News & Research.

Long-form research, monthly market reviews, and platinum-group-metals analysis from the Auctus team and our advisory partners.

Interviews with industry experts.

7 May 2025

Getting into and Growing Your Physical Precious Metals Holdings

How to start - and steadily build - a physical precious metals holding with Auctus.

14 August 2026

Vince Lanci - Rewiring the World For a Gold Backed Collateral System

Gold is not the story. Collateral is. Vincent Lanci tells you why the real battle in global markets is shifting from currency headlines to the assets…

6 August 2026

Alasdair Macleod - Spontaneous Combustion in the Bond Market

Alasdair Macleod unpacks the silent collapse of trust in currencies and debt markets. His belief is that governments and central banks are silently…

3 August 2026

Keith Neumeyer - The Bigger Side of the Silver story

First Majestic Silver Corp founder and CEO Keith Neumeyer takes us down the silver mine and sheds light on things we might not have known, and what…

15 July 2026

Henk de Hoop - The Big Picture on Platinum

SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop goes through Shanghai Platinum Week and gives us the true market take on platinum. What are the needs, the demands…

13 July 2026

David Morgan - Did The Market Betray Us?

Did the industry betray us? David Morgan offers up his take on the hype from dealers, content creators, and analysts who have hurt, frustrated, and…

Articles & Commentary.

November 14, 2024

When will platinum regain it’s rightful place as the most valuable precious metal?

Until ten years ago, Platinum reigned supreme as the world’s most expensive precious metal, but as the world recovered from the last big financial crisis, surprisingly, Platinum not only lost it’s crown to gold, but soon slipped behind Palladium and the other Platinum Group Metals.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

October 30, 2024

US election special! Platinum needs YOU

In four of the last five U.S. elections, platinum prices have risen by 6%, with the sole exception being Trump's 2016 victory.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

September 2, 2024

The bullion situation report (Bull. Sit.) by tom next

"Silver never fails to disappoint” I’ve been saying this since 1980. Does that mean silver is not a worthwhile investment? Major cycles have turned, silver sentiment has turned positive, but keep expectations realistic.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

December 27, 2023

Investing in physical precious metals vs ETFs

There are various ways to gain exposure to precious metals, with two popular options being investing in physical precious metals or through Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Find out more.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

December 17, 2023

The platinum stock supply crisis by dr. David Davis

Read this research piece by Dr David Davis on analysis import and export platinum data to forecast potential prices changes. Find out more.

By Dr. David Davis

November 1, 2023

Preserving wealth with precious metals

For centuries, precious metals have demonstrated their reliability as a means of preserving an investor’s wealth. Find out more.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

July 11, 2023

Light at the end of the tunnel, by David J. Mitchell, founding partner of Auctus metal portfolios.

We have finally come to the end of this very long and extremely frustrating near 3-year price consolidation in precious metals. and a new dawn in the next stage of the bull market is breaking.

By David J. Mitchell

May 9, 2023

Eskom's winter energy crisis forecasts big decline in south africa's platinum output.

The consequences of a continuing decline in power generation will have a disastrous impact on the South African PGM platinum mine supply. Find out more.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

March 17, 2023

Banking crisis, stagflation, QE, YCC what exactly does this all mean for precious metal investors?

Read this in-depth research piece to understand how the current macro economic context is impacting the valuation of precious metals. Find out more.

By David J. Mitchell

January 29, 2023

The real global supply-demand deficit in platinum by David J. Mitchell, founding partner - Auctus metal portfolios

Read this research about The Real Global Supply-Demand Deficit in Platinum by David Mitchell. Read the full article online.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

January 16, 2023

2022 in review, what to expect in 2023, explosive moves higher in metals? By David J. Mitchell, founding partner - Auctus metal portfolios

Get the latest insights on the precious metals market outlook for 2023 from David Mitchell, Auctus Metals' founding partner.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios

December 27, 2022

Global mine supply of platinum will fall by 500koz-1,000koz as power shortages in south Africa bite into production from 2023 to 2027 by dr. David Davis

This review focuses on the future quantum of global PGMs and platinum mine supply together with the heightening risks associated with their supply. Read the full analysis online.

By Auctus Metal Portfolios