20-Year Solar Panel Stocks Market Guarantee

Solar panel top stocks for 2010 are at a major crossing point.

In 2008, record oil prices caused a big push for clean energy. Demand for polysilicon drove prices up and producers' share prices went along with them. Those who controlled the bulk of the supply chain and buffered themselves against price spikes were able to make the most out of the panel-price runup.

Then oil and the global economy fell off a cliff.

Now, solar panels are down from $4.20 per watt to just over $3... a 30% drop.

The Silicon Key for Solar Market Success

Computer sales are abysmal and could get weaker deep in the worldwide recession, and the virtual halt in microchip production means silicon is far into oversupply.

The gears of consolidation are turning, though, with the recession putting semiconductor manufacturers out of business and leaving industrial-grade silicon in the hands of fewer and fewer firms.

"When this recession ends," The New York Times's Bits blog forecasts, "the chip industry that emerges on the other side will look rather different than it did heading into this thing."

We don't have to wait for the recession to end for that transformation...

The government of Taiwan just announced on March 5 that it will set up an island-wide Taiwan Memory Company, which will crank out DRAM chips for phones and household gadgets, under the auspices of the country's economic ministry. 

If Taiwan Memory Company can kickstart global semiconductor production (as the nation is disproportionately powerful on the international semi scene), which will then flow into a stimulated computer market, silicon prices could go back up quickly.

In that scenario, companies that used their vertical integration strategies to pick up lower-priced silicon will watch their competitors get squeezed in the spot market.

Oil prices are creeping back up, and major government incentives mean that solar panels are doubly attractive—costing a third less and heavily subsidized as part of various countries' stimulus packages.

We may be near a bottom in polysilicon and oil at the same time, and solar panel prices are set to recover fast.

The 20 Year Solar Panel Market Guarantee

Expectations have been tempered across the global equity market, with earnings and forecasts settling deeper into a prolonged funk. Caution is the key for both lenders and project heads.

Yet we're hearing about credit loosening up for renewable energy projects in Europe, where the state development bank of Germany, KfW, is stimulating solar production through '09.

The only catch is, the solar panels used to reach Germany's expected 2+ GW of installed capacity in 2009 will have to last 20 years or more...

Fine by us! Top producers like Q-Cells issue standard warranties of 20 years or more, with panels operating at greater than 3/4 capacity throughout that time.

Tight lending has forced Q-Cells and other producers to get their industrial bona fides in order. The ones who can't prove their cost advantage and come up with solid payback plans simply won't get loans, and their blueprints will get snapped up by the survivors... if those plans are deemed worthy of continuation by the remaining larger, more creditworthy firms.

At its root, a warranty is a pledge from producer to consumer.

In 2009, though, a warranty as much a handshake between creditor and debtor as it is anything... think of all the fright surrounding Detroit automakers and whether the Pontiac you buy today will be free to fix if GM goes under. GM can't sell cars because it can't stand behind them, and lending to GM is too speculative if new sales aren't picking up. 

It's not a vicious circle—it's a vortex. And it's sucking in company after company, in nearly every industry.

No one wants a shoddy solar panel either... Not utilities like Germany's E.ON, who want to buy excess capacity from companies and households with installations, and certainly not the home and business owners who are tapping investment tax credits and want energy savings to put them at parity with coal or gas-generated electricity.

For us investors, though, it's even more important to know there's a two-decade time horizon for quality clean energy stocks of 2010.

That's the warranty you need, even if you don't think a single solar panel will ever sit on your rooftop.

And if you're looking for solar stocks that pass the 20-year test, take a look at some of the Green Chip International portfolio stocks we've picked precisely because they've got the goods to make it through this recession and beyond.

Has the Market Rally Lost Its Steam?

When I look at the markets, I can't help but be reminded of the old Wendy's commercial — where's the beef? 

By that, I mean where are the good stocks to buy that you can safely buy right now?  Just look at some of the names below — from a technical perspective, you can't possibly tell me there are any low risk entry points with any of these right here. That is unless you want to chase them.

The beef on AAPL is looking pretty slim right now and here's why:

• Five "Waves" Up (technicians would say that a downward correction is imminent).
  
• Relative Strength Index (a comparison of a stock's up days to its down days) is in overbought territory.
  
• Full Stochastics (a measure of a stock's momentum) in nose bleed territory.

Now take a look at BIDU, another index heavy lifter.

Look familiar? With AAPL, BIDU, and many other best stocks to buy that look just like them, we want to watch for them to come down to the 50-day average — the stock's average price over the trailing 50 days — then we'll talk. 

Don't get me wrong — I'm are all for the markets going higher, however most of the best stocks for 2010 are very extended and are not offering opportunities to buy them at low risk entry points at this time.  Sure, the market indexes continue to move higher, but unless you are willing to chase best stocks for 2010 or day trade you won't be looking at a lot of up side gain potential.  Most of what we're seeing out there is like what we've seen above — 2010 best stocks that have stalled.  

Even looking deeper into the technicals and internals of the markets, it seems that the beef really isn't there…at least the kind that supports higher moves from here.

So let's take a look at some of those internals and technicals.  First up is the Dow Industrials from a big picture sense:

With the OTC Composite you can see a few more items of concern if the market is going to continue to make forward progress. First off, for all intents and purposes, we've basically hit the 38.2% Fibonacci Retracement level as shown. And during the month of May while this index was consolidating its gains by going sideways and allowing the RSI and Full Stohcasics to reset from overbought to oversold here we are again right back up into those overbought levels again.

Since this bear market started the RSI hasn't gone above the 70 level. And every time it got near 70 it formed a top — that's a pretty strong indicator that the market is losing its momentum.

Also not shown is volume — where is it? While Friday's was higher than we've seen for a while, that's nothing special given that markets actually distribute while they are going up. Think about it… If you are long one million shares of ABC and want out, when is the best time to sell those peanuts. When the circus is in town and you have a ready, willing and able crowd right?

Drilling down to the shorter term frequency charts there are a few more negatives showing up in the form of Negative Divergence, Stohcastics Overbought and some Elliott Wave issues to contend with from here also. These are all negatives for future forward progress from here.

Here too, nothing but negatives for further upside progress. In other words all the signs are there, but until it breaks the blue uptrend line its all still intact. For next week keep an eye on those blue lines!

Right now, the markets are in the zone to turn from up to down, so be aware of where the market's pointing. At the Penny Sleuth we'll continue to watch the technicals for you every week.

First to Emerge from the stocks Carnage

"It begins with energy."

That's how Obama introduced his budget last night in an address to a joint session of Congress. And where the Federal dollars go, so should your portfolio.

The hour-long address was rife with references to energy, each of which could have profitable investment implications.

As he trumpeted during the campaign, renewable energy seems to be a large part of his plan. "We know the country that harnesses the power of clean, renewable energy will lead the 21st century," he said.

In fact, the only two times he mentioned oil was to tell us our future as a nation depends on using less of it:

We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than ever before.

The only way this century will be another American century is if we confront at last the price of our dependence on oil. . .

That confrontation could prove very profitable for energy investors.

But it's not just his planned battle against oil dependence that will spur profits, he's also declared war on rising carbon emissions. And we all know that wars are profitable.

Calling for Carbon Caps

Other than mandating its use, capping carbon emissions is the next best thing to spur wide scale adoption of renewable energy. A cap-and-trade program instantly makes carbon a liability, thereby driving up the cost of burning fossil fuels to generate electricity or using carbon-intensive boilers to power energy-hungry industrial processes.

What that means is renewable energy instantly become more competitive, if not advantageous.

A utility is much more likely to build a wind or solar farm than construct a new coal plant if they know the coal plant comes with exorbitant lifetime carbon costs.

Remember this Obama quote from January a year ago? "So, if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can - it's just that it will bankrupt them, because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted."

The industrial sector, too, would be more apt to cover their roofs with solar rather than use soon-to-be costly boilers and generators.

The idea here is to make renewables cost-competitive with traditional resources in an attempt to spur demand for clean energy and set us on a sustainable trajectory both economically and ecologically.

For investors, it means having to switch investment strategies to adapt to the changing dynamic of the energy market as we know it. It's a transition that, if understood and acted on, can make smart investors a lot of money.

Here's what the president asked for last night:

But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market- based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. And to support that innovation, we will invest fifteen billion dollars a year to develop technologies like wind power and solar power; advanced biofuels, clean coal, and more fuel-efficient cars and trucks built right here in America.

He's telling you the industries that are about to receive direct federal investment, and a de facto competitive advantage. Long-term winners are being created, all you have to do is place your bet and wait. Recently sagging stock prices should present the perfect opportunity to do that. 

Cap-and-Trade with All the Fixin's

Calling for cap-and-trade comes with many profitable side dishes for those on the right side of the play. It's another story for those about to receive a ladle full of liability.

For starters, it means immediately expanding the use of renewable energy, which means lucrative investments in solar and wind and in the infrastructure companies that support those industries.

It also means major improvements to our aging grid—higher capacity, two-way communication intelligence, and increased transmission to move remotely-generated renewable electricity to populated areas.

The recently-passed stimulus had many provisions to that end, and Obama addressed them both last night:

Thanks to our recovery plan, we will double this nation's supply of renewable energy in the next three years.

We will soon lay down thousands of miles of power lines that can carry new energy to cities and towns across this country. And we will put Americans to work making our homes and buildings more efficient so that we can save billions of dollars on our energy bills.

Even the Republican response by Bobby Jindal touched on the issue positively, saying, " we need to increase conservation, increase energy efficiency, increase the use of alternative and renewable fuels. . ."

Even Obama's campaign rival and well known Republican John McCain supports a cap-and-trade program. And according to house minority leader John Boehner, about a dozen republicans support the measure, which is more than enough to ensure passage in the Senate. The house, as we saw with the stimulus, doesn't even need a Republican vote to ram through legislation.

These things are happening in a very real way, and at a very rapid pace. And it's not just the government leading the charge, private capital is doing its fair share as well, and will continue to do so now that billions worth of renewable energy tax incentives have been included in the stimulus.

Venture activity in renewables, for example, has climbed by 1,500% since 2003, from $271 million to $4.1 billion. And new tax provisions are aimed at keeping that flow coming.

This transition is happening. Just as utilities are busy mitigating their carbon risk, you should be diligently doing to same, as well as increasing or establishing positions in cleantech growth top stocks for 2011.

Of course you should own First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), especially after their slip today.

And holding a broad cleantech ETF like the Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy (NYSE: GEX) is also a no-brainer given its exceptional exposure to global wind, solar, and efficiency companies.

I know the current market climate is bad, to say the least. But we have to place our bets now on the sectors and companies that will be the first to emerge from the carnage.

With billions of federal dollars now at their back, and a very favorable regulatory regime to follow, it's pretty obvious who those winners will be.

Yet there's plenty of remaining turmoil. And from turmoil comes large profits.

Buying and holding the big boys of cleantech on current dips is a great long-term strategy. But knowing the nuances of the industry—the small companies about to make a big impact—can earn you even higher returns.

That's what the Alternative Energy Speculator does every week. Thousands of readers enjoy best stock investments for 2011 recommendations, buy and sell prices, and full analysis on each play.

Our most recent opportunity stems from the stimulus, and the billions it will pour into cleantech. Take a moment to read about it. It could be a very profitable 10 minutes for you given the current direction of the domestic energy market.

Profit From Best Stock Investments

It's no secret the money being made in today's stress-filled markets are coming at the hands of traders. So, if you knew you could rely on a true trading guru... someone who not only delivers consistent gains over and over, but also who goes out of his way to guide and educate his readers on each and every options trade... would you pass up the opportunity? Truth is, Ian Cooper is the secret weapon thousands of investors use to pad their portfolios. He predicted the collapse of the housing market, and his readers profited. He called the bursting of the U.S. Treasury bubble, and his readers are still profiting. And now, he's called the undoing of the commercial real estate market. And believe me, his readers are waiting with baited breath on every trade he recommends.

When it comes to legendary American investors, Julian Robertson might be the least known.

But he's a titan.

Founder of the investment firm Tiger Management, Julian turned $8 million in start-up capital in 1980 into $22 billion by the late 1990s.

His current net worth? It's estimated at $1.8 billion.

And last week on CNBC, Julian revealed what he considers to be the single best moneymaking trade for the next few years... a trade that could easily return 927%.

He called it the "Armageddon trade," because this investment will soar in value as the U.S. economy falls deeper into the recession.

It's all based on the huge bubble forming in government debt. In fact, President Obama practically guarantees it... stating on January 6 that Americans should expect massive deficits for "years to come."

He goes on to say…

"We're already looking at [this year] a trillion-dollar budget deficit or close to a trillion-dollar budget deficit. Potentially we've got trillion-dollar deficits for years to come, even with the economic recovery that we are working on at this point."

Make no mistake - this is a bubble, infinitely bigger than the credit and housing bubbles before it. And it's already popping. When it bursts, it's going to burst wide open.

But if you get into Ian's trade today, you will make a killing.

How much?

Well, take a look at the following charts...

Comparing the Bubbles

There's no denying it.

The U.S. Treasury bubble is on the verge of bursting at any minute.

When it does - I'm sorry to say - millions of investors who thought their money was safe are going to suffer.

But at the same time, one group of investors - led by Ian Cooper, will not only avoid this catastrophe... they'll be raking in triple-digit profits along the way.

And as the Treasury bubble explodes, Ian and his small but wildly successful group of investors will be getting rich... by effectively shorting the U.S. Government... taking lightning-fast profits on the order of 86%... 138%... 140%... and 220%.

Here's how it's going down:

As you know, Ben Bernanke, Henry Paulson and the boys at the Fed and Treasury are flooding the financial system with cash. They're slashing interest rates... and they're bailing out seemingly every big corporation that raises a hand.

It's almost as if Bernanke and Paulson are openly begging for inflation.

Take a look at another chart - this time showing what has happened to the U.S. Money Supply over the last two years...

The chart makes one fact very clear: The value of the U.S. dollar is about to take a very serious beating.

But hold on - we're just getting started.

This U.S. money supply chart includes only the very beginning of the more than $7.2 trillion worth of federal bailout money our government has committed to.

And it includes none of the proposed $775 billion stimulus package being pushed by President Barack Obama.

The simple fact is: The U.S. Government - at this very moment - is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. And with each new federal bailout, we move one step closer to the potential downgrading of the U.S. credit rating!

And when that happens, you need to make absolutely certain that you have your investments properly protected. And at the same time, you want to make sure you're acting on Ian Cooper's laser-sharp trading recommendations... trades that have already brought his readers 2-month gains of 927% - in the face of a historic bear market!

On January 4, Ian Cooper released the first set of instructions to his readers outlining how they could profit from this enormous bubble in the Treasury.

And there's still time - if you act right now - for you to take advantage of Ian's advice.

This is an opportunity that Ian has been watching like a hawk for weeks. And he has told me privately that the opportunity exists for double- or triple-digit short-term gains... on both sides of this event.

In just a moment, I'll tell you how you can receive immediate access to Ian's most recent bulletin on this U.S. Treasury Bubble opportunity... and I'll also tell you how you can get Ian's advice with no risk whatsoever.

But listen - don't just take my word for it...

The U.S. Treasury Bubble Is Not Only Real... It's on the Verge of Collapsing at Any Time!

In the past few months, investors have raced away from top stocks for 2011, corporate bonds and commodities... and while scrambling for safety they've created an enormous bubble in U.S. Treasuries.

So much so, they drove the 3-month Treasury bill rate to negative territory for the first time since 1929, creating an over-inflated bubble set for failure.

And for once, it seems, the major media outlets seem to agree...

√ On December 15, the Wall Street Journal proclaimed: "In the wake of popped best stock for 2011, housing and commodity bubbles, some see a fourth bubble building - in Treasury bonds."
√ On December 12, a Dallas Morning News headline confirmed that "Treasury bonds have reached bubble stage."
√ On December 26, no less an authority than Bill Gross - a man the New York Times calls The Nation's Most Prominent Bond Investor - said that, "Treasuries have some bubble characteristics, certainly the Treasury bill does."

To be sure, here's how crazy the activity's been in the Treasury market:

On the very same day - December 9, 2008 - in which the rates on 3-month Treasury bills turned negative for the first time... the U.S. still sold $30 billion worth of 4-week T-bills at a zero percent rate.

Listen - you and I both know... that money is not going to stay parked in U.S. Treasuries forever.

At some point - most likely within the next few weeks - that money will begin pulling out of Treasuries... and back into equities.

And when that begins to happen...

 

POP!

Amazingly... millions of U.S. investors either don't see the coming danger - or they simply choose to ignore it.

But when this bubble bursts - and it's only a matter of time until it does - those very same investors who thought they were investing in a safe, secure investment vehicle are going to be wiped out.

So here's what's most important to you right now:

It's absolutely critical that you prepare yourself today for the imminent explosion of the U.S. Treasury Bubble.

Even better - there's one simple step you can take right now to put Ian Cooper's simple method for cashing in on the Treasury Bubble to work for you... and begin taking average short-term profits of 90% or more along the way.

How to Protect Yourself - and Profit - To the Tune of 90% Gains... as America's Next Great Bubble Explodes!

Now I understand - the idea of collecting short-term gains of 138%, 140% or 220% in this economy sounds, well... outrageous.

But it's not.

Investment guru Ian Cooper has been absolutely crushing the markets over the past six months - helping his readers turn the tides on the financial crisis.

And now, on the eve of the next - and potentially largest - U.S. financial bubble explosion...

Ian Cooper has just begun to release a series of URGENT short-term trade recommendations... trades that Ian insists have even greater profit potential than the triple-digit winners they've been taking to the bank over the past 6 months. Winners like...

3-day profits of 57% on an easy-to-execute energy trade...

138% gains - in just over 2 weeks - while the NASDAQ was tanking this past November...

156% gains in just 11 days as an emerging markets ETF plummeted...

140% gains in just 23 days on a natural gas play...

And 220% gains - in less than 2 weeks - while shorting the financial sector.

But those gains are just a small sample...

I'll tell you how you can receive Ian's latest Treasury Bubble trade recommendation below. But as I mentioned above, that's only the first half of our profit play. So allow me to tell you how the bursting of the U.S. Treasury Bubble will provide...

A Second Wave of U.S. Treasury Bubble Profits, Beginning in April 2009

Right now - as I write this letter - the clock is ticking down to another "trigger" that will set up the second phase of Ian Cooper's U.S. Treasury Bubble play... beginning in April 2009.

How Ian Cooper's Readers Will Strike it Rich From This Bubble- Not Once... But TWICE!

Here's the beauty of the enormous bubble in U.S. Treasuries.

It means not one - but TWO - blockbuster profit opportunities for Ian Cooper and his readers.

Here's what I mean:

The enormous bubble in U.S. Treasuries is on the verge of bursting at any moment. And the very minute it does... Ian Cooper and his readers will begin collecting double- and triple-digit profits thanks to the first set of trade instructions Ian's just released.

The explosion of this next great bubble is inevitable:

As investors will begin selling their treasury holdings on news of a rebounding economy... they'll quickly pull their money out of treasuries and re-enter the stock market...

And once that happens, the recommendations Ian issued to his readers will begin skyrocketing!

 

Ian has alerted me that this explosion could produce returns even greater than the 927% he racked up in just 2 months as the financial and insurance companies began crumbling last fall.

But there's still time for you to act - and profit from what's only the first phase of this 2-part profit opportunity.

The second phase? It's simple: The party in US best stocks won't last long.

Because even though investors will burst the Treasury Bubble and race into top stocks to buy... they'll soon be sent reeling by the next, massive wave of the mortgage crisis.

Beginning in April, as roughly $500 billion worth of Option ARM loans begin resetting... we'll see a staggering rate of defaults.

It won't be pretty. Millions of U.S. homeowners will face foreclosure... and the potential damage could add up to another $1.5 trillion before all is said and done.

For investors, it means another steep decline in the Dow - potentially as low as 6,500 - and another race to the sidelines in search of safety.

And investors will look to Treasuries once again. When they do, Ian will be waiting for them, having kicked in part 2 of his two-pronged strategy for playing the 2009 U.S. Treasury bubble.

It's an opportunity to make triple-digit gains--on both sides of the bubble!

But you'll need to hurry - there isn't much time left before Phase 1 will have already passed us by.

So why is April - just a few months away - so important?

That's when we'll witness the beginning of a nosedive that will send the DOW to 7,000... 6,500... or lower!

Just like the U.S. Treasury Bubble itself... the event that will begin in April 2009 is one that everyone should be able to see coming a mile away.

Now... by the time April rolls around, the U.S. Treasury Bubble will have already burst, as investors begin moving their money out of treasuries back into the equity markets.

Because of Ian's short-term focus, the double- and triple-digit gains from the bursting of the U.S. Treasury Bubble will already be in the bank by that time... and Ian will then position his readers for the second wave of this once-in-a-lifetime profit opportunity.

Here's what will happen:

Beginning in April 2009, hundreds of thousands of U.S. homeowners who took out "option adjustable-rate mortgages" (ARMs) will start to see their monthly payments skyrocket as those interest rates begin to reset.

You see - at this very moment, there are roughly $500 billion worth of option ARM loans outstanding in the U.S. These loans were especially popular during the height of the real estate boom, as they allowed buyers to enjoy low initial payments that would then "adjust" after several years.

But, hey, at the height of the real estate bubble, everyone assumed that home values would continue climbing, so there was nothing to worry about, right?

Wrong.

The real estate boom hit its peak in April 2004... and the majority of option ARM loans are due to begin resetting after five years. In other words... in April 2009.

In December 2008, investment fund manager Whitney Tilson told the 60 Minutes television program that he expected as many as 70% of these loans to default.

He also predicted that over the next four years, more than 8 million Americans will lose their homes to foreclosure.

And he estimated that the total damage from the collapse of the sub-prime lending market is already approaching $1 trillion... but the coming collapse of the Option ARMs and Alt-A loans (which were made to borrowers with low credit scores) could mean another $1.5 trillion in damage.

Let me put that another way...

We're already $1 trillion in the hole... and we're still not even halfway through this disaster

And it all begins to unravel in April 2009 - just a few weeks from now - when those Option ARM loans begin resetting.

Because here's what will happen:

* As we've seen consistently over the last year... the U.S. Government will step in and attempt to "bail out" the U.S. homeowner and prevent the onslaught of massive foreclosures...

* In order to do this, the government will be forced to throw even more money into the system... in what could end up being the most costly bailout to date...

* Once this begins, the stock market will take a nosedive - with the Dow heading to 6,500 or lower...

* Finally - and most incredibly - this latest huge increase in the U.S. money supply will put the United States in danger of having its own credit rating slashed!

In fact, Moody's warned in January 2008 that "the U.S. is at risk of losing its top-notch triple-A credit rating."

And in August, The Kiplinger Letter reported, "The idea of the U.S. losing its AAA debt rating isn't far-fetched anymore. Standard & Poor's credit rating agency says the U.S. is taking on a huge risk."

A downgrade of the U.S. credit rating would spell immediate financial disaster - instantly crippling the new administration's ability to revive the economy...

And not to mention - the overall financial chaos created will help send investors fleeing from top stocks once again and back into "safe havens" such as U.S. Treasuries.

So here's everything you need to know...

The Simple Steps You Can Take - Right Now - to Protect Yourself

Within the past few days, Ian Cooper has written to me - and to his readers - spelling out precisely how he sees this nightmare financial scenario unfolding.

Simply put: the short-term future of the U.S. economy is dire.

Crisis? Try an Avg Gain of 62%!

One day, historians will refer to it as The Great Financial Crisis of 2008.

But even as we enter 2009, Ian Cooper and his Options Trading Pit readers are still cashing in on this crisis... making a mint... playing both long and short sides of the market.

It's the surest way to profit amidst the chaos.

And it's already paid off in a big, big way. In fact, over the past few months, readers have closed 34 wins out of 43 trades... enjoying average gains of 62%, even as the major indices whipsawed hundreds of points... including:

Lehman Brothers January 2009 10 put: 95% in a day

Lehman Brothers January 2009 10 put: 49% in a day

CurrencyShares British Pound 177 put: 26% in six days

Lehman Bros. Jan. 2009 10 put: 208% and 135% in four days

Morgan Stanley January 2009 25 put: 71% and 10% in two days

AIG January 2009 5 call: 125% and 100% in 12 days

iShares Emerging Markets 32 put: 71% and 157% in six days

Rest assured, Options Trading Pit will always play both sides of the market. It's the only way to win big. Whether it's another big corporation about to go down, or one on the verge of a breakout, Ian Cooper will find them. And you'll profit.

Simply follow Ian's lead and he'll show you exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to come out on top.

But at the same time... Ian has also completed his due diligence on a method of profiting from the events that are about to unfold...

And he thinks the potential exists for even greater gains than the average 90% winners he's raked in over the past seven months.

By using one easy - yet powerful - "tool"... you can cash in as the U.S. Treasury Bubble explodes... and the U.S. Government continues its inevitable march toward bankruptcy.

This new method for profiting at the expense of the government's folly is remarkably simple to take advantage of - in fact, it can be executed with just a few clicks of the mouse or a simple phone call.

And I'm writing you today to tell you how you can get started right away.

In just a moment, I'll tell you how you can join Ian Cooper's amazingly successful group of investors - and begin raking in some extraordinary gains.

You see, even though the U.S. Treasury Bubble hasn't yet burst... Ian and his readers have already started banking plenty of double- and triple-digit short-term winners by cashing in on the demise of some of Wall Street's greediest companies.

In fact, over the past few weeks, Ian Cooper has been on fire - racking up triple-digit gains in just a matter of days with trade after trade...

That's why I love trading options...

And that's the beauty of Ian Cooper's Options Trading Pit.

Ian helps his readers play both sides of the market... and make an absolute mint in the process.

Would You Like to Double Your Money Twelve Times in Just Five Months?

Six Easy Trades... 927% Profits – in Just Two Months! #1 - On September 8, 2008 Ian Cooper saw the danger that still existed for Lehman Brothers and recommended buying put options on LEH. Just three days later, Ian cashed out half of his position with a 95.3% profit... and four days after that he cashed out the rest for gains of 207.8%!

#2 – On September 9, Ian recommended even more put options on LEH. Two days later, Ian cashed out half of this position with a 48.85% gain... and four days after that he cashed out the rest for gains of 134.5%! That means an initial investment of $10,000 – spread out evenly among Ian's two LEH put option recommendations – would have turned into $22,161 in just seven days... a total gain of 121.6%!

#3 – On September 16, Ian told subscribers: "Morgan Stanley could easily be one of the next to fall" - and he recommended buying put options on MS. The very next day, Ian told readers to cash out half of their position for 70.97% gains... and one day later he cashed out the remainder for an additional 12.9%. That's a 41.9% gain in just two days as Morgan Stanley got crushed!

#4 - On September 17, Ian correctly forecast a bailout of global insurance firm AIG and recommended call options on AIG. Just 15 days later, Ian recommended his subscribers exit half of the position and pocket their 125% gains... and four days after that, Ian cashed out the remainder for another 100%.

#5 – On November 11, Ian wrote to Options Trading Pit subscribers that "more (banks) will fall and fall hard" and recommended buying put options on the Financial Select Sector ETF (XLF). Just two days later, Ian wrote his subscribers again and instructed them to pocket their two-day profits of 62.16%.

#6 – On November 12, Ian recommended put options on American Express (AXP). The very next day, Ian advised readers to exit half their position... and putting their one-day gains of 70% in their pocket!

That adds up to cumulative gains of 927.48% – in just 66 days. And it happened during a stretch when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted a whopping 31.8% – down from 11,600 all the way under 8,000 at one point!

Twelve different times over the last five months.

That's how many times Ian Cooper and his Options Trading Pit subscribers have doubled their money.

You read that correctly - in the face of one of the most frightening economic collapses this nation has ever seen... Ian Cooper and his followers have doubled their money a dozen times in the last five months.

In fact, here's what one member shared on a trade that just closed, in under 2 days:

"Ian - Great call on XXX my friend. My position in your recommendation has doubled overnight. In at $2.10, and the Jan 15 XXX calls now trade at $4.20. Well done, sir. I have a standing sell order for 2/3 of my position at 5 unless I hear from you earlier." - Todd S.

And since the launch of Ian's breakthrough trading service, he has delivered winners in 34 of 43 trades - a batting average of .79!

Even better - the average gain of those 34 winning trades is an eye-popping 90%!

But those gains - impressive as they are - are really just the tip of the iceberg.

Here's why: Ian Cooper has spent the better part of the past decade perfecting the art of trading options for triple-digit gains.

Over that time, he's shown thousands of investors exactly how to exploit carefully targeted market sectors for lightning-fast short-term gains... gains that prove to be several times larger than simply buying top stocks for 2011.

It's his phenomenal track record of triple-digit, short-term winners that put Ian in such high demand from mainstream outlets such as Investor's Business Daily and Forbes... and on investment shows such as Money Matters with Barry Armstrong and On the Money with Mike Stein.

Truth is, people who follow Ian Cooper's advice make an immediate killing almost every time he alerts them!

And while millions of Americans have been in an absolute panic over our current financial crisis... Ian and his readers have been consistently raking in some amazing gains.

In fact, since May 28, 2008 he's led his own tight-knit group of investors to gains of 2,740% - and he's done it in a market that has been absolutely turned upside down.

You see... the volatility we've seen in the markets over the past twelve months is actually perfect for options traders like Ian. It "turbocharges" the profit opportunities and delivers winners much faster than in the "old days" of two years ago or more.

The beauty of it all is that Ian's readers are just everyday Americans like you and me who have refused to become victims of the U.S. financial crisis... and have decided to take their investment future into their own hands.

People like Neil M., who recently used one of Ian Cooper's recommendations to collect $4,195 after a single trading day...

Or Bruce H., who collected an extra $5,000 inside 13 days by following Ian's advice...

Or Brian A., who, after months of following Ian's recommendations, turned an initial $10,000 into an astonishing $450,000!

Not a Single Recommendation Is Released Unless It Has the Potential for Short-Term Gains of 100% or More

So what is Ian Cooper's "secret" to making a killing for his readers with carefully selected options trades?

The truth is... there is no secret - just some good, old-fashioned, roll-up-the-sleeves research and analysis.

And fortunately for you - Ian handles all of the heavy lifting.

He sifts through general market analysis. He looks at the bigger picture. He finds what sectors will benefit from any situation. Then he scrutinizes hundreds of potential opportunities for his readers to invest in.

Once the initial analysis is complete, Ian then incorporates four specific indicators, including Bollinger Bands, W%R, candlesticks, and the news. Using just these four, Ian can call for tops and bottoms on indices, as well as individual best stock investments for 2011.

But that's just the beginning.

He then applies each one before ever making a decision. Every one of them has to align on a best stock investments in order for it to be considered for recommendation.

And even if all of Ian's indicators line up properly... he still won't recommend a single play unless he firmly believes it has the ability to return in excess of at least 100% gains - and in short order.

Obviously I've simplified things quite a bit here. But let's be honest - it wouldn't be fair for me to give away Ian's entire methodology in letter.

The simple truth is this: After sorting through hundreds of opportunities each week, Ian identifies the "best of the best" using his time-tested methods of analysis. Then... Ian goes one step further, insisting on providing his readers with only those opportunities that have the potential for explosive growth.

Imagine - instead of only pulling in marginal gains on top stocks for 2011 that do well, say an 18% gain in 23 days, you could be sitting on 140% gains on the same stock during the same period!

All thanks to the "magic" of options trading.

And as we prepare for the inevitable bursting of the U.S. Treasury bubble, Ian and his readers will be right there to cash in on triple-digit gains the entire way.

That's why so many investors are right now craving Ian's advice. They know that, at this very moment, his options trades are the easiest - if not the only - way an investor can fight through these difficult times and come out on top.

In fact, just since May 28th, when he launched his Options Trading Pit service, Ian's portfolio has returned gains in excess of 2,740%.

I know. Options investing still might seem a little complicated... but it's actually much easier than you might think. And Ian goes to great lengths to explain to his readers every step of every trade.

And to make certain you know exactly how everything works, Ian has prepared a report with easy to understand explanations of all of his jargon so you can follow along with everything he might alert you to.

It's called Understanding Options for Maximum Gains. And it's yours absolutely free - the moment you decide to join Ian and his wildly successful group of investors as they make fortune after fortune in his hottest service, Options Trading Pit.

Make no mistake - the timing of this chance to join Ian and the Options Trading Pit couldn't be better. With the enormous U.S. Treasury Bubble set to burst on or before April 2009... there's a once-in-a-lifetime profit opportunity out there for those who know how to cash in.

But you'll only be able to cash in if you join us today...

Profiting From Government Intervention and Ineptitude to the Tune of 2,740%!

Now, before I get too far ahead of myself, let me emphasize one more time... We're after the fast money.

And with Ian following and executing his U.S. Treasury Bubble-related trades... the fast money is rapidly turning into the easy money.

That's why we launched this exciting service in the first place.

By not having a pure options service, especially in this crazy market - where we can get in and out quickly with 50% to 207% profits in just a few days - we'd be missing out on some easy money.

In some cases, over 300% rapid gains on best stock investments alone!

But like I mentioned a moment ago - as a result of this incredible market we're in right now - Ian is issuing alerts rapidly... and as you've seen, sometimes they're only open for a day or two.

So it's imperative that you're able to act fast to get the quickest gains.

In and out. Take the profit and run. That's precisely the game plan that's made this service an incredible success.

Of course, if the number of trades bothers you, then this service simply isn't for you.

But if getting rich doesn't bother you, I urge you to join right now.

Lightning-Fast Profit Alerts

One more thing: your trading alerts will be sent to you via e-mail directly from Ian Cooper.

Options Trading Pit is not a fax service - instead, Ian uses e-mail because we want everybody to receive the trade at approximately the same time.

And just so that you don't have to recheck your email 10 times a day, we're also offering Options Trading Pit updates VIA live RSS feeds - so you can get the alerts the split second they're available! (We'll even give you simple, detailed instructions on how to set up and use your RSS feed within a matter of minutes.)

If you're comfortable with what I've shared so far, then I urge you to join us today.

Again, I know this style of trading isn't for everybody. But by signing up for the Options Trading Pit, you're elevating yourself into the top tier of the trading community - light years beyond what most unfortunate American investors can handle.

So if you're interested, welcome aboard.

How to Get Ian Cooper's Recommendations Sent Directly to You - Starting Today!

When you fill out the membership form, you'll immediately receive a confirmation and a welcome letter, as well as a link to the Options Trading Pit site, where you'll be able to access every single one of the positions Ian issues... 24 hours a day. We'll also rush you Ian's latest report, Understanding Options for Maximum Gains. We'll give you full instructions.

And that's not all!

By signing on today, I'll also rush you a free copy of my latest book, titled Profit From the Peak.

In short, Profit from the Peak is a roadmap that shows you how to profit from the rise of oil prices.

In the book, my colleague Chris Nelder and I go into full detail on tackling the world's energy problems... and how investors can maintain financial security in the process. I can say with confidence that Chris and I know a little more about today's energy markets than your average "oil expert."

You see, Chris is a well-regarded energy expert who has designed and built dozens of solar energy projects. This is a guy who understands the energy market inside and out... from energy's worst problems to its brightest solutions. And for the last decade, Chris and I have preached that investing is key to solving the world's energy challenges... Investments in a multitude of energy practices and technologies that will wean us away from our dependence on oil.

But we're also quick to point out that this blueprint for success also includes the economic harvesting of remaining and unconventional oil sources.

So to recap - once you sign up, you'll get immediate access to the Options Trading Pit web site... Ian's latest report... and a copy of Profit from the Peak.

And, of course, you'll be placed on the e-mail distribution list so you can begin receiving Ian's trade alerts - which can arrive any time of the day, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Now at this point, I'm sure you're wondering - with the explosive, triple-digit profit potential of every trade recommendation... access to Ian's complete trading history with Options Trading Pit... plus his latest report and a copy of Profit from the Peak...

How Could You Possibly Afford a Subscription to Ian Cooper's Options Trading Pit?

Let me be very clear.

This level of service is highly specialized. And the countless hours it takes Ian to find, study, and recommend just one of the calls or puts he uncovers - as you can imagine - takes a lot of time, expertise, and resources.

He doesn't draw stocks from a hat. He's not paid by other companies to recommend one over the other.

His secret is that he's an insomniac, sleeping just three hours a night.

The rest of the time, when other traders and researchers rest, spend time with their family, and take vacations, he's intently focusing on the latest news, studying the markets, and developing high-ranking contacts.

That is, however, precisely what it takes in order to hold a track record as clean as Ian's... a portfolio that scores investors like you the greatest option trades the market has to offer.

After all, I can't think of a single other trader on the planet who's collected cumulative gains of 2,740% since May!

And with just one of Ian's most recent trades, you could have turned $10,000 into $22,161 in just seven days. Again... that's just with one trade!

That being said, I've seen other "experts" billing themselves out for several thousand dollars a day - and their trading advice can't tread water next to the winners Ian shows you on a weekly basis.

So I wouldn't feel the least bit guilty charging as high as $5,000 a year for a membership to his advisory.

But I'm not going to go anywhere near that.

In fact, the normal membership price is only $999 a year - only I'm going to make you an even better deal than that.

Our Lowest Price Ever - and I'll Assume ALL of the Risk For Your Subscription Cost

If you enroll in the Options Trading Pit today, you can save a full 20%, and join for just $799 this year!

I know for many of you $799 is a big lump of money to take down, even considering that many of you have made hundreds of thousands of dollars following our advice.

So here's the deal. We're also offering a quarterly bill program. If you choose that method, you'll be charged just $250 every three months.

It's as easy as we can make it to get you on board.

In addition, we want to make sure you're 100% satisfied. So, if for any reason you're unhappy with Options Trading Pit, you can get a full refund at any time before the end of the first month of your membership.

After that, the refund is prorated.

But I know you'll be more than satisfied with the returns you'll be able to collect from Ian's deadly-accurate, short-term trading recommendations.

By taking this one simple step - and signing up for a risk-free subscription to Options Trading Pit - you'll be taking an important safeguard to protect yourself in advance of the catastrophe that lies ahead.

But also... with just a few easy-to-follow recommendations, Ian Cooper will personally show you how to take advantage of the impending explosion of the U.S. Treasury Bubble - and how to start profiting to the tune of double- and triple-digit gains as our next great financial bubble finally bursts.

Stock of the Week: nasdaq: WYNN

Below is this morning's "Hotline Special" from Eric Hare, analyst at Al Frank Asset Management.

First-time recommendation Wynn Resorts (nasdaq: WYNN) is one of the most well-known casino operators in the world. With Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Macau and newly opened Encore Las Vegas (December 2008), CEO Steve Wynn and his company are premier players in the casino industry. Having personally been to the two Las Vegas properties, I can attest to their grandeur and lavishness and I am certain that the Macau property shares the same traits.

Despite the obvious concerns about the global economic slowdown, a number of factors attract us to WYNN, starting with Steve Wynn himself. In 1989, The Mirage became Steve's first major casino in Las Vegas. His strong emphasis on luxury helped build the city into what it is today. The ensuing transformation led Steve to build Treasure Island and the Bellagio, the latter bringing 'true luxury' to Sin City.

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In 2000, Steve sold Mirage Resorts to MGM (nyse: MGM) for $6.6 billion. With that money, he secured financing and set off to build his masterpiece, the Wynn Las Vegas, for a reported $2.7 billion. It's Mr. Wynn's experience, pioneering vision and, quite frankly, his ability to build hotels that people want to visit that have us excited that he sits atop the company (or the Encore Hotel if you have seen the latest television commercial).

 

Wynn's hotel/casino in Macau (special administrative region in China) should also prove to be very lucrative over the long-term. In 2006, when the Chinese government ended Stanley Ho's 40-year monopoly in Macau by offering three gambling licenses, Steve Wynn was quick to make his bet. The Macau wager has since paid off, given that the area has actually passed the Las Vegas Strip as the largest gaming market in the world. And odds are that it does not stop there. With more than 1 billion potential gamblers within a three-hour flight and the Asian population's propensity for high stakes gambling, Macau remains an area with extreme growth potential. As a result, we expect the Wynn Macau to continue its success and eventually pass the Wynn Las Vegas as its top profit generator.

Clearly, the financial health of many of the casino operators has come into question given the turbulence in the credit markets. We remain comfortable with Wynn for a number of reasons. The first is that both Wynn Las Vegas and Macau are nearing profitable run rates. Second, the company has a tremendous amount of land on the books, 142 acres in Las Vegas to be exact. Given the market rates, some think that is worth nearly $10 per share. Finally, the debt position appears far more manageable than some of its competitors and Mr. Wynn has been much more conservative with the speed at which he builds new casinos and has made it clear he has no intentions of beginning a new project any time soon.

While cash flows could be a concern for some, we expect that they will hold up well enough to keep the Wynn from needing to refinance its debt on undesirable terms.

It's evident we like the story and prospects for the company, but the fundamentals aren't too shabby either. Presently, operating margins are close to 15% and with room to grow upon the casino's maturing, we could see strong EPS gains as revenue ramps in the long-term considering the untapped potential in Macau. At the moment, the best stock trades for 8 times trailing earnings and less than two times tangible book value. In addition, Wynn's management has a penchant for treating shareholders well through special dividends and share buybacks. While we do not expect any in the near-term, we will not be surprised if they recur down the road.

EPS projections for 2009 are not surprisingly substantially below what was seen last year--we need to keep in mind that investors have abandoned the casino space as WYNN shares commanded a price nearly $100 higher a year ago. We think that while the near-term worries are certainly valid, demand will eventually pick up, the credit markets will loosen and the industry will recover with the strongest players leading the way, headlined by WYNN. We are buyers up to $27.00 with our LG and FG at $54 and $45, respectively.

The Only Media Company with 40% Upside

The Philadelphia Inquirer officially buckled this weekend when it filed for bankruptcy...

And a friend of mine in the online advertising field says big East Coast newspaper titans are paying through the nose for subscriptions they get through web ads. They're in a deep hole, desperate to get out.

A few media companies, though, played smart and stayed ahead of the new media curve.

South Africa's Naspers Ltd. is one of them, and it looks set not only to survive, but even to be one of the world's top stocks to buy between now and 2011.

Naspers Isn't Married to Newsprint

Naspers started out as a newspaper nearly a century ago...

But within just a few years the founders branched out into books and magazines.

By the 1980s, it and a few other South African media companies started a pay-TV company.

In 2001, Naspers picked up nearly half of Tencent Holdings, a Chinese instant messaging company. That gave Naspers a foothold in China's recent economic boom as well as a best stock with technology used by hundreds of millions of web surfers around the world.

Hong-Kong shares of Tencent (HK:0700) turned out to be a blockbuster pickup for Naspers, gaining over 1200% since 2004.

Other ventures outside the home market put Naspers in Greece, Brazil, Russia, India, and even the U.S.

Now, with the 2010 World Cup coming to South Africa (tickets went on sale Feb. 20), soccer seems to be helping Naspers achieve its profit goals in more ways than one.

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A subsidiary of Naspers just won the rights to broadcast English Premier League games to satellite TV customers across sub-Saharan Africa.

As the world's biggest sporting event approaches and Naspers gets ready for prime ad placement that will reach billions, the company's balance sheet will be boosted by hordes of new customers.

Tapping the Premier League's worldwide fan base and signing African soccer nuts up for satellite service packages is enough to give Naspers a 40% upside boost over the next 2 years, David Shapiro of Johannesburg's Sasfin Holdings said recently. "The Africa kicker makes a big difference," Shapiro added (pun probably intended).

And Naspers is just one part of a broader trend of South African companies extending their reach and business model across the continent.

The iShares MSCI South Africa Index ETF (NYSE:EZA) and SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF (AMEX:GAF) both count Naspers as a top holding.

So even though Naspers shares trade over the counter here in the U.S. (OTC:NPSNY), it's better to pick them up as a package of South African top stocks for 2011 that will benefit from the World Cup's exposure and southern Africa's expected 5% growth through the developed world's downturn.

David Shapiro says the Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share Index should pop by just over 10% in 2009, versus what will almost certainly be a losing year for the Dow.

No wonder African stocks market may be the best gainers, as satellite TV and mobile phones make up the base of a "leapfrog" economy where people are brought into the 21st century economy directly, without retrofitting old infrastructure.

As far as media stocks are concerned, companies that still gear their business model to how many words fit on a page, or how many newspapers one city buys, simply won't be around much longer.

There's a new model for international business, and the best strategies are increasingly coming from outside the U.S.

Look for a new crop of global growth top stocks to buy like Naspers to emerge out of this recession.

 

What Could Rocket Oil Before 2011

Nobody in the Pentagon will talk openly about it. Nobody in the White House knows what to do.

But make no mistake...

What I'm about to show you could be the deadliest surprise threat to your money and livelihood of the coming year.

I say "new" because as you'll see there's not much new about it at all — the pressure's been building behind this for the last 1,354 years!

Yet for the first time in history, that pressure has found its release. I'm imagining a volcano of blood.

When it blows, you could see your savings get SLAMMED... the dollar thrown into a TAILSPIN... and, here's what will stun the still-recovering world economy, gas and oil prices doubling or even tripling by sometime early in the coming year.

How on earth is that possible?

It's the last thing most people expect, from market pros to bumbling D.C. bureaucrats... but if nothing changes in what I'm about to show you... this is a page in future history books that's already writing itself.

I'll show you the evidence myself.

If I'm right, as many as eight key Islamic countries are hurtling headlong toward a bloody "new" war — with each other — that's been FOURTEEN CENTURIES in the making.

This could begin as early as the next 12 to 18 months. And with no less than 66% of the world's key energy reserves smack dab in the crosshairs.

Sound impossible?

Even if I'm only half right, and we get an oil-state stalemate unlike anything the world has ever seen — you could see oil soar past the old high of $147.30 per barrel, well on its way to as much as $220... with gasoline bucking against a ceiling of $8 per gallon.

I'll show you how this unfolds below.

You'll see the maps, I'll name the names. And I'll reveal to you the stunning web of "secret revenge" that lies behind it all... waiting over 1,354 years for this moment!

Of course, events like these echo around the world.

And nobody gets the chance to just "sit on the sidelines."

But there's good news too.

Because, you see, just like every major shift of history... deep within every crisis... you'll also find an opportunity to protect yourself. And this event is no exception.

For instance, the last time we saw politics push up the price of petroleum, my readers found strategic gains in a "self-defense" move that shot up by 668%.

In fact, we've used all kinds of moments in flux to make protective and even impressive gains. Take a look at this small sample, drawn straight from our posted track record...

Our Strategic Gains in Turbulent Times
137% gains on KeyWest Energy	174% gains on PetroChina
151% gains on Wheaton River Minerals	270% gains on the July silver calls
162% gains on Intrepid Minerals	104% gains on the ICON Energy Fund
332% gains on Glamis/Francisco Gold	108% gains on Norsk Hydro
668% gains on Metallica Resources	118% gains on Anglo American PLC
105% gains on Gentry Resources	160% gains on Western Oil Sands
151% gains on Tocqueville Gold	182% gains on Talisman Energy
228% gains on Niko Resources	142% gains on BG Group
263% gains on Coeur d'Alene Mines	177% gains on Coeur d'Alene Mines again
116% gains on Cameco

And we continue to post new gains, even now. Some of today's open positions have already shot up 37%... 45%... 46%... 53%... 61%... 64%... 70%... 75%... 128%... 146%... 155%... 160%... 200%... 403%... and 466%... with more to come!

(I can't name those top stocks to buy for you right now. That wouldn't be fair to my readers. But I'll tell you how to find out about all of them, right after you finish reading this letter.)

My point is, today's moment is even larger than anything we've seen before. But so are the opportunities I see right now for you to protect yourself. I'd hate for you to miss any of them, while you still have the opportunity to make your move.

Over the next four minutes, I'll show you how.

But before I do, let's step back so I can explain how this "war" begins.

Long before $147 oil... before the war over 9/11 or the war in Afghanistan... before either war in Iraq, the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, or even the oil crisis of 1973.

All the way back to a lamb dinner, served up one evening in the year 629 AD...

The Murder That's About to Change the World

Nobody could have known that the dinner they were about to eat would one day change history. Some say it was goat. Others say it was lamb.

Either way, it was poisoned.

And the guest of honor was Mohammed, the controversial founder of Islam.

It was just one bite, that's all it took. He tasted the poison and immediately spit it out. But it was too late. He would soon die, sparking a bitter and deadly divide. 

See, when Mohammed died nobody could agree on who should take over...

And they've been killing each other as a result ever since.

On the one side, you've got the Sunni Muslims. They're the ones that run Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and many of the other countries in the Middle East.

On the other, you've got the Shia Muslims. It's the Shia that run Iran. And now run Iraq, as well as Lebanon and Syria.

Think Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland... Serbs vs. Croats in Bosnia... or even the religious Thirty Years War that ripped apart Europe in the 16th century.

Only this Sunni-Shia split has built up pressure now for the last 1,354 years.

But it's only now that this pressure has found its ultimate release — with Iran driving a new Shia uprising smack dab in the middle of the most dangerous place on Earth — the oil-soaked Middle East.

Isn't the Middle East already a mess? Yes, it is.

What's different is that too many in the West... right up to the White House and the Pentagon... don't "get" just how deep this Islam divide could go or how far it could run.

Take a look at this map...

The Deadly Sunni-Shia Divide — 2010-2011

If it's black in this map, it's Shia ground. It's also mostly oil heartland
and some of the most strategic territory in the entire Middle East!

One terrorist with a grudge can do a lot of damage.

Iran, all by itself, could even be a deadly force.

But can you imagine what millions of Shiites with a 1,354-year old ax to grind could do?

The 162-Million-Man March

Nobody knows exactly how many Shia there are right now in the Middle East. That's because in all but four Middle Eastern countries, Sunni leaders don't bother to count.

Sunni schools teach that Shiites aren't real Muslims. Shias don't get a seat in government. They can't become judges or even testify in high courts. In Sunni-run Saudi Arabia, Shias and Sunni can't even marry.

For centuries, the Shia have been the underclass.

But now, for the first time in history, they see this as their chance to turn the tide. And how big a tide is it? Hands down, saber-rattling Iran has the most — 70 million Shia.

But then you've got the "liberated" Shia of Iraq — 22 million. Plus as many as 2 million Shia in Iran-backed Lebanon. And up to 4 million Shia in Iran's top ally, Syria.

Then you've got another 700,000 Shia in Kuwait... up to 500,000 Shia in Bahrain... up to 400,000 Shia in the United Arab Emirates... 300,000 Shia in Oman... and around 100,000 Shia in Qatar, according to the Pew Research Center in Washington.

On top of that, as many as 10 million Shia in Yemen... another 7 million Shia in Azerbaijan... and 11 million Shia in Turkey... not to mention the combined 30 million Shia in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Not all Shia want a revolution.

But out of between the 147 million to 162 million Shia spread from Pakistan to Lebanon and Azerbaijan to Yemen, enough do that this is the river of "Secret Revenge" and common blood running through the entire Middle East.

The Sunnis are worried.

Especially in Sunni-run Saudi Arabia.

And especially now.

Here's why...

"New" Oil War Flashpoint #1:The Real Reason Iran Wants the Bomb

Don't forget, Iran used to be Persia.

At one point Persia was the biggest and most powerful empire in history!

Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Egypt — even Israel — the Persians controlled them all. Along with all of Afghanistan and Pakistan and most of the oil-rich coast of the Caspian.

For 300 years, Persian armies held off the Roman Empire. Their scholars walked with Aristotle and Plato. And influenced Greek art.

It was the Persians who invented chess. And the windmill.

Not to mention bricks, algebra, trigonometry, and wine.

The bottom line is... no Empire forgets its past glory.

The Iranians resent losing theirs.

But now they see a chance to get it back.

The nuclear bomb? Tehran's crackpot leaders don't just want it to scare Israel. They want it so they can throw a dark shadow over their Sunni Arab neighbors, too!

Take a look at this...

Iran's First Move...

With total control of the Hormuz "oil chokepoint" in the Persian Gulf
and new power in "liberated" Iraq, the Iranians have a brand new foothold
for kicking off the long-awaited "Shia Revolution."

You'll notice two things.

First, you'll see how Iran's Shia influence has spilled across the border into southern Iraq. Southern Iraq is where you'll find six of Iraq's eight "Supergiant" oil fields. It's also where you'll find a key border with Shia Islam's mortal enemy — Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is Sunni.

For eight years back in the 1980s, Saudi Arabia helped Iraq wage a bloody war against Iran. Along with other Sunni governments, the Saudis even gave Saddam over $47 billion to launch missiles and nerve gas attacks over the Iranian border.

Iran hasn't forgotten. Or forgiven.

(Imagine if Canada or Mexico had given money to Japan to help them bomb Pearl Harbor. Iran has waited to make the Saudis pay — and now they have their chance.)

The second thing you'll see in the map above is that Iran has almost total control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Hormuz is the tight waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean. Over 17 million barrels of oil have to pass through Hormuz every day.

That's 40% of all the oil shipped in the world.

And 90% of all the daily oil shipments from the entire Middle East.

With Hormuz alone, Iran could cripple the world overnight.

Today, Iran backs Shia militants in Iraq. They give them money and guns. They've even helped Shia politicians take over the Iraqi government. Why?

Because gaining control in Iraq takes the Iranians one step closer in their twisted plot for secret revenge. For another one of those steps, just look further south... to Yemen.

"New" Oil War Flashpoint #2: Yemen's Ugly Secret

The Pentagon has just tripled its budget on Yemen.

Top U.S. General Patraeus just had a not-so-secret meeting with Yemen's president.

And our own State Department calls Yemen a "threat... to global stability."

What gives?

Even ABC News just called Yemen the next "top target" in the terror war and a "near-perfect haven for terrorists." Obama just sent Yemen our troops, ships, and weapons.

Here's what's happening...

The Shia Revolution's Next New Front...

Yemen's on/off Shia revolution gives and "Gate of Tears" oil chokepoint
could soon give Iran a strategic "backdoor" attack point into Saudi Arabia...

Yemen might be a failed country... with a collapsing government, a shrinking oil supply, an exploding population and not much of anything else but lawlessness and chaos.

But what Yemen does have is position.

It sits just on the tip of the Arab peninsula... south of another key Saudi border and on the coast of another key oil strait called Bab-el-Mandeb.

That name means the "Gate of Tears."

And like Hormuz, most oil states on the Red Sea can't get a drop of oil out without shipping it through the Bab-el-Mandeb. Over 3.3 million barrels go through every day.

Blocking this chokepoint alone could slap a $30 "political premium" on the price of every barrel of oil... but there's an even bigger threat taking shape.

For the last six years, Yemen has fought a vicious and bloody war with Shia rebels. These rebels are poor. There's no way, says a Yemen general, these rebels "could fund and fight this war with pomegranates and grapes... no doubt there is Iranian support."

Could it be true? Absolutely.

Iran loves to buy loyalty.

Take the $1 billion Tehran now "donates" every year to Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. Or the billions they gave Syria's Shia president to build cement factories, car factories, power plants, and storage silos.

In return, Iran gets Hezbollah's Arabic-speaking terrorists to run militant Shia training camps in Iraq. And gets Syria to distribute Iran's money and weapons to others in the Shia network.

The secret money Iran sends to Shia rebels in Yemen could soon have a payoff too — by opening up another route for "backdoor" Shia access into Saudi Arabia.

Yemen's rebels have already hit towns across the Saudi border. And the Saudis have hit back, losing dozens of troops in the process. We're just in the first innings of this one.

How bad is it? 

So far, 50 Saudi schools along the border have had to close. Another 240 border towns have already been evacuated. And Saudi jets have already dropped bombs in Yemen.

What exactly has the Saudis running scared?

Final Oil War Flashpoint #3: Iran's Final Prize — Saudi Oil

Don't think for a minute that I think Iran's plot for "secret revenge" could succeed.

But the threat alone could be enough to kick oil much higher.

And sooner than you might think.

For instance...

• Our CIA, Britain's M16, and other top spy agencies say Iran could have a working nuclear bomb as soon as April 2011...

• The Times of London uncovered a confidential document that says Iran already has a "neutron initiator" ready to test. That's the part you need to trigger a warhead.

• And Der Spiegel, the German magazine, says Iran may even have the tech and material to build a simple nuclear bomb before the end of THIS year.

But the Bomb is just a beginning.

Even if the go ahead to build a nuke never comes from Iran's top cleric, the more immediate danger is a wildfire of Shia-Sunni unrest... starting in Iran's new hotbeds of Shia support... and spreading across the rest of the Sunni-run oil states... with the richest oil fields in the world's richest oil nation as the final battleground.

Take a look at this last map...

The Final Battleground — Saudi Arabia!

Suddenly, Iran has its mortal enemy, Saudi Arabia, surrounded —
millions of Shia even live on top of the Saudis OWN biggest oilfields.

As you can see, Saudi Arabia looks like a sitting duck.

Iran has a Shia network that reaches from Afghanistan to Lebanon once again... more connections building along the Persian Gulf... Yemeni Shias to the south... and Shia connections along the oil rich Caspian Sea.

You could see this spread to the nearly two million Shia that live and work on Saudi Arabia's oil fields very soon. Even though that's exactly what the Saudis — and our own Pentagon — hope will never happen.

As you read this, big and small Gulf states are piling up weapons, stocking anti-missile batteries, and sandbagging their oil terminals, ports, and water desalinization plants...

Abu Dhabi alone has already bought $17 billion worth of U.S. anti-missile hardware. And the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia just splurged on weapons, to the tune of $25 billion.

As you read this, our own F-16 fighter jets, Patriot missile systems, giant cruisers and up to 20,000 more U.S. troops are quietly digging in for an epic fight... that could spread past Iraq and Yemen... and even into Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.

All to get ready for what could be the fight of a lifetime...

Say Hello to the "Jihad Generation"

It's not just our experts saying it.

Leaders in all three of America's biggest Middle East allied countries — Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia — claim the epic Sunni-Shia showdown is in the cards.

It could start from any one of the flashpoints I just named.

But no matter how it starts, Saudi Arabia is where it's most likely to end up. Why?

Not only is Saudi Arabia home to Mecca, Islam's holiest place... but it's also home to the corrupt and U.S.-allied Royal House of Saud, considered an insult to all Islam.

Think about it.

In a country where they'll cut off your hand for stealing and whip you for holding a glass of whiskey... Saudi princes gorge on cocaine and prostitutes, gambling, palaces, and more.

All while the vast Saudi underclass starves on just $6,000 per year and 30% unemployment. And as many as two million of that underclass is Shia. With a 1,354-year-old ax to grind and billions of dollars in oil revenues as the prize.

It's a near-perfect formula for a FULL-ON war.

And the fuse is already lit.

Iran is ready to assert its place in the world. Think Japan or Germany in the 1930s. The threat is there, it's large, and it's not going away anytime soon.

How the world responds, we can't know. 

But I can tell you how oil could respond... by exploding to new record highs. Possibly as high as $220 per barrel by spring of the coming year... with gas not topping out until it hits as much as $8 per gallon.

That's very bad news for millions around the world.

And yet...

When Historical Shifts Happen,Getting Rich Can Be Your Best Protection

Have no illusions — any military response, on any front — could only accelerate the spike in oil prices. So the first thing you're going to want to do is simply get out of the way.

But you're also going to make defensive moves with your money.

And the best way to defend yourself and your wealth in this kind of crisis couldn't be more obvious — you need to hitch a ride on the prices that will go UP as this unfolds.

In a moment like this, that can be easier than you might think.

Over and over again, throughout history, things that are key to survival are also among the first things to go up in a time of chaos like I foresee ahead.

Not just with oil. But other raw resources that nations, advancing armies, and even innocent bystanders simply can't do without. These are the assets you can see, use, and touch.

Think about it.

What critical resource need helped drive Germany into BOTH world wars... drove Japan to bomb Pearl Harbor... and helped fuel the Allies that crushed them? Oil.

After the Yom Kippur War... during the Iranian hostage crisis... during countless clashes in Palestine and Israel... during both Gulf Wars... we saw oil prices take off.

Couldn't it happen again?

Of course it could.

Like I said, the rising threat alone... so close to nearly 66% of the world's shrinking oil and gas reserves... could be enough to set this price explosion into motion.

When that happens, you could still get very rich...

Take the 174% gain my readers and I recently posted on PetroChina... or our 160% gain on Western Oil Sands... another 182% on Talisman Energy... 104% on the ICON Energy Fund... and 476% so far on Suncor Energy...

And of course, energy's not the only "defensive" power play...

My readers and I also posted 118% gains on the diversified mining company, Anglo American Ltd... plus another 151% gain that we discovered with Tocqueville Gold... our 263% gain with Couer d'Alene, plus another 177% gain on the best stock to for 2011, a second time around... and another 270% gain that we saw on silver call options...

The bottom line?

Markets, up or down, hate uncertainty.

And that's what you could see driving this shocking new opportunity. That's why I'm URGING you to send for my new FREE 2010-2011 Crude Awakening Countdown Library.

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Defensive Energy Power Play #1:  The Single Best Energy Stock to Own Over the Next 20 Years
(Hint: it's 6,859 miles from the Mid-East…)

One easy way to "get out of the way" and still gain as oil goes up... is simply to go outside of the Middle East to find the best oil providers.

In 1973, the smart money ran from OPEC oil... and into oil opportunities in Canada, Mexico, and the UK. Today you've got even more smart energy "safe havens."

Today that strategy can work even better.

But that's only part of the reason I believe this first major "defensive energy" stock could be the single best oil company opportunity for you to own over the next 20 years.

How so?

Let me take you to a place that's thousands of miles from the Middle East... and well beyond the reach of any crackpot dictator or terrorist.

Yes, it's also an oil field.

Nobody even knew much about it until 2006, the first year they cracked through the field's overlying layer of salt — more than a mile of it — and into dense carbonate rock — and about eight billion barrels of oil.

That's more than the entire proven reserves of Norway.

But then they kept looking and found — in a deposit almost 500 miles long and 100 miles wide — what could be as much as 100 billion barrels of oil.

Easily, that's the biggest single oil-bearing zone anywhere in the world.

Bigger than almost all the oil fields in Iraq, combined. Bigger than all the reserves in Russia. Or Iran, for that matter. Bigger than the Saudi's legendary Ghawar.

Yet, until just recently, nobody even knew it was there...

The Greatest Energy Discovery in 100 Years

See, here's the thing...

This massive new find I'm telling you about — they call it the Tupi Field — isn't really what you picture when you think of a "field" of oil at all.

You can't drive past it. You can't see it. In fact, no human can actually get close to it... and live. You see, the Tupi Field is hidden some two miles below the blackest, roughest seas just about anywhere on the planet...  as far as 240 miles off the coast of Brazil.

It is, in fact, so far below the surface of the ocean that the water pressure alone would crush a steel-fortified Navy sub like you could crush a soda can.

And that's just the ocean floor. You need to go even deeper — 19,000 feet through multi-million year-old anthracite and salt deposits — to get to the beds of ancient limestone that hold the oil.

Crews go out on massive ships to set up the rigs. They use satellite images to find the deposits and then automated underwater robots to lock the drilling equipment into place.

Just tapping the deposit can take as many as three months to set up... at a cost of as much as $600,000 per day. Even to hire a helicopter to fly to the offshore drilling sites can take as long as two-hours over open water and up to $50,000 for the fuel and pilot... for each flight.

You can see why this massive oil deposit took so long to discover.

It wasn't long ago that we had the technology.

Then again, it wasn't long ago that anybody but the energy industry pros understood just how desperate we are to find and tap more and more remote oil discoveries like this one.

They call this kind of oil opportunity "deepwater crude."

This company I'm telling you about dominates this new field. They also have their geologists and engineers looking for even more breakthrough offshore energy discoveries just like this one.

Of course this isn't the only deepwater crude fortune-maker in town.

I've got three more I'd love to show you.

In fact, you'll find the full story in just one of the five special reports I'd like to send you, called Deepwater Crude Bonanza: Four Ways to Get Rich on the New Oil Frontier.

It's included with your free 2010-2011 Crude Awakening Countdown Library.

Inside, not only do I name the single best energy stock of the next 20 years... but I also give you all my research on three other must-own "deepwater crude" plays, including...

• The cutting-edge American deepwater technology company that has oil majors worldwide lined up to use their specialized rigs. Only a handful of companies worldwide can do what they do. And with up to 300 new deepwater rigs to come online by 2012, this company is lining up contracts by the score — this could be an easy 50% gainer over the 12 to 18 months ahead.

• A trusted family-owned company that you already know, but what you might not know is that they're sitting on top of a second huge "deepwater" deposit almost as big as the one I just mentioned. They're also one of the few companies with the tech-savvy to drill the now-famous Bakken Oil Formation here in the U.S. This one has matched rising oil prices dollar for dollar before... and could triple from where it sits today.

• And finally, what my readers and I now call the "most important oil equipment company in the world." Why? Because right now they're the single largest deepwater equipment supplier not only to the top offshore company I mentioned, but also to the other majors now crowding in — including Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and more. What they make, nobody else can quite do. You'll see why in your free copy of my newest "deepwater" report.

Remember, I don't come at these opportunities like a broker trying to make commissions. This area is my trained specialty. I've spent years as a working oil exploration geologist. I study these opportunities with an understanding of the science and discoveries they're talking about.

And even when you factor that in, I'm convinced this new era in deepwater crude technology is a game changer. Not just the future of Big Oil, but also the single best way for you to get rich during the radical shift in energy politics headed down the pipe.

Once you let me rush you a free copy of Deepwater Crude Bonanza: Four Ways to Get Rich on the New Oil Frontier — one of the five special FREE reports in your 2010-2011 Crude Awakening Countdown Library — you'll quickly see why.

And then there's more...

Defensive Energy Power Play #2: Two More Ways to Get Rich...As Shanghai Goes Dark!

Obviously, it's not just the U.S. with an eye on oil anymore. 

Even through the worldwide financial bust, China's kept on growing at a record clip... with oil and other energy needs to match.

Some of what they've done is make deals for more power, including multi-billion dollar deals with our enemies in Iran.

But even then, booming China could go bust if they don't fix their growing energy problems. Take China's situation with coal —– at one point during the winter of this year they were down to a 10-day supply.

The problem for China is that the country uses coal to crank out 80% of its electricity.  For over 1 billion customers, that's a lot of coal. They can't get it out of the ground fast enough. Or safely.

So they're ramping up to go nuclear instead.

As you read this, China has 11 nuclear reactors producing electricity.

They're already building 17 more.

But they want to rocket that number to 124 full capacity reactors over the next several years. By the year 2030, that could pump up their demand for uranium 10 times over.

The last full year on record, China used 769 tons of uranium.

Beijing's new plan would call for 20,000 tons per year.

Yeah, but what about wind, solar, or geothermal?

Not one is nearly as ready for prime time as nuclear.

Think about it. Right now around the world, you've got 436 nuclear reactors up and running. Plus another 50 being built. And another 137 reactors in the blueprint stage. Along with 295 more new reactors on the table for approval.

The U.S. just announced plans to start building more — on top of the 104 reactors we've already got going. In fact, the U.S. already gets about 20% of its power from reactors. And we're on track to make more.

Even Belgium, Sweden, South Korea, Switzerland, Japan, Spain, the U.S., the U.K., and France all get between 23% and 75% of their power from nuke plants. And those numbers are going up too.

According to a study by researchers at MIT, power demand could triple over the coming decades — and a huge portion of that new demand will be met with nuclear power!

That makes the next big question easy...

Who Has Uranium?

First, guess who doesn't. Uranium deposits are hard to come by in the Middle East. Instead, you've got Australia, the U.S., Canada, France, Argentina, Brazil, and India dominating the market. Along with South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, and Gabon.

I'm sure you remember, uranium stocks more than doubled from 2003 to 2007, during the first half of the second Gulf War. Uranium also shot up from $10 to $130 a pound.

Along with everything else, it crashed in 2008.

Now it's at a bottom price... new uranium production has flat-out stalled... yet all the surging power demands are still there. Especially from China.

Take a look at this chart...

It's not hard to do the math.

China has $1 trillion parked in U.S. dollar reserves. Most of the time, those dollars are a wasting asset. Meanwhile, cheap uranium can meet China's exploding energy needs many times over... compared to increasingly expensive oil.

In their shoes, what would you do?

Shanghai alone has already sucked up most of the energy output of the massive Three Gorges Dam. China's other enormous cities are hungry for cheap power, too. So is their massive industrial machine. And India, with plans to up their nuclear power output eight times over during the next decade, isn't far behind.

That could easily make 2010 the "year for uranium."

And that's why I'd love to share two easy ways for you to gain from the coming reawakening in uranium and nuclear-driven top stocks for 2011.

One gives you a simple way to move on every uranium sector that could jump higher over the year ahead, from miners and storage, to nuclear equipment, plants, enrichment, and transportation.

It's a single play, tracking the whole uranium boom. Including moves that get you outside of the dollar. Yet you can act on this without sending a nickel outside the U.S.

I'm already sharing this same research with my paid-up Outstanding Investments subscribers. But I'd like to send it to you right now, as part of special invitation, FREE.

You'll find both this special move and a second one in another brand new report I call China's Next Big Crisis: Two Ways to Get Rich... As Shanghai Goes Dark!

It's included as one of five FREE reports you'll get when you give me permission to send you my new 2010-2011 Crude Awakening Countdown Library.

You'll find everything you need inside, from more on how and why uranium could hit over $60 this year... to why some call for $250 uranium in the near future... plus everything about the only two uranium moves you'll need to make to see huge gains on this, over the months and years ahead.

In just a moment I'll show you how to send for this special report, along with the rest of your FREE library. But first let me ask you an important question...

What's the Single Biggest Secret Behind History's Greatest Fortunes?

Oscar Wilde once said, "Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot."

I don't need to tell you, between plundering banks and blundering bureaucrats, a lot of regular Americans have watched their 401k and retirement "riches" stolen right out from under them, these past couple of years.

But when push comes to shove... in times of historic growth and epic crisis... what's the one thing that's endured? For as long as anybody's kept track, it's "stuff"... real, tangible, usable, tradable, blatantly valuable wealth.

In short, the raw resources you need to thrive and survive.

It's really that simple. It's no accident that's where the smart money flocks in good times and bad. It's also no accident that this is the story of one great fortune after another.

Think about it...

• John D. Rockefeller built a staggering fortune  — worth $212 billion in today's dollars and nearly four times bigger than Bill Gates stash of $57 billion — with Standard Oil.

• Just before the crash of 1929, Rockefeller and other mega-rich investors like J.P. Morgan, Joseph F. Kennedy, and Bernard Baruch ALL shifted out of stocks and into gold — getting even richer in the process.

• Andrew Carnegie — who also crushes Gates with a fortune worth nearly $112 billion in today's dollars — got that rich making steel.

• Frederick Weyerhauser, worth more than $72.2 billion in today's money, made all of that after starting out with timber, land, and saw mills.

• Andrew Mellon and his brother Richard each made about $36 billion, in today's terms, by branching out from banking and into oil, steel, aluminum, and coal.

Real assets are more than just the building blocks of great family fortunes, they're also the backbone of history. Not just with oil and the Middle East, but the timber riches that made Europe... the aqueducts that fed Roman fields... and Aztec gold and silver...

Forests that became armadas... coal and iron that made behind England an industrial power... steel that made America... the list goes on. And this has never been more true than right now.

Nearly 42,000 people read my research letter Outstanding Investments and they're already mastering those same cycles, watching resource riches pile up — even now.

Independent industry watchdog, Mark Hulbert, has even ranked us as the #1 Performing Investment Letter of the Last FIVE YEARS... not once but three times, in 2005... 2006... and 2007.

I'm proud of that record.

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And you can start FREE, by letting me rush you the entire 2010-2011 Crude Awakening Countdown Library we talked about. That's yours to keep, at no charge.

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Defensive Energy Power Play #3: The Gold Secret Nobody's Telling

What's the single best money move you could have made, from 1999 until now?

You must already know... it's gold.

With the yellow metal alone, you could have quadrupled your wealth.

While S&P stocks fell 9.7%... gold shot up 323%.

If that sounds like a fluke, go back over the last 25 years.

You'll find the single best year for stocks was just 31%... while gold's best year topped 100.2%... and precious metal coins did even better, up 198.8%!

But you've got to wonder now...

Has Gold Had Its Run?

From 1979 to 1982, during the Iranian hostage crisis and the worst inflation the U.S. has seen yet, the yellow metal surged 2,329%.

At 323%, we haven't even covered a fraction of that ground.

But all over the news, you can hear mainstreamers call for an "end" to gold's bull run. It's the same message they read back in 2009, during gold's seven corrections that year.

Yet gold prices shot up again each time — and finished the year hundreds of dollars higher than its low. Anyone who listened missed out on all those gains.

Will we see even more corrections? No doubt.

But the bottom line is that just like with oil, instability can drive gold higher.

My Outstanding Investments readers have already seen gains on 12 out of the 14 mining stocks for 2011 we're tracking right now. And half of those have posted triple-digit gains, as high as 131.4%, 133%, 165%, 167%, 202%, and 557%.

For years, I've helped my Outstanding Investments readers stay ahead of gold and silver markets, too. And right now... I'm still urging them to pay attention.

I hope you're paying attention too.

Because I'm convinced that today's gold story is far from done.

That's why I'd like to include a third FREE report with your 2010-2011 Crude Awakening Countdown Library. I call this third report, Bullion and Beyond: Ultimate Wealth Protection Against the Coming Dollar Collapse.

Inside, here's just some of what you'll find...

Three Ways You Could Still See Triple Your Money on Gold

What if you could take any remaining move in gold... even a small one... and as much as triple those gains? Because I firmly believe you could, in ways that could soon take even "gold bugs" by surprise.

How?

You can read all about it in another FREE report I'll send you, called Bullion and Beyond: Ultimate Wealth Protection Against the Coming Dollar Collapse.

Take a look...

First, Discover How to Own Gold at Just $174 Per Ounce — The first move I'll show you is easily one of the cheapest ways to get a piece of booming gold ownership, from a company that trades for $174 of market capitalization per ounce of gold. Translation: This senior miner is on track to become the lowest cost gold producer in the world. Big institutions have already soaked up more than half these shares (64%), and some of the best geologists, corporate mining talent and mine managers, are flocking to work with this company.

Then I'll Show You How to Lock in Up To $600 in Gains on Every Ounce — As you read this, the next gold company I reveal for you in this special report is still getting gold out of the ground at less than $400 an ounce. With gold still hovering around the $1,000 threshold... that's like locking in a $600 gain on every ounce. And that just means a fatter gain for shareholders. What's more, this is a miner with a huge cash pile. They're putting that cash to good use too, snapping up other top-performing miners and soaking up their gold and silver reserves.

And Finally, You'll Discover Years of Gains to Come, Thanks to New Breakthroughs in "Deep Gold" — Just as how high-tech breakthroughs now make "deepwater oil" discoveries possible, new tech breakthroughs have also opened up the future of "deep gold." These are the rich veins of yellow metal locked in rock as deep as 16,000 feet down. This top gold producer — with 20 different mining operations in 10 different countries — has perfected the technique. And now they're bringing up the rock nobody else can get... to add to their pile of 229 million ounces of gold resources, another 36 million ounces of silver, and 42 million pounds of uranium. I've been down in their mines myself — and I'm sold, this is one of the best long-haul gold plays you'll ever come across.

Like I said, you'll find all three of these companies covered in deep detail, in your free copy of Bullion and Beyond: Ultimate Wealth Protection Against the Coming Dollar Collapse. You'll find more inside, too.

Including...

• How to lock in as much gold as you like for pennies on the dollar.
  
  
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• How to safely collect gains and income on "outside-the-dollar" gold.
  
  
• How to pick junior mining shares with much less risk.
  
  
• The single easiest way to own either silver or gold.
  
  
• Home-run gains on gold at a tiny fraction of spot gold prices.
  
  
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I hope that sounds fair to you. I also hope it's something you'll decide on quickly. See, a lot of investors think that this last soaring cycle of the commodities market was all we get. We believe there's a whole lot more ahead. But you don't want to wait too long to get in position, or you'll miss out. So don't wait too long to make up your mind.