Slope of Hope Blog Posts

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Searching For a Low

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the gold stock correction is playing out mostly as expected, now hitting targets

Back in January we (NFTRH) targeted the PDAC time frame (1st week of March) for a much needed correction of the excesses to begin. Gold stocks, along with gold and silver were due for a beat down after all that 2025 bullishness and market leadership.

This was aside from the fundamentals, which have deteriorated to a moderate degree in 2026. It was simply market mechanics. The market was going to find some excuse to knock gold stocks down. That excuse finally came in the form of war and the resulting spike in oil prices (oil/energy being a heavy factor in mining costs).

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Warsh, Silver Flash Crash & Gold Stocks

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Excerpted opening segments of NFTRH 900: Warsh & The Silver Flash Crash

900

I always get amazed when the number of NFTRH editions hits a round number. 900 times have I sat down and written these things. I love it. Especially when there is something of substance to write about. Boy, did last week give us something to sink our teeth into.

So, let’s downplay the macro stuff that got us to this point successfully (okay, we’ll have to include the Gold/Silver ratio), and the stock market stuff, which is basically little changed. Instead, we’ll look at what I think is a more pressing situation; interpreting what this precious metals correction is, and is not.

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