Today, additional evidence that recession - or worse - is in sight.But first, it appears the "Powell put" may extend the countdown clock…Since Jerome Powell's dovish comments on Friday, the Dow Jones has been up and away... as an addict thrills to the promise of additional stimulant.It leaped another 256 points today.Both S&P and Nasdaq have been similarly seduced.The S&P ended the d...Read More
*This interview was recorded last weekWalter J. "John" Williams has been a private consulting economist and a specialist in government economic reporting for more than 30 years. His economic consultancy is called Shadow Government Statistics (shadowstats.com). His early work in economic reporting led to front-page stories in The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily. He received a bachelor'...Read More
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A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More
By: Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAThe precious metals complex has enjoyed a nice run in recent months.GDX has gained 25% since the September lows while GDXJ has gained 22% since its November low. Gold has rallied over $100/oz since its October low and Silver has surged in recent weeks.The Gold community is getting excited again. They think the equity market is doomed and Gold has started a real bull...Read More
The yen, whose behavior corresponds closely to gold's, began 2019 with a giant leap that slightly pierced the 0.94148 midpoint resistance of the pattern shown. This is bullish but would become still more so if the futures can close for two consecutive weeks above it. The 1.03755 target is already in play, but it would become a lead-pipe cinch to be achieved once the March contract is trading d...Read More
By: GoldSeek guest author, Richard Goldstein Gold is a T.A. dream right now, textbook fibs and formations:Read More
Brexit news will be the key in January. Any postponement or new conditions will result in the cable seeing a sell off against the US dollar. Gold will benefit if there is uncertainty on brexit. Japan's prime minister Abe says that Japan is watchful of risks to the global economic recovery. In fact every nation is watchful. This is the one reason that Asia policy makers have not given a clear ind...Read More
The ISM services sector index fell to a five-month low in DecemberThe Dow explored a 386-point trading range on both sides of breakeven, though bulls eventually triumphed. Trade talks between the U.S. and China sparked most of the optimism, as China's foreign ministry expressed willingness to work with Washington, and offset a five-month low reading in the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) se...Read More
After a hiatus of more than two years, China is adding to its gold reserves again. The People’s Bank of China increased holdings to 59.56 million ounces by the end of December, or about 1,853 metric tons, from 59.24 million ounces previously, according to data on the central bank’s website. They had been unchanged since about 130,000 ounces were added in October 2016. The world’s...Read More
NHTC shorts are sidelined by today's big bear gapThe plummeting shares of Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) are among the worst of the Nasdaq today -- down 23.8% to trade at $15.05, at last check -- after coming under scrutiny in a segment aired by China Central Television (CCTV) this weekend. Specifically, the report alleged that the e-commerce brand is operating illegally in China. The c...Read More
La Jolla Pharmaceuticals is heading toward its worst day since 2011Stocks are confidently higher today, powered by fresh U.S-China trade optimism. Drug stocks are in particular focus, as the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference kicks off. Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) and Array Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:ARRY) are soaring, while La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC) is moving in the oppos...Read More
How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.With the market action of the last few weeks, some traders may feel like they're working blind -- after all, who knows what the Dow will do next? With bulls and bears butting heads in their predictions, many investors are looking for a way to try and predict what's to come, to avoid losing any of their capital to sudden corrections a...Read More
The majority of the stocks are outperforming the SPY so far in 2019Back on Dec. 26, Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White highlighted a list of stocks that could rally in the new year in his weekly Indicator of the Week column. The theory was that heavily shorted equities that struggled in 2018 could see a short squeeze in the start of 2019, as bearish bettors waited until the turn o...Read More
Call buying has been popular on CLVS and SAGEThe healthcare sector is in focus today, most notably due to Eli Lilly's (LLY) plans to buy Loxo Oncology (LOXO) for $8 billion and the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. A couple other names also making big moves are Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS) and SAGE Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SAGE), with shares of both CLVS and SAGE surging on upbeat drug buzz....Read More
Gold futures finished higher on Monday, staging a partial rebound from their worst single-session drop in two weeks, with prices getting a boost as downbeat U.S. ISM nonmanufacturing data helped pressure the dollar. February gold on Comex GCG9, +0.05% gained $4.10, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,289.90 an ounce, following a 0.7% fall on Friday, its largest daily drop since Dec. 21, according to FactSet...Read More
Gold futures finished higher on Monday, staging a partial rebound from their worst single-session drop in two weeks, with prices getting a boost as downbeat U.S. ISM nonmanufacturing data helped pressure the dollar. February gold on Comex GCG9, +0.05% gained $4.10, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,289.90 an ounce, following a 0.7% fall on Friday, its largest daily drop since Dec. 21, according to FactSet...Read More
QUEBEC - Toronto's Osisko Mining reports a bonanza - 2,223 g/t gold over 2.0 metres - intersection in zone 27 at its Windfall Lake gold project in the James Bay region, 200 km northeast of Val d'Or. The company began an 800,000-metre drill program in 2015, and is currently focused on infill drilling at the main Windfall and Lynx deposits.Windfall has had more than its share of bonanza drill result...Read More
MONTREAL - Osisko Gold Royalties has begun a $100 million share buyback program with an initial investment of $9.8 million towards its normal course issuer bid. The company purchased 849,480 shares at an average price of $11.56 per share during December 2018. The shares will be canceled.The share buyback program was announced last month at the same time Osisko said it had received proceeds of $159...Read More
This stunning research revealed by the former hedge-fund who predicted the last NASDAQ crash could have some Americans thinking twice before hoarding cash.Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is go...Read More