{"id":6522,"date":"2026-01-22T19:02:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=6522"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:49:23","slug":"the-perfect-gauge-of-where-we-are-in-gold-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/the-perfect-gauge-of-where-we-are-in-gold-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Gauge of Gold Cycle, TSX Venture Surpasses Key Breakout Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.55; color:#111;\">\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    On December 20th, <strong>NIA <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">sent out an alert<\/span><\/strong> entitled,\n    <strong>&ldquo;Eric Sprott&rsquo;s Latest Video: What He Said&hellip; and What He Didn&rsquo;t&rdquo;<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    In this alert, NIA said,\n    <strong>&ldquo;A <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">cleaner way to play<\/span> New Found Gold: If New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG)\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">performs well<\/span>, EarthLabs (TSXV: SPOT) should\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">do even better<\/span> due to its <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">royalty exposure<\/span>\n    to the Queensway Project. If NFG continues to <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">dilute<\/span>, SPOT has\n    <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">far less downside risk<\/span>.&rdquo;<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    <strong>EarthLabs (TSXV: SPOT) <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">gained by 21.74%<\/span><\/strong> today to a\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>new 52-week high<\/strong><\/span> of <strong>$0.42 per share<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    Since NIA&rsquo;s December 20th alert, <strong>EarthLabs (TSXV: SPOT)<\/strong> has\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>gained by 37.70%<\/strong><\/span>, or\n    <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">nearly double<\/span><\/strong> <strong>New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG)&rsquo;s<\/strong>\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>gain of 21.32%<\/strong><\/span>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0; text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n      alt=\"EarthLabs vs New Found Gold performance comparison\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/earthlabsvsnfg.jpg\"\n      style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin:0 auto; border-radius:6px;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    The reason <strong>NIA <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">follows<\/span> EarthLabs (TSXV: SPOT)<\/strong> is\n    <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>simple<\/strong><\/span>. It is the\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>best<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>gauge<\/strong><\/span>\n    of where we are in the <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold cycle<\/strong><\/span>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    NIA <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>initially<\/strong><\/span>\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>suggested<\/strong><\/span> <strong>SPOT<\/strong> three years ago at\n    <strong>$0.20 per share<\/strong>. On March 28, 2023, NIA explained:\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    <strong>&ldquo;EarthLabs (TSXV: SPOT) is just a <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">gauge<\/span> of where we are in the cycle,\n    and considering it <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">hasn&rsquo;t<\/span> even <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">moved<\/span> yet,\n    it shows how early we are. By the time <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">gold stocks<\/span> become a\n    <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">bubble<\/span>, SPOT will be <strong>$0.80 per share<\/strong> where Eric Sprott invested.\n    By then, NIA&rsquo;s <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">top 4 picks<\/span> will be\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">up many times more<\/span> than SPOT. It will be time to\n    <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">sell<\/span> our top picks when SPOT hits $0.80.&rdquo;<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    So far, <strong>SPOT<\/strong> has <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>increased<\/strong><\/span> from\n    <strong>$0.20 per share<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">up to<\/span><\/strong>\n    <strong>$0.42 per share<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px 0;\">\n    <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>Gold stocks<\/strong><\/span> will\n    <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>peak<\/strong><\/span> when <strong>SPOT<\/strong>\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>reaches<\/strong><\/span> <strong>$0.80 per share<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\">\n    The <strong>TSX Venture Composite Index<\/strong> has just\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>surpassed its most important long-term key breakout point<\/strong><\/span> &mdash;\n    its February 2021 medium-term peak of <strong>1,113.64<\/strong> &mdash;\n    <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>officially confirming<\/strong><\/span> the\n    <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>new secular bull market<\/strong><\/span>.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0; text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tsxventurecompkeybreakoutpoint.jpg\"\n      alt=\"TSX Venture Composite Index Key Breakout\"\n      style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin:0 auto; border-radius:6px;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <div style=\"border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5; margin:16px 0 0 0; padding-top:12px;\">\n    <p style=\"margin:0; font-size:12px; line-height:1.45; color:#555;\">\n      <em>\n        Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide\n        investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. This message is not a\n        solicitation or recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities. NIA&rsquo;s President has purchased 30,500 shares\n        of SPOT in the open market and intends to buy more shares. This message is meant for informational and educational\n        purposes only.\n      <\/em>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 20th, NIA sent out an alert entitled, &ldquo;Eric Sprott&rsquo;s Latest Video: What He Said&hellip; and What He Didn&rsquo;t&rdquo;. In this alert, NIA said, &ldquo;A cleaner way to play New Found Gold: If New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG) performs well, EarthLabs (TSXV: SPOT) should do even better due to its royalty exposure to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9,123,92],"class_list":["post-6522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-gold","tag-nfg","tag-spot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6522"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6541,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6522\/revisions\/6541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}