Fed Chair Jay Powell did not deliver any early Christmas presents to the markets last month, but he did pop the cork on a bottle of Champagne as a belated New Year's gift on Friday, Jan. 4.Continue...Read More
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TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanChief Strategist, Enriched Investing Inc.Phone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12January 14, 2019 "If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." General George S. Patton, U.S. Army field commander, WW2, 1885-1945 "There are two kinds of people that lose money: those...Read More
Jan. 11th, 2019(S14-E678)Featured GuestsCEO Kenneth Lewis& John WilliamsShow HighlightsOneGold Inc. holds physical gold and silver metals at the Royal Canadian Mint through our friends at APMEX and Sprott Inc.The first online marketplace to offer secure and convenient buying, selling and redemption of digital PMs.OneGold uses VaultChain, a secure, immutable blockchain ledger from Tradewind M...Read More
By: Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAAlthough the financial media conflates the two, there is a difference between a rally and a bull market.A rally implies a rebound after or a reprieve from weakness. A bull market is higher highs and higher lows for a period of at least a few years.Gold's strength in the 2000s was not a rally, as many have deemed it, but a bull market. Gold's rebound in 2016 was a...Read More
It felt like a mountain of supply sitting on stocks last week, growing more ponderous by the day. By Thursday the broad averages were too fatigued to achieve even minor 'Hidden Pivot' rally targets, the still-feisty FAANGs too subdued to help. Of course, just because the market looked punk on a given day does not preclude the possibility that, come the next, traders will conveniently forget what...Read More
If crude oil rises over $10 by month and floats over $72 (brent), then there will be renewed fears of global recession. Right now, I believe most of the global slowdown related news has been discounted in by the markets. The pace of rise of crude oil will determine recession or growth or slowdown. Energy prices ? inflation determination? Interest rate cycle. There are host of other factors which...Read More
Summary:An update to the Periodic Table of Commodity Returns.Goldman Sachs issues an overweight recommendation for gold and commodities.Paradigm Capital says royalty companies are the "best bet" in metals and mining.Our ever-popular Periodic Table of Commodity Returns has been updated for 2018 and is now available on the U.S. Global Investors website! I invite you to get lost using the interactive...Read More
The stock market weakness helped buoy gold prices, thoughThe Dow started the week on a negative note, as Chinese trade data accelerated concerns over the strength of the global economy. Traders also took money off the table ahead of fourth-quarter earnings season, even as bank stocks got a lift on Citigroup's (C) stronger-than-expected profit. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also settled with a loss, while...Read More
The clothing company just reiterated its fourth-quarter guidanceAbercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) stock is taking a hit today after the company revealed weak same-store sales for the fourth quarter -- adding to the retail sector's broader troubles. The company cited a negativeimpact from currency exchange rates, the calendar setup, and noted weakness in its women's wear category. At last check, A...Read More
The cost to create the world's largest gold company: A 17 percent premium for a $10 billion all-shares acquisition that faces some big-time challenges down the line.Newmont Mining Corp.'s deal for Goldcorp Inc. stands in stark contrast to the recent zero-premium merger between Barrick Gold Corp. and Randgold Resources. The key question: Why? In October, Goldcorp shares fell to their lowest since 2...Read More
Signs of a slowdown in Macau gaming revenue are putting pressure on WYNNStocks are lower across the board today amid global economic concerns, with utility name PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), drugmaker Verona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA), and casino Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) some of the day's worst performers. Below, we'll take a look at what's moving the shares of PCG, VRNA, and WYNN.PCG Hits New...Read More
GGX Gold (GGX; US-OTC; GGXXF) continues to cut near surface high grade gold mineralization at its 56 sq. km Gold Drop gold property near Greenwood in southern British Columbia.The results come from a November 2018, 11 hole drill program where GGX tested the southwestern region of Gold Drop's COD vein system. Earlier results from the November 2018 drill campaign include 28 grams gold and 424.7 gram...Read More
Gold futures finished higher on Monday as weakness in global stocks and the U.S. dollar helped to buoy the yellow metal, but the psychologically important $1,300-an-ounce price remained out of reach. "Clearly, concerns toward the global economy have been fomented [Monday] by the first monthly decline in Chinese exports in over two years," analysts at Zaner Precious Metals wrote in a daily note. "A...Read More
The retailer raised its fourth-quarter profit and revenue forecastsThe shares of Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) have shot up 6% to trade at $140.03, after the athletic apparel maker raised its guidance for the key holiday season, citing China as a specific growth driver. The company now expects its fourth-quarter per-share profit to arrive between $1.72 and $1.74 -- more than analysts are...Read More
NTES shares struggled in 2018 Video game stocks had a horrible 2018, and it's continued into 2019, illustrated in part by the demise of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI). However, Barclays believes it's found a potential bright spot in the space, calling attention to Chinese tech firm NetEase Inc (NASDAQ:NTES), which makes a number of mobile games. The brokerage firm upgraded NTES to "...Read More
SPX HV coming into 2019 was the highest since 2009Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you're probably aware that volatility has rammed its way back into Wall Street ala the Kool-Aid Man. In fact, 20-day historical volatility (HV) on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) was at 29% to start 2019, compared to just 6.2% heading into 2018, per Schaeffer's Quantitative Analyst Chris Prybal. The last time HVs wer...Read More
Investors and analysts are still debating whether the biggest gold mining deal ever is good for acquirer Newmont Mining Corp., but the CEO of the target company could end up millions of dollars richer.David Garofalo is eligible to collect at least $6.9 million, including as much as $4.6 million in severance and $464,000 in pension and benefits if he's dismissed as chief executive officer of Goldco...Read More
Mark Bristow's tenure as boss of the world's biggest gold miner might have been short-lived, but his message for smaller rivals just got even more pointed."Holy camoly, I missed out on a great opportunity!" is how Bristow described anyone not involved in Barrick Gold Corp.'s purchase of Randgold Resources Ltd. in September. With Newmont Mining Corp. poised to become the No. 1 producer through a $1...Read More