I know what you're saying johnno, and I still say there's no advantage in that method.
If gold happens to be forming a bullish pattern, then so will most of the popular gold stocks. Any that aren't following the trend in the underlying commodity are obviously not popular for other reasons and shouldn't be bought into.
Anything and everything that is happening in the commodity will automatically and immediately be factored into the share price of the stocks that mine that commodity. So it's better to look at the stock chart.
