The first couple years is when in 2009-2011 precious metal mining stocks far outperformed the gold and silver underlying physical. But if you did not time the market well and exit at the top with the bearish divergences, you got wiped out as the mining stocks tend to tank 90-98% during the subsequent bear market.

I believe we are starting the precious metals bull market... but we must be careful.
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