About Taylor Dart
Taylor Dart has over 10 years of experience in active & passive investing specializing in mid-cap growth stocks, as well as the precious metals sector. He has been writing on Seeking Alpha for four years, and managing his own portfolios since 2008. His main focus is on growth stocks outperforming the market and their peers. In addition to looking at the fundamentals, he uses different timing models for industry groups, and scans upwards of 2000 stocks daily to identify the best fundamental opportunities with the timeliest technical setups. Taylor is a huge proponent of Trend Following and the “Turtles” who enjoyed compound annual growth rates of over 50 percent per year.
Recent Articles By Taylor Dart
3 Gold Miners to Buy on the Dip
Gold (GLD) and silver (SLV) have underperformed this year despite several positive catalysts including high inflation, a slowing economy, and loose monetary policy. However, energy moving higher means more inflation is likely, while the jobs report indicates the economy may be slowing.
BUY the Dip on These 2 Tech Stocks
It’s been a volatile 4-week stretch for the major market averages, with the Nasdaq-100 Index (QQQ) correcting by more than 8% and the S&P-500 (SPY) breaking one of its longest streaks in history without a 5% correction. Investors should use the dip to buy high-quality, tech stocks like Nvidia (NVDA) and Adobe (ADBE).
Here's Why Silver Could be Setting Up for a Strong Q4
Silver was down 16% in Q3 as the Fed begins to taper asset purchases. Another factor is that inflation looks likely to ease in the coming months as supply chain issues are sorted out. However, Taylor Dart explains why Q4 could be quite strong for silver.
Silver at Pivotal Levels
Silver (SLV) has broken the $22 level and is now at its lowest levels since July of last year. Taylor Dart explains why bulls need to make a stand, otherwise silver could fall to $20 before the end of the year.
Silver Sentiment Hits Worst Level in Years
Silver (SLV) is down 5% this month and re-testing the $22.50/oz level. This relentless selling pressure continues to put a massive dent in sentiment, with despondency across the sector. This is evidenced by bullish sentiment sitting at its lowest levels in nearly three years and many investors exiting the sector for greener pastures. Let’s take a closer look below:
3 Gold Miners to Buy on Dips: Newmont Gold, Kirkland Lake Gold, and Orla Mining
Among the gold mining sector are the explorers, the producers, and the royalty companies, with each offering different risk profiles. The explorers are the highest-risk with regular capital raises and no guarantees that they’ll build a mine; the producers are medium-risk, with risk dependent on diversification and margins; and the royalty companies are the lowest-risk but offer the least reward. The sweet spot in most cases for returns relative to risk are the producers, given that the royalty companies rarely trade at a discount, even if they do offer safety. In this update, we’ll look at Newmont (NEM), Kirkland Lake Gold (KL), and Orla Mining (ORLA), two producers that are best in breed, and one explorer fully financed to graduate to the producer ranks in December.
2 Tech Stocks to Buy on Dips Before Q4
It’s been a volatile start to the week for the major market averages, with the S&P-500 (SPY) and Nasdaq-100 Index (QQQ) both sliding more than 3% to start the week on an intra-day basis. The good news is that while the market itself remains expensive, as do many QQQ constituents, there are a few names trading at reasonable prices when factoring in their industry-leading growth rates. Two of these names are Paycom Software (PAYC) and Amazon.com (AMZN), with Paycom recently breaking out of a large base and Amazon currently pulling back after a failed breakout earlier this year.
Silver Approaching Key Level
It’s been another rough week for the precious metals sector, with the price of silver (SLV) plunging more than 4% to undercut the $23.00/oz level, extending its year-to-date losses to nearly 14%. Taylor Dart explains why the metal needs to hold its support level.
Silver: Time For Bulls To Start Playing Offense
It’s been a disappointing year thus far for silver (SLV) and the Silver Miners Index (SIL), with the metal sliding by more than 8% year-to-date and the Silver Miners Index plunging more than 13%. However, Taylor Dart explains why investors should consider getting more aggressive here.