Resource exploration stocks are notoriously volatile. Fear and greed play out in this sector like few others. Stocks tend to go irrationally high and stupidly low. And therein lies the opportunity.

Le,The junior board made it four winning days in a row but the big board equities got a little spooked during Halloween Friday trading on the Canadian markets.

Gold may be even more precious than we think. During the last several years, mining companies around the globe have discovered almost no new large-scale gold deposits.

The more speculative exploration stocks continued their bull run but profit taking dominated the big board during Friday trading on the Canadian Markets.

Wonder what’s happening with the gold market lately? So has David Galland, of Casey Research. (publishers of Casey’s International Speculator) Here he offers some insights into the current state of the precious metal… and the companies that mine it.

You likely know that my specialty niche is Canadian resource exploration stocks. These small cap companies are notoriously volatile. They aren’t quite free these days but they are ridiculously cheap.

It was back in the black for the Canadian Markets during Wednesday trading as investors once again gobbled up select issues.