Bob Thompson argues the mining and commodity bull market is real but no longer early-stage. He says sentiment is hot yet generalist capital has barely arrived, the US dollar is still the key macro lever, and energy may be the next sector to benefit if geopolitical stress and tighter supply persist.
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This interview centers on Bob Thompson’s view that commodities, especially gold, silver, uranium, miners, and possibly energy, are in a long-cycle bull market that is now moving from the easiest phase into a more selective, stock-picking phase. Thompson pushes back on the idea that strong attendance and enthusiasm at PDAC necessarily signal a top, arguing that generalist money has not yet meaningfully entered the resource space and that many investors are still concentrated in AI, Mag 7, and other US growth trades. He repeatedly frames the real macro driver as the US dollar: when the dollar weakens against global currencies, commodities tend to rise, and he believes the dollar is nearing a period of broader disfavor for structural and geopolitical reasons. …
Near term, the setup looks volatile rather than cleanly trending: a stronger dollar or a rush of risk-off liquidation can keep gold and silver choppy even if the broader thesis stays intact. Energy is the sharper tactical watch item if Iran-related disruption persists or pushes crude higher.
Over the next few months, the base case is continued rotation into resources if the US dollar weakens and generalist capital finally starts moving out of AI-led equities. If that rotation fails to materialize, miners may still work stock-by-stock, but broad index-style upside would likely be more muted.
Structurally, Thompson sees a decade-style commodity regime shaped by currency cycles, underinvestment, and periodic geopolitical shocks. If AI power demand keeps rising and trust in dollar assets erodes, real assets and energy infrastructure remain strategically important well beyond this episode.
The resource sector has not yet seen meaningful generalist capital inflows, so the current enthusiasm does not by itself signal a top.
Thompson says generalists still have little money in the sector and are only kicking tires.
The key reason commodities can still have upside is that capital is still concentrated in AI, Mag 7, and other US growth trades.
He argues resources have not yet attracted enough capital because other equity themes continue to absorb flows.
The US dollar is the single most important variable for evaluating commodities and many markets.
He explicitly says the dollar matters for commodities and for markets more broadly.
Does the heavy attendance and influx of newcomers at PDAC signal a market top in mining?
He argues it does not look like a top because generalist capital still has not meaningfully entered the sector. He points to hedge funds, wealthy clients, and fund flows as evidence that people are only testing the space rather than fully investing.
Who has been driving the GDX rally if generalist investors have not really come in yet?
He says GDX was actually seeing net redemptions for much of the move, meaning people were selling units even as the price rose. In his view, a limited amount of new money started coming in only in the last few months, while many investors were still taking profits and rotating elsewhere.
What does the rally in GDX mean for the broader mining sector and individual stocks?
He says the broad move means the sector is past the easiest phase and is shifting toward stock picking. He believes investors now need to focus on the best projects, because many names have already made large gains.
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