With the recent weakness in the markets, a lot of investors are left wondering what to do. Right now no one really knows for sure what’s coming next.

Will the massive amounts of cash sitting in money market accounts come back to the market? If so, when?

To be honest, I think it’s going to be a few weeks before that happens. But that’s not all bad news. You see, we do have a great opportunity here to capitalize on the overall market weakness and turn the past few weeks into an opportunity.

Just take a look at the chart above. Nickel is one of the most in-demand commodities right now. Production of stainless for everything from new ethanol plants to plumbing in China is helping keep long-term nickel prices much higher than historical averages.

In fact, despite the massive decline in nickel spot prices as shown above (almost 50% in less than two months), long-term nickel prices are holding steady. In fact, three-month and 15-month nickel futures prices, which are far better indicators of fundamental supply and demand, have barely budged.

But that fact is rarely looked at by individual investors. The chart above has investors selling off nickel stocks because of the perceived decline in nickel prices. Beyond the big headline number, there isn’t really much of a decline at all, and nickel prices are still pretty high considering everything else.

Right now, some of the nickel miners offer the best investment opportunities around. Over the long-term, nickel and other base metals will be doing the best. Now is the time to be looking past the headlines and moving into the right sectors while everyone else is running.

Good investing,

Andrew Mickey
Founder, Small-Cap Commodity Prospector


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