross to renew its offer 4 times (a record for a “friendly” takeover?), Aurelian was acquired – BUT not before shareholders made headlines, videos and history.

    Here are a couple of my favourite videos:

    This is the story of Aurelian Resources, and how everything went horribly wrong when the company’s management sold its shareholders down the river.

    This is the opening title from The Battle for Aurelian Resources, in which the Rebel shareholders from Agoracom take on the Evil Kinross Empire, which has all the money in the world

    This was Hitler’s reaction when he was told of the Kinross Gold offer to buy

    *The Most Popular Of All Aurelian Videos With Over 17,000 Views

    Uranium Stocks Poised For Massive Rebound – HedgeHog Trader Guest Post

    Posted by AGORACOM at 10:58 AM on Friday, April 22nd, 2011

    BECOME A URANIUM ‘CONTRARIAN’:  PROFIT FROM PANIC!

    Dear Investor,

    While most investors have their eye on the precious metals, there is one very special sector poised for a massive surprise rebound – one that may outshine the precious metal sector – and that is uranium stocks! In March, investors sold uranium stocks in a panic as an earthquake and a Tsunami damaged Japan’s nuclear reactors.

    However, those investors, driven by sheer herd mentality, will soon regret their actions. For one thing I’ve learned is that when a large group acts so decidedly in one way, they end up making the wrong decision. For indeed, once every seller has sold, prices have no choice but to rise. And I believe that’s where uranium shares are now.

    13 bullish points for uranium investors to consider:

    1) A major delay in the uranium bull market has been FULLY priced into uranium shares and therefore, once sentiment begins to shift (as it invariably will) or even if we begin to see uranium stock takeovers at these low prices, uranium shares will be making a bee-line higher!

    2) China is not delaying. In fact, it announced it will proceed with construction of its nuclear power plants. The fast-industrializing nation is simply too busy growing to stop – and with its air full of smog and pollution due to a rapidly growing population there is simply no better clean energy option available to them.

    3) 56 plants are under construction (mostly in China) and 200 more are being planned.

    4) The US announced it will not delay its building plans for nuclear power plants. It is moving ahead!

    5) Over 430 nuclear power plants are in operation, producing 15% of the world’s power.

    6) Coal and uranium combined provide for about 90% of America’s energy needs. Coal supplies the bulk, at 70 percent! What no one in the press reports, is that coal also accounts for the deaths of between 10,000 to 20,000 people per year, while there has not been a single reported death from nuclear power in the US! In 1975, 30 dams in China failed due to flooding and an estimated 230,000 people perished. And yet, no one is calling hydro-power a demon! ☺

    7) Insiders are now buying shares of uranium companies. Insiders only buy for one reason – when they know a company is dirt cheap. For an insider knows the value of their own company better than anyone! In fact, one influential and very-well respected resource investor recently bought 300,000 shares, increasing his stake in a well-known uranium producer by 40 percent! Another investor with a truly amazing reputation for buying bargain resource stocks was busy buying shares of a 30-cent uranium stock for his own personal account. Ted Dixon, CEO of Ink Research (whose company expertly tracks and analyzes executive buying and selling) considers both of these purchases (in addition to some others I’ve noted) significant enough for investors to take notice.

    8) Only 62% of all uranium produced comes from uranium mines. A large part of the remainder comes from plutonium from dismantled Cold War nuclear weapons stockpiles (warheads, etc) and that uranium should only last until … 2013. How’s a major uranium shortage for a near-term catalyst?

    9) “Half of the [uranium demand] growth over the next 10 years is all coming from China,” said Orest Wowkodaw, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity.

    10) Future uranium supply is going to need be secured in advance, for practical reasons. That will create advance pressure on uranium demand!

    11) The World Nuclear Association expects uranium demand to increase 33% from 2010-2030.

    12) By 2012, out of the 10 largest producing uranium mines operating today, SIX will be depleted, two will be in their final stages, one will be upgrading and one will be producing.

    13) Uranium demand will greatly outstrip supply which has peaked! Uranium wealth bubble here we come!

    Charted below is the price of uranium versus the price of gold. We can see uranium is ripe to break up through its down-trend line any day now (my guess – within the next 10 days). Furthermore, the MACD signal on the chart is rising, showing positive divergence, which reveals underlying strength, a subtle momentum change and the likelihood of a move to the upside.

    What I’ve learned and now shared, is that the issues surrounding Japan are not going to affect uranium’s long-term bull market which is just now getting started. In fact, those who choose to be contrarian and buy valuable assets on the cheap, are those who end up profiting handsomely! And that is exactly what happened when investors began acquiring gold and silver-leveraged companies when gold was $400 and silver was $7 or less.

    In fact gold was so out of favour by 1999 that England’s finance minister (and future prime minister) Gordon Brown sold a gold cache containing half of England’s centuries-old treasure (a whopping 400 tons!) for less than $300 an ounce! Warren Buffet who many consider the world’s greatest investor, sold his entire stake of 130 million ounces of silver at $7 an ounce in 2006, settling for a pitiful $2 per ounce profit! Talk about two ‘experts’ who were wrong at the bottom! Clearly, being contrarian is the way to go!

    Near-term outlook:  The amazing chart above (labeled U.TO) shows how quickly uranium panics tend to rebound. This resilience in the price of uranium also shows the tremendous underlying strength in the commodity. What investors should also know is that the last 4 extreme sell-off lows (labeled with green arrows) have resulted in uranium prices rising on average 40 percent! And uranium stocks are likely to provide even more leverage to the upside! At present, we’ve generated another green BUY arrow, meaning there really is no better opportunity for uranium stock investors to buy shares than the one you see today!

    BUY NOW! DON’T WAIT FOR THE MEDIA’S ‘EXPERT’ VOTE OF APPROVAL

    To profit from the explosive uranium bull market ahead, join my elite uranium advisory (HHN) Hedgehog Nuke! In fact, our Alpha Forecasts indicate major gains for us over the next few weeks! And it’s true – the media will be all over this uranium-turnaround story like all others they cover – but unfortunately, their ‘valuable analysis’ will come after the fact. By the time uranium is judged a solid investment again by the masses, our elite uranium stocks will have rocketed higher!

    After all, the media told you tech stocks were going to the moon in 2000, then they told you stocks were never coming back after the 2008 market crash, they missed the gold and silver bull, the oil crash; the list of the media’s misses literally goes on and on. Soon we’ll add Uranium’s Revenge to that list and you’ll have read it here first!

    Don’t forget, we are also sharing with our Hedgehog Nuke (HHN) subscribers our one year uranium forecast, a number of valuable insider buys and sell transactions we’ve noted over the past few weeks and our top rated elite uranium recommendations. Don’t miss out!

    About Nicholas Winton: Nicholas  is editor-in-chief of HedgehogTrader.com whose website provides unique and accurate forecasting and analysis of the broad markets, resource stocks and commodities with contrarianism, insider buying, and his proprietary Alpha Signals. His advisories and uncanny predictions have amazed and enriched resource investors since 2006! He is also a consultant to Hedge Funds and wealth management advisors. You can follow his commentary on his blog, and on his informative and entertaining Twitter feed! http://www.twitter.com/hedgehogtrader ]

    George’s Note: This article contains the opinions of Hedgehog trader and are not an offer to buy or sell securities by AGORACOM.  Having said that, I have followed the HedgeHog Trader newsletter for a couple of months now and find the information to be extremely valuable in helping me formulate my own investment decisions.  If you are looking for a well researched newsletter covering junior resource companies, I strongly suggest considering HHT.

    You can also follow HedgeHog Trader on Twitter 

    Despite Screaming Gold & Silver – Tech Plays Take Top 6 Volume Spots on TSX Venture

    Posted by AGORACOM at 3:49 PM on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

    The day isn’t over just yet but unless something big happens in the next 20 minutes, this is the way things are going to shake out.  You need to get through 6 companies before finding your first hard rock company on the TSX Venture volume list.

    I, for one, am happy to see this.  I am big time bullish on junior resources companies going forward … but it’s nice to see we don’t have a one-trick pony.

    Regards,
    George