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Seven Reasons A Boom in Silver is Beginning

Investment U (June 1st, 2009) Writes:

Joe Kunkle, Investment U Research Team

With gold and oil hogging the “commodities spotlight,” silver is too often forgotten. However, a new trend is emerging that indicates a major rally may be starting in silver prices and silver related stocks.

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen more and more data that supports a rally in silver: from large institutional money making large bullish bets, to technical indicators of a breakout, fundamental valuations well below where they should be, and a possibility of a massive short squeeze.

The iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSE: SLV) has gained 18% since the broader markets began to rally in early March, but we could easily see another 25% – or more – in the remainder of 2009.

All in all, they make silver a must-own in any diversified portfolio.

Here’s what the smart money is doing in silver right

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Silver expected to outperform gold

Alex Stanczyk (February 27th, 2009) Writes:

Silver expected to outperform gold

Posted: February 24, 2009, 8:20 AM by Jonathan Ratner

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Silver may have underperformed gold in 2008 because industrial uses remain its largest source of

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Stocks that Went Up when the Market Tanked

Fred Fuld (September 23rd, 2008) Writes:

Yesterday, Monday, September 22, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 370 points, following a previous tumultuous week for the stock market. Yet on that same day, numerous stocks were up, with many up over 10% for the day. Unless it is short covering, there may be something positive behind the stock's movement. The following stocks were all up over 10%. They all have market caps over $500 million, and PE ratios below 20.Synutra International, Inc. (SYUT) produces dairy based nutritional products in China. The stock was up 25.7% . The stock has a PE of 16 .Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH) is in the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance business. The stock was up 25.5% . The stock has a PE of 3 . United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) manufactures fabricates semiconductors and integrated circuits in Taiwan. The stock was up 14.4% . ...