I'm aware of the low daily trading volume on GRO.  Thought you and Matt had it on your trade ideas list a while back, but I may be mistaken: it may have caught my eye while perusing low priced stocks through another source.  I take it you don't feel patterns are as reliable when the underlying stock is thinly traded.  Or perhaps they just tend to be riskier.  GRO definitely has formed an a-typical pattern.

Been trading sideways in an incredibly tight range after a huge move up in March.  Any thoughts which way it breaks and when?

Excellent article by Tim W. Wood:

http://www.321gold.com/editorials/guest/wood061213.html 

This may sound a bit naive, but if the two stories below are true, why has the price of gold tumbled so hard?  Does the paper market really dominate the physical market?   

Please don't tell me too many weak hands owned it or that it was over-subscribed.  Nothing can be further from the truth.  I can count on one hand the number of people I know who EVER bought into the idea of owning precious metals...and I suspect most everyone on this website can say much the same.  And, the few people I do know who owned gold have sold none. ..and I suspect that much the same elsewhere.

Is it simply a rigged game?    

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-17/gold-buying-frenzy-continues-china-japan-and-australia-scramble-physical 

This would be a real game changer for precious metals if the article is true.  What happens if the Fed can't deliver (see 2nd half of the article)?

The lesson is a simple one: If you trade off the charts, stick to the technicals and forget the fundamentals.  No exceptions.

When Carly Simon sang those words a number of years ago, did she know something those of us invested in gold mining shares don't?  Painful run without doubt!! 

How can we be so right assessing the world financial situation yet be proven so wrong investing in these equities?  Price of gold goes up, miners lag.  Price of gold drops precipitously, gold shares are hit disproportionately.  Frustrating to no end.

I'm not understanding the non-confirmation - all three indicators below the price chart seem to be heading lower from the move down from the $600 level.  Are you saying there's non-confirmation of today's move higher or the last month's move lower?

thanks.

Beautiful flagging pattern on lighter volume just above the 8 EMA (daily chart).  Placing my stop just below 8 EMA at $2.02.

Sorry, I'm still a novice on posting the chart.  Worth a look though.

Looks like a flag pattern on low volume after monster move up.

Stock felt extended and I didn't want to hold it overnight.  Great move, though.  Thanks Steve and Matt.

likes to be all in or all out.  Have now moved the stop up to $8.15.

at $6.96 alittle over a week ago.  Looks like we are nearing horizontal resistance at $8.65.  Have moved my stops up twice today; currently placed at $7.98.  Any thoughts?

But thanks for the suggestion.

There are times I'm willing to buy a stock EITHER on a pullback to support (say, the moving averages) OR upon a breakout.  Not always in a position to be monitoring my screen.  I know how to set up a conditional buy order to make the purchase one way or the other.  

My question is: Would it be "wise" or "otherwise" to put the conditional trade on both ways to insure I buy the stock if either of those scenarios materialize?  Have two accounts, so I can set up the conditional buy for either way (not sure I can do both under the same account).

Understand that in theory, if I'm not monitoring the action, I could end up with twice the stock (first price dips to support, then it breaks out), but are there other pitfalls to occasionally making this move?? 

In your opinion, does it bust through the 200 or get repelled?  Looking to move my stop up from break even.  Thanks.

Probably will be taken out of my position any minute.