Benchmark's Record & Forecasts

Benchmark has provided world class guidance on numerous occasions for visitors and former students.

This complete record over many years includes specific stock market and resource market selections.

Several stock selections plus some other outlooks are still in progress.

July 2024 Note: The Benchmark results program ends today. If readers don't know the record by now, adding one more will not provide conviction.

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 Historical Summary

Benchmark has also clearly demonstrated its predictive skills, sometimes way in advance as demonstrated in these Benchmark presentations from 2017 - 2027.

• 2017's highly acclaimed Gold Rush!
• 2019 - 2023 Independence Gold Mine (Parts 1 - 12)
• 2021 - S&P500 predictions & chart signal displays
• July 2021 to 2022 Special Demonstration here
• 2021 to 2023 - Newmont Record here and below
• 2020 - 2024 Triangular Treasure Maps - Quarterly
• Benchmark's (member only site) extraordinarily accurate predictions & record - 2022 to 2027

Detailed Record

In Part 1 of Gold Rush!, published in June 2017, my assessment was a significant and major Gold Rush will begin to occur within the next 12 -18 months and gradually accelerate over time to 2020 and beyond.

Result: For the GLD, a breakthrough of the monthly downtrend line occurred in January 2018 and a liftoff phase began November 2018 at 115. In June 2021, we were at 172 for a 50% gain.

In April & May 2019 we published the Independence Gold Mine series which included a prediction that the gold/silver [stock] bear market would end in 140 days or less and that "Patience and the prospect of a profit picture would prevail by Independence Day, July 4, 2019".  

Result: In fact it started in June 2019.

This presentation also included the following predictions. "We will break thru the $1400 gold barrier later this year and achieve heights previously never thought possible in the following 2-3 years". "Any weekly closing rise over $79 (XAU) at any time after a new daily, is a back up the truck moment". 

Result: Both initial/weekly milestones were achieved in June/July 2019. Gold began the journey at $1275 and went to a high of 2089 in August 2020, a 63% increase.

In May 2019, in Part 2 of the Independence Gold Mine series included 4 gold/silver option stock recommendations (AXU, THM, SBB & VGZ).

Result: From 5/12/19 to the August/September peaks, AXU gained + 170%, SBB + 104%, THM + 48% and VGZ + 82%.

A follow up on March 23, 2020 added PVG, SA & MMX. 

Result: All seven selections were profitable with an average gain of 70.2%. (11/9/21 Newcrest takeover of PVG at $14.45 represented an approximate 140% profit)

For former students, long term monthly MPO's (Minimum Price Objectives) were provided on 46 gold/silver stocks. 

Result: 86.9% have reached their goal (or were taken over) so far, as discussed in Part 3 of the Independence Gold Mine series.

MPO for the XAU (at the April 2020 turn) in Benchmark was $144.51. 

Result: Objective achieved on 7/21/20.

In August 2020, Quarterly MPO predictions and results were discussed here.

Result: 5 stocks have achieved their goals. Three other identified stocks have not yet reached their objectives.

Quarterly Predictions

Triangular quarterly results from 2016 to 2021 are here. Some are still in progress. 

Future predictions to 2027 (for Benchmark members) are included.

General Market Predictions - S&P500 etc

In Part 1 of Gold Rush!, published in June 2017, we noted "an extreme overvaluation of the S&P500 is present. However, prices are likely to surge way over $2500 before ending."

Result: S&P500 reached as high as 4800 in January 2022. 

In "S&P500 - Overdone, Overvalued, Overdue - Oh Really?" on 4/2/21 we indicated, "Projections suggest substantial further gains". 

Result: There was an additional 20% gain by late Dec 2021.

In April 2020, Part 1 of the Benchmark article described the "ABC" buy and sell procedure and included 10 stock setups. 

Result: In July's Part 2 follow up, all ten were very profitable and seven had actually doubled in 3 months before closeouts. Charts are here.

On the price inflation front, Part 1 of Gold Rush! suggested a gradual pickup in inflation. RINF recorded a major trend event in August 2020 when it finally reaching a positive weekly trend. In Part 2 of Gold Rush! in August 2020, it suggested "the likelihood of a positive monthly trend in a month or so."

Result: Three months later, a positive monthly was achieved in November 2020.

Demonstrations

Benchmark demonstrations included CGEN (MPO achieved), an S&P500 buy in April 2020, two XAU buy events and a THM buy/sell sequence from March to August 2020. 

Result: All demonstration trades were significantly profitable. For example, THM buy profit was +326% and sell result +26%, just from the chart display alone.

Atlantis Project 4/30/21 - live demonstration of 8 resource selections using our Pivot Point technology.

Result: 7 of 8 profitable. Overall, +13.2% in 6 weeks.

Newmont (NEM) Record

9/11/21 When there was no hope back in September 2021 and using NEM as an example, readers were told to "expect both a positive daily and weekly trend to be in place by early 2022." 

Result: As it turned out, NEM entered a new daily trend 12/21/21 and a new weekly 1/28/22 resulting in a major 32% gain.

3/6/22 "After a strong gain and being near the key resistance area of 75, NEM is a very strong candidate for profit protection procedures such as taking partial profits, close stop loss procedures or other profit preservation maneuvers."

Result: NEM dropped 53% from April 2022 to October 2023 triggering stop procedures and preserving significant profits.

Newmont - private member Benchmark site results

Here are the original NEM 2022 forecasts and results. 

11/1/22 - Benchmark (Firepower) projects about $55-$60 share price IF both a positive daily and weekly is achieved. Clearly a leadership stock to keep an eye on.

11/12/22 - Even the NEM forecast appears to be on track to meet its daily and weekly requirements as well. In fact, the daily PP (Pivot Point) has turned up before a daily trend.

Jan 2023 Results

NEM reached its goal of $55 - $60 this very week along with a new weekly trend, as demonstrated below. 

NEM Weekly (Range = $51.12 - $55.41)

Independence Gold Mine Series

In July 2022's Independence Gold Mine (Part 5), the Old Prospector called for "a major bottom in gold this year".

In October 2022's Gold Rush! (for Benchmark Members) "a major bottom in Gold (prior to Thanksgiving) is strongly suggested." 

Result: This was successfully achieved 11/3/22.

Back in October 2023, the Old Prospector in Part 7 of the Independence Gold Mine forecasted both a positive daily/weekly Gold trend by Christmas.

Result: Both occurred by 12/1/23.

Feb 2024 - Benchmark + ACE-9

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A relentless XAU daily downtrend of -21% rewarding for those short but is almost at an end. 

GDX, HUI and XGD duplicate this presentation. 

NEM, even with its 5.36% yield, is similar as well. GOLD is closer to the starting gate.

2/27/24

Result: 3/1 & 4/1 XAU Chart result updates in the "Awesome Power of the ACE-9 Indicator" here.

Summary

This is the complete published record. No "cherry picking" here. The Benchmark site (for members) has additional documented records plus predictions to 2027.

Market Pendulum and Benchmark have extraordinary records of achievement and predictive results. Some are still in progress.

Regrettably, many have overlooked these highly accurate recommendations and results. 

Seen by many, recognized by few.

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Trader Garrett's Historical Gold/Silver Takeover Results to 2019

This section is no longer updated after our former students graduated in 2019. Substantial profits were realized by all.

77 stocks achieved core status in this area. Last one was Group Ten Metals (CA:PGE).  

Core Status Definition: To be elevated to a core position, a stock must have achieved at least a 100% net gain in the portfolio. At that point, 50% is sold for a complete return of initial risk capital and the rest rides for free. Alternatively, a few were sold with less then a 100% gain by calculating the number of shares needed to return the initial risk capital. Typically, no core position is sold unless a substantial and material adverse change occurs or the company is bought out. The historical portfolio results above represents completed core positions.

Takeovers:

Northgate Minerals
Tradewinds Ventures 
Prodigy Gold
Queenston Mining

Aurizon Mines

Rainy River Resources
Brigus Gold 
Carlisle Goldfields
St. Andrew Goldfields 
Claude Resources 
Lake Shore Gold
Kaminak Gold
Integra Gold 
Richmont Mines 
Klondex Mines
Goldcorp
Americam Pacific Mining

Terraco Gold

Please Note: Market Pendulum follows the 10 general considerations noted below on gold/silver stock selections. We do not handle investor's money, tell investors what do or advise them on their investment options. We only show what we do and why. This is not to be construed as investment advice or an invitation to duplicate our results. Please conduct your own due diligence.

Our 10 General Considerations - Gold/Silver stock purchases:

Management, their vision, experience and partners
Location of property
Infrastructure
Number of holes drilled and/or ounces produced per year
Number of potentially mineable ounces (measured, indicated and inferred)
Open pit vs. underground
Metallurgy issues
Political considerations
Finances, net present value & potential share dilution
Feasibility study planned, in progress or completed

A Detailed Stock Selection Method - Click here

Life Cycle of a Mine

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Important Caveat

While past performance and probabilities are favorable, results are not guaranteed. Use these trade plans and stock selections at your own risk. All analytical content provided within or from this site is aimed purely to educate or inform readers on the technical aspects and possible value of intelligent, mathematically based research tools and charts for due diligence purposes.

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