When the whales try to drown you, don’t run — take your shot.
It sounds simple when you’re starting out in investing. But soon enough, you realize: you’re the ham sandwich everyone wants a bite of. And the ones running the casino? They designed the game to help themselves, not you.
There’s a saying on Wall Street: “You never see the customers’ yachts.” Remember that.
The Stop-Loss Trap
“Stop-loss” orders are marketed as a safety net. You set your price. If the stock drops, you’re automatically out with a controlled loss.
But here’s the trap: intraday volatility. Stocks can bounce around 10–20% during a single day. You be forced out mid-day, just before it rebounds. Your shares? Now held by someone else at a discount.
This manipulation of intraday ranges happens all the time.
A smarter approach? Set your exit strategy based on the daily close, not panicked midday dips. Let your decisions be driven by strategy, not noise.
Flash Crash: A Lesson in Gold and Silver
Here’s a real-world example:
At one point, traders dumped enormous quantities of gold and silver on the markets. This happened in just one hour. This was 10% of the world’s annual supply. Prices tanked: gold dropped $200, silver lost $2.00.
But within 48 hours, both had recovered.
Manipulated? Almost certainly. Illegal? Possibly? Enforced? Don’t count on it.
No one’s coming to protect your portfolio. That’s your job.
The Mirage and Mayhem of Junior Golds
Let’s talk Junior Gold miners — the exciting but dangerous frontier of investing. These companies don’t yet mine; they explore. They’re the hopefuls chasing the next big strike.
Why do they fail?
- ✘ Bad metallurgy: Pretty rock, but toxic mix or costly to extract.
- ✘ Deep or low-grade deposits: Expensive to mine.
- ✘ Financing traps: Dilution through share issuance or fragile joint ventures.
People chase the mythical 100:1 payoff. In truth? Odds are closer to 1000:1.
Worse still, juniors don’t move in sync with the price of gold. They have their own unpredictable cycles. It’s not a straight line. It’s a wild ride with no seat-belt.
When Big Players Make Big Moves
Consider recent moves in the mining sector:
- Newmont is selling off several “non-core” producing mines to focus on long-life, high-grade assets in politically stable regions.
- Barrick Gold spun off K92 Mining (KNT.TO) under $2. Today? It’s over $14.
What happened? Someone took the time to study the risks — and saw a straight path to success. Lesson: Watch the spin-offs. Sometimes they’re gold mines in disguise.
Gold, Banks, and the Debt Bomb
Two major macroeconomic controversies are unfolding:
1. Basel III and Physical Gold
Basel III regulations will soon demand banks to back gold positions with physical metal. No more paper gold. No more empty promises. That will tighten global supply and reshape the gold market overnight.
2. The U.S. Debt Dilemma
With a national debt over $37 trillion (and off-book liabilities pushing $200 trillion), the U.S. faces impossible choices:
- Issue 30–50 year gold-backed bonds (as Dr. Judy Shelton proposed)?
- Sell off public land?
- Keep the illusion going by having the U.S. and UK buy each other’s debt like two drunks holding each other up?
And what about the gold the U.S. holds for other countries and hasn’t returned?
This is more than policy—it’s a financial minefield.
So What Can You Do?
Here’s the hard truth:
You are your own best security.
No agency, analyst, or algorithm can protect you like you can. You must:
- Trust your strategy.
- Understand the cycles.
- Learn the games.
- Know when to stand your ground.
- Know when to get to shelter.
You not fight the wave. Still, you can at least remove yourself from the target zone. Then you can wait out the storm.
Bottom Line:
This is not a market for the faint of heart. It’s for the savvy, the studied, and the steadfast. If you run, you’re done.
But if you stand your ground, you have a shot.
👉 Ready to sharpen your investing instincts?
Markets are rigged, volatile, and full of traps — but knowledge is power.
Don’t run. Stand your ground.
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