SVM was one of my first picks,when I started in 2009.
rode it way up and all the way down. I bought a big collection of junior miners and some biotech. and assorted other things that I discarded like oil,ag, a few things. I never was interested in the S+P or blue chips, because I was expecting another crash,and a currency reset, the Austrian school ideas, that the economy was tettering on collapse, etc, so I bought precious metals and invested in mining stocks. and watched them go Soaring up into 2011 and then all the way down to the present day. I got rid of 80% of my miners along the way. I still have about 10 dead miners in my portfolio waiting to be 'resurrected' when Gold rockets/resets to 10,000 an oz. I'll get my break even money back on the dog miners I own.
examples. Aurcana silver. Sandspring resources. International Tower Hill mines (THM) What A DOG !!?! but in 2010 it was one of the Darlings hyper promoted by the newsletters. and I was totally uneducated about miners back then. That's why I bought the newsletters!?
They ALL collapsed 95-99 %. !!!
Now I only own 3 that are doing anything. I bought PVG at 2.75 and 4.00. back when it made that giant spike down. I caught that bottom. then added as time went on, especially at 4 dollars.
I recently bought Avino silver,ASM< at 85 cents , when that looked like the bottom. the old low at 70 cents was from 2016. so I thought 85 cents was ok. then the dilution slammed price down to 60 cents. So I'm looking to sell ASM and get my money back at 88 cents.
I'm kind of interested in MAG silver if it falls down toward 6 dollars. maybe 7 dollars.
and I try to examine the picks that Citrati mentions.
