Yeah - I usually do scattergun - my aim is not so good, lol. Never been a good stock picker - when I try, I tend to pick the ones that don't work. Scattergun works for me, since most stocks really depend on what's going on with the market & sector. I like uranium right now, but most of these stocks are in dreadful shape financially - I can buy these things because I don't pay a lot of attention to fundamentals, lol...
It's still too early to buy gold stocks methinks - there's a good chance for a panic or tax loss dump in the next 2-3 weeks. If that happens, I might just buy the 3X etf - NUGT. I don't like this long term, but a lot of leverage on a quick move.
btw - I'm mostly out of the solar sector - it's in consolidation mode & I don't like being in a sector when it's doing that.