This blog generally focuses on analysis of tech stocks, ProShares ETFs and economic reports. So why am I talking about gold today? This weekend's Alert HQ process generated the usual list of Bollinger Band Breakouts . These are stocks and ETFs that have exceeded exceeded either their upper Bollinger Band or their lower Bollinger Band. What is so unusual this time is the large number of companies related to gold or silver mining that showed up on the list as Bullish Breakouts. In other words, all of these guys have popped up above that upper Bollinger Band. The following list shows all those gold or silver-related stocks, 27 in all, as extracted from the total list of 103 breakouts: Symbol Name ABX BARRICK GOLD CORP. AEM AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD. AGQ PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER ANV ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP. AXU ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. BVN COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAV. EXK ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP. GDX MARKET VECTORS GOLD MINERS ETF GRS GAMMON GOLD ...