Being an individual and contrarian thinker he turned bullish on Gold & Silver in 2002 and began focusing on this neglected sector. He spent years improving his technical anlaysis skills and attended numerous workshops shaping his trading & psychological skills. Due to the cyprus crisis in early 2013 Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies came on his radar and have never left since.

In 2008 he started sending out his research about the gold market to his friends. Quickly his readership encouraged him to open his research to the public. His outstanding track record and his objective approach consequently brought him worldwide attention and a large international follower base. For many years he has been writing a bi-weekly in-depth gold & silver analysis for one of Germany´s largest gold and silver retailer „the pro aurum group“. Since April 2019 he is chief editor of the cashkurs-gold newsletter focusing on gold and silver mining stocks. As well he is publishing his international newsletter and research which is redistributed to many large financial websites.

In 2015 he started publishing his famous and outstanding "Midas Touch Gold Model“ and has helped lots of followers to protect their capital. Today he is well known for combining technical, fundamental and sentiment analysis into one accurate conclusion about the gold market. As well he has been a very early investor in the cryptocurrencies and brought his readers into Bitcoin below 370 USD, into Ethereum below 8 USD, into IOTA below 0.46 USD and into Steem below 1.00 USD.