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Why Mining Stocks Move So Violently | Rick Rule

The Deep Dive Jun 30, 2026

Summary

Rick Rule notes precious metals assets are under 0.5% of US investment assets and under 1% globally, making the sector tiny.

Because the sector is so small, even minor inflows of generalist capital — money from investors outside the sector — send mining equities sharply higher, he argues.

He urges investors to treat this outsized sensitivity to broader markets as a lasting feature for the next 10 years.

Rick Rule's takeaways

  • Top takeaway Attributes the recent violent moves in mining equities to a small inflow of generalist capital hitting a very small asset class.
  • Notes that precious metals and related assets make up less than half of one percent of total US savings and investment assets, and less than one percent worldwide.
  • Argues that this math — a tiny sector disproportionately moved by broader market flows — is worth keeping in context for the next 10 years.