TI 04/18/25

Chart of the Day 📈 4/18/25: 2025 "Top Picks" Top Performers Speak Volumes

Mike Larson | Editor-in-Chief

Every year for the last few decades, we’ve produced an annual “Top Picks” report. It contains the best investing ideas for the coming year from a rotating roster of our top expert contributors.

I track them using Yahoo Finance’s portfolio tool…and the MoneyShow Chart of the Day (table, really) speaks VOLUMES about how the market’s character has changed radically. The table shows which recommendations in the 2025 Top Picks Report have performed the best through this week.

The top performer is Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM), with a tracked gain of 113%. It’s followed by Heliostar Metals Ltd. (HSTR.CA) at +108%, then United States Antimony Corp. (UAMY), Erdene Resource Development Corp. (ERD.CA), and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (AEM) with solid double-digit open gains.

What do they all do? Explore for and mine precious, base, and rare earth metals! Among the top 10 performers, only a couple are in any other sector (financials and consumer discretionary). Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) is a “special situation,” too – a highly speculative pick the contributor identified as such from the outset.

Clearly, this is a very different kind of market. One where the makeup of winners and losers is a LOT different than the Magnificent Seven-dominated market we had several quarters back. Be sure to keep that in mind as a trader or investor.

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  👉️ TICKERS: SPX, PSX

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