iShares Gold Trust(ETF) (IAU) & More: Shorts Are Piling Into These Stocks. Should You Be Worried?

I can somewhat understand investors’ apathy surrounding the deal, since Constancia isn’t ready to be commissioned until the first quarter of 2015 at the earliest, but the company’s updated precious-metal reserves, released three weeks ago, showed that Constancia’s measured, indicated, and inferred mineral reserves rose dramatically in 2012. I believe short-sellers are digging in the wrong area looking for treasure by betting against HudBay Minerals.

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This week’s theme is all about alternative thinking. No one likes physical gold or its miners at the moment, which could make for a perfect entry into the iShares Gold Trust(ETF) (NYSEARCA:IAU) or even the well-financed HudBay Minerals. As for HEI, it’s a simple case of its alternative-energy program leading long-term costs lower and it maintaining a monopoly in Hawaii’s electric-generating business.

What’s your take on these three stocks? Do short-sellers have these stocks pegged, or are they blowing smoke? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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