Gold producer Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (ANV) has broken out of a bullish ascending triangle pattern, has favorable indicators and oscillators and lacks any overhead supply.

The lack of overhead supply with many of the gold stocks on this list is what makes the potential for their move up so monumental. When stocks are making new all-time highs like ANV is, you don't run into what I like to call "pissed off supply."

If you missed the gold run in 2009, don't beat yourself up. Some of the biggest profits of this year will come from gold stocks. That's right, gold is the number one sector to invest in for 2010.

Gold has risen for nine straight years without a single year of negative returns and this year will be no different. And gold is not a U.S. dollar story. Gold isn't rising on the dollar alone. It's hitting new highs in every currency around the globe and not all the world's currencies experienced a complete freefall like the greenback.

This article is part of a 20 article special report on "Metals, miners and money".

"When building a portfolio of junior mining stocks, stick with the best -- not just the cheapest," says money manager and advisor Adrian Day in his industry-leading The Global Analyst.

Although he is cautious on gold prices for the near term, Adrian Day suggests, "Gold is still only part way through its current bull move, one that likely still has years to run." Here, he looks at five favorite top-quality junior miners.

"Gold has had an extraordinary run, based partly on the decline in the dollar, which appears overdone in the short term. The fundamentals for a weaker dollar and for a stronger gold price remain intact, but I would be cautious about chasing markets now, especially the seniors.

"But it would be a mistake to sell too much, particularly in an attempt to trade the market and buy back precisely the same stocks at lower prices. Such attempts often end badly, as one fails to buy back favorite companies after selling at perhaps intermediate tops.