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Be extremely careful, investing in securities carries a high degree of risk; you may likely lose some or all of the investment.Read up on your favorite stock market newsletters.Sharper your stock trading skills with our stock market education section.The market appears to have bottomed, the technicals are improving, and valuations of both producers and juniors are quite compelling.All bull markets have to endure a plethora of corrections and all bull markets have to endure a handful of major corrections. The gold stocks are no different. In fact, due to nature of the mining business and the high-beta status of these stocks, it is very easy for investors to forget that they (the gold stocks) are in a real structural bull market. Corrections and crashes are commonplace and yes, even in a bull market. Yet in 2011 the gold equities did not crash. They merely digested and consolidated the massive recovery gains from 2009 and 2010. This persistent consolidation has left many scared, frustrated and distrustful of the sector at precisely the wrong time. Gold stocks have quietly completed a major bottom, their first since 2008.There are several strong reasons why my firm believes the gold stocks have completed a major bottom. The bullish percent index (number of stocks on a point and figure chart buy signal) dipped to 10%. The last time this happened was in 2008 when the gold stocks bottomed. The two big downturns in 2008 occurred with the bullish percent index at 30% and 70%. Presently, the entire sector is oversold and thus there is very little room to fall but much room to rebound.The gold stocks have just made their fourth major low since this bull market began. The bull is moving into its 12th year yet many feel like giving up on the gold stocks. They don’t have the understanding or the patience that is required to make money in this sector and in a bull market. They are dismayed by the fact that the metals have far outperformed over the past five years. However, this is nothing new. Check the previous chart and you’ll notice that the gold stocks made little progress from 1966 to 1972. The same can be said for the Nasdaq from 1987-1991.Given all we know, this is likely to be your best buying opportunity for the next few years. The market appears to have bottomed, the technicals are improving and valuations of both producers and juniors are quite compelling. Sounds like a major low to me!The information on this website solely reflects the analysis of or opinion about the performance of securities and financial markets by the writers whose articles appear on the site. The views expressed by the writers are not necessarily the views of Minyanville Media, Inc. or members of its management. 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Minyanville management and staff as well as contributing writers will not respond to emails or other communications requesting investment advice.NEW YORK, NY, Jan 03, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Gold mining stocks have come under significant pressure in recent months amid widespread weakness in precious metals. According to the Associated Press much of the decline in gold can be blamed on questions about Europe's efforts to resolve its sovereign debt crisis and what the impact on the global economy will be. A slowdown in growth in China has also been a factor. The Paragon Report examines the outlook for companies in the Gold industry and provides equity research on Yamana Gold, Inc.The Paragon Report provides investors with an excellent first step in their due diligence by providing daily trading ideas, and consolidating the public information available on them. 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