Thank You Edition #6 has just been released to subscribers! No, I definitely haven’t forgotten about you guys, I’ve just been taking way too long in completing the lithium ebook… Knowing that I would need to put in (a lot) more work to get that release out, I decided to just shift gears for a moment and talk about gold for a little bit…

It’s one of those things in life, I guess, where when you’re “too much in the zone” and fixated on just one single task, you kinda want to take a break, mix it up a little, and hopefully when you get back to it, progress will happen a lot easier.

Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

LOL, actually funny enough, while I was working on sending out the latest newsletter, we had a power outage out here in Bali and I was just thinking to myself, “Oh great, what perfect timing…”

In fact, after 10-15 minutes, I was thinking I might just have to wait until the AM local time to get the copy out to you guys…

Luckily, the power just came back on, so it’s all good now!

With that said…

There’s been some interesting news/developments on the gold front, so no harm in focusing on that sector for a little bit, right?

Anyway, I really hope you guys enjoy the latest newsletter!

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All the best,

Jay

The markets have been BLOODY RED as of late (some more than others), and as readers know very well, usually when there’s a lot of pain being felt, I start to pay more attention… Trying to look for opportunities.

Easier said than done (2018 has certainly been a most humbling year for many investors/speculators), but hey, we have to try don’t we?

Here’s a broader, macro view of 2018 performance across various sectors…

Coupled with the fact that we are nearing the end of the year (most everyone is on holiday/vacation), there’s most likely a lack of interest (liquidity) in certain names, and if history is to be used as a guide, some of the best deals typically become available during December…

I mean, just look at the chart below, and you should be clearly able to see that certain sectors like lithium have been absolutely annihilated in 2018…

Can we say life-changing LOSSES, for those unfortunate enough to have “backed up the truck” near the top?!?

Despite strong evidence that electric vehicles (EVs) are starting to enter a hyper-growth phase and some big $$$ deals having taken place in the past few months…

Buying opportunity or is it a trap?!?

Who really knows, but as someone who has seen his fair share of booms and busts while dabbling in the mining space, I’m inclined to guess that it’s the former as opposed to the latter…

But really, it’s anyone’s guess and as always, I don’t know jack shit about anything… so please keep this in mind and speculate at your own risk!

Anyway…

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned which just keeps on repeating over and over again:

 

“Retail investors buy with no fear during market rallies, interim tops… These same retail investors cry a river and panic sell out of their positions when there’s blood in the street, capitulating at interim bottoms…”

 

In the Game of Speculation, it’s all about FEAR and GREED that dictates what people will do with their money…

 

Right now, in some sectors, there is a paramount of FEAR, and from a risk vs. reward perspective, these industries are the ones that appeal the most to me…

 

Anyway, I’ll be sharing my full thoughts in the next newsletter which I promise I will be working hard on to finish and release before Christmas!

 

Happy Hunting!

 

Wishing your family and you all the best,

 

Jay

For this next issue, I am mostly going to focus entirely on talking about clean energy metals (lithium and cobalt).

Well, mostly lithium…

It’s pretty UGLY out there right now, and just like summer 2016 and summer 2017, it’s just that time of year when clean energy stocks decide to take a major dump…

As readers may recall from summer 2016.

Summer 2018 certainly hasn’t shaped up to be much better…

 

When it comes down to it, there’s nothing fancy at all with mining stocks and speculation…

 

“Buy low and sell high.”

 

Everyone knows it, but very few can do it b/c it’s extremely difficult/frustrating/scary to buy when something is going down precipitously… and keeps declining more and more with each passing day.

 

And everyone knows it’s impossible trying to time the market, attempting to pick out bottoms… If you’re wrong, it’s akin to “catching a falling knife.”

 

So…

 

In contrast, people like to chase momentum and FOMO their way into positions… When that happens, they initially feel great b/c the stock is moving in the right direction… UP!

 

But if you hold on for too long and sentiment reverses again, the ride back down can be brutal!

 

Anyway, I’ll be going over some thoughts soon enough.

 

Stay tuned!

 

Cheers,

 

Jay

I’m still going through a lot of stuff (doh!), and as I’ve mentioned in recent posts, there are still a buncha moving parts and things going on behind the scenes that need to be resolved before I can exit out of some terrible investments gone ummmm even more terribly wrong (lame sauce).

Anyway, as I work to navigate myself out of a very difficult situation (in other words, I will no doubt walk away losing a boatload of $$$), I’m gonna try and remain positive and focus on stuff that is not only fun (for a change), but also much, much, much more fulfilling. One can only stomach so much soul-sucking suckitude before you feel the need to turn the page and re-engage with stuff that actually makes you happy!

So, now is about the time I get back to writing the next issue of the Thank you Edition, which is episode #4.

Learn more about the Thank You Edition newsletter, here.

I’ll be sharing with readers some investment thoughts and a big picture update to my overall portfolio.

Will try and get the issue out before next week (hopefully).

 

Thank you all very much for your patience.

 

Cheers,

Jay

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