Rally Time in the Gold Stocks

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By Jordan Roy-Byrne
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The gold stocks are extremely oversold. That’s obvious.

However, selling pressure has waned since the end of June. The daily candles have been mild, suggesting less and less distribution.

The last three days mark three consecutive days of accumulation candles for the first time in months.



These candles come amidst an extreme oversold condition.

We plot GDXJ below along with our custom indicators. Each of the three indicators has hit the most extreme level in over seven years. GDXJ is the most oversold it has been since the end of 2014.

The large-cap miners are not quite as oversold as GDXJ, but they are close.

In re-assessing support levels in the gold stocks (after last week), I came up with the following.

GDX, GDXJ, and the HUI all have begun to stabilize at their respective first support levels. 

The path of least resistance for the gold stocks in the short-term is higher. Even when they were extremely oversold in 2008, 2013, and 2014, they enjoyed a relief rally before more selling.

Whether this rebound will be sustainable will depend on the market's view of Fed policy. If the market anticipates the Fed hiking past September several weeks from now, then this rally will be sold. However, if there is a growing belief that July or September is the last hike, this rally could be the start of something big.

I continue to focus on finding high-quality juniors with at least 5 to 7 bagger potential over the next few years. To learn the stocks we own and intend to buy, with at least 5x upside potential after this correction, consider learning more about our premium service. 

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Jordan Roy-Byrne

Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and editor of TheDailyGold Premium, a publication which emphasizes market timing and stock selection for the sophisticated investor, as well as TheDailyGold Global, an add-on service for subscribers which covers global capital markets.

Jordan's work has been featured in CNBC, Barrons, Financial Times Alphaville, Kitco and Yahoo Finance. He is quoted regularly in Barrons. Jordan has been a speaker at PDAC, Cambridge House and Hard Assets conferences. TheDailyGold.com was recently named one of the top 50 Investment Blogs byDailyReckoning. Jordan earned a degree in General Studies from the University of Washington with a concentration in International Economic Development. He also lived and worked in Southeast Asia for 3 years in order to study economic development from an emerging market perspective. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife, fitness, football and travel.

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