‘That’s a Wrap’ By Rod Blake As I examined my notes at the end of recently (T.a.W.– 5/31st)– 2 things appeared to stick out among all of the rest. In a week where the senior boards were all unfavorable– the lowly TSX Venture Exchange, which normally craters under such pressure– was favorable. And in a week where all of the minerals were unfavorable– silver too was favorable. The method I see it– The TSX Venture and silver have a long history of underperforming their more senior equivalents– specifically, the TSX Composite and gold bullion. Now, one week does not a pattern make, however looking a little much deeper one sees that the Venture (+5.4%) has actually exceeded the Composite (+2.6%) for the month of May, and silver (+14.9%) has actually likewise surpassed gold (+1.5%). Much more striking, for the year to date, the Venture is up 10.5% while the Composite is ahead by 6.3%, while silver has actually acquired 29.3% up until now this year as compared to the 12.8% advance for gold bullion. The TSX Venture outshining is an excellent indication that cash is streaming into the resource sector as the Venture is extremely weighted towards resources. The Venture at 611 appears to be well above the 550 base it constructed at the start of the year. Must the rally continue, then a test of the 625– 650 resistance level developed in 2015 might be in the making. Must 650 provide– then the next resistance is 900 -1,000 embeded in 2021– 2022. The very first 5-months of the year have actually benefited the Venture and its financiers. It would be good to see that continue into the typically unfavorable summertime doldrums 3rd quarter. Silver exceeding gold validates that more cash is entering into the rare-earth element sector. With gold bullion at or near a record high, financiers begin to take a look at silver as a less costly method to play because market. Plus, silver at an 11-year high of about US$ 30 is still some $18 listed below its all-time high of US$ 48 developed in April, 2011. Silver, capturing up to gold and reaching a brand-new record high would go a long method to assisting the Venture reach brand-new heights. Everybody likes rooting for the underdog. Now, the TSX Venture Exchange and silver– 2 seasonal underachievers have actually unexpectedly ended up being market leaders. How can one not root for that? The optimism didn’t follow through to the brand-new week as resource costs began the week on an unfavorable note going up versus a strong American dollar. Petroleum closed at a brand-new 4-month low of US$ 72.73 a barrel (bbl). Lumber dropped to a brand-new 7-month closing low of US$ 489 per 1,000 board feet (MBF). Lithium was up to a brand-new 3-month low of US$ 13,977 a tonne (t). Which definitely assisted the stock cost of Century Lithium Corp. ‘LCE-V’ to sink to a brand-new 4-year closing low of $0.325. While Lithium Americas Corp. ‘LAC-T & N’ stock was up to a brand-new all-time closing low of US$ 4.24. Taseko Mines Ltd. ‘TKO-T’ & ‘TGB-N’ shares’ fell by $0.28 or 7.51% to $3.45 after the Vancouver, BC based miner revealed that operations at the business’s Gibraltar Copper Mine near Williams Lake, BC had actually been suspended due to a union-initiated labour strike. (When employees in Canada’s greatest paying market, mining, state they are having problem making ends fulfill, one can just think of how most of the working population should feel …) And on an associated note– Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. ‘WTE-T’ shares’ closed at a brand-new 7-month low of $22.59 as notification of possible strike action by staff members of Canada’s 2 significant trains Canadian National Railway Co. ‘CNR-T’ & ‘CBI-N’ and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. ‘CP-T & N’ weighed on the outlook for the west coast’s biggest coal export center. Denison Mines Corp. ‘DML-T’ & ‘DNN-N. A’ revealed the effective conclusion of an inaugural In-Situ-Recovery (ISR) field test for uranium at the business’s Midwest Uranium Project in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. Nvidia Corporation ‘NVDA-N’ CEO Jensen Huang informed the Computex exhibition in Tiawan that the speeding up improvement of expert system (AI) might trigger electrical energies to source extra products of gas as AI chips utilize about 10-times more electrical energy as traditional chips in usage today. As if on hint– gas increased to close at a brand-new 6-month high of US$ 2.94 per million British thermal systems (MMbtu). This as the carefully followed Baker Hughes Petroleum Rig Count reported the variety of active American drilling rigs fell by 6-rigs in the previous week at 594, down by 101-rigs from this time in 2015. Throughout the line– the variety of Canadian active rigs grew by 15-rigs to 143, up by 7-rigs from one year earlier. Financiers continued to look for uranium manufacturers with the share rate of market flagship Cameco Corporation ‘CCO-T’ & ‘CCJ-N’ reaching a brand-new all-time closing high of $75.81. Calibre Mining Corp. ‘CXB-T’ shares’ fell by $0.08 or 3.98% to $1.93 after the Vancouver, BC based miner reported an unusual pit wall motion at the business’s Limon Norte Open Pit in Nicaragua that will have a short-term influence on those operations gold production. B2Gold Corp. ‘BTO-T’ & ‘BTG-N. A’ widened its possible earnings stream by offering a portfolio of 10-precious and base metals royalties to independently held Versamet Royalties Corporation in an all-stock offer valued at some $90-million, offering BTO a 33% interest in Versamet. This financial investment interest in royalties no doubt assisted the stock cost of Osisko Gold Royalties ‘OR-T & N’ to get $0.89 or 3.91% to a brand-new 1-year closing high of $23.66. Nevada Copper Corp. ‘NCU-T’ shares’ plunged by $0.06 or 66.67% to a lowest level of simply $0.03 after the Yerington, NV based junior miner revealed it might look for lender security due to financing and liquidity problems. The S&P 500 Index and NASDAQ Exchange increased to brand-new particular all-time closing highs of 5,354 and 17,188. Gas and lumber were the only resources reporting gains for the week while silver and lithium reported the best losses. All 3 of the American exchanges were up on the week while the 2 Canadian resource weighted markets were down. For the Week– the DJI acquired 0.29% to 38,799, as the S&P 500 increased 1.31% to 5,347 and the NASDAQ enhanced by 2.38% to 17,133. In Canada– the TSX lost 1.18% to 22,007 and the TSX Venture fell 3.76% to 588. The CBOE Volatility Index or VIX fell 5.42% to 12.22. With currencies– the Canadian dollar lost 0.98% to US$ 0.7266, while the U.S. dollar ‘DXY’ increased 0.31% to 104.94. With products– gold bullion lost 1.46% to US$ 2,293 as silver dropped 4.11% to US$ 29.16, while copper fell 3.02% to US$ 4.49, and lithium lost 3.79% to US$ 13,977. Petroleum fell 2.33% to US$ 75.38, while gas increased 13.95% to US$ 2.94, and uranium lost 2.95% to US$ 87.25. With soft products– lumber increased 0.79% to US$ 511. In general– the CRB Commodities Index was the same at 342. — Due to increased security dangers at airports and other mass transit locations– Victorinox, the maker of the renowned Swiss Army Knife will no longer be producing this scarlet piece of devices with its most significant function– a knife. Resource World Magazine Inc. has actually prepared this editorial for basic info functions just and need to not be thought about a solicitation to purchase or offer securities in the business talked about herein. The info offered has actually been originated from sources thought to be reputable however can not be ensured. 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