Gold is testing itsprevious 2020 highs, but silver plunged anyway, which created a very specialsituation. Namely, the goldto silver ratio just jumped to the 100 level.This may not seem like abig deal, because ultimately people buy metals, not their ratio, but itactually is a huge deal. This ratio is observed by investors and traders alike,as it tends to peak at the market extremes. Moving to the 1...Read More
Last week I talked about unrealistic expectations for the price of silver (see Silver Loses Its Mettle). My comments were centered on two specific factors: 1) silver’s primary role as an industrial commodity and 2) the fallacy of the gold-to-silver ratio.Both of these items have their root in fundamentals, or lack of them.In addition, I pointed out the fact that the price of silver has decli...Read More
LONDON, 11 March 2020 - Comment from BullionVault features today in a report on investing in gold from UK 'mid-market' tabloid the Daily Express.Reporting how one BullionVault user just used the company's smartphone app to buy almost ?1m of gold in a single trade, "Gold sales are rising as investors shun stock markets, higher-risk currencies and corporate bonds," says the newspaper on its website...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold's vertical rise shows its power. 18-dma is $1628, Bollinger bands is up near $1700.Read More
Oil rallied with the Dow after historic lossesAfter a disastrous Monday, the Dow turned in an over 1,000-point rally today, as Wall Streetrecouped some of the historical losses suffered in the previous session. It was an incredibly volatile session, with the blue-chip index trading as much as 160 points lower at its session lows, only to furiously push higher in last-minute trading. The S&P 500 an...Read More
Mining stocks have pushed higher amid the global sell-offAs gold prices and safe haven assets skyrocket in the face of the global economic sell-off, mining stocks such as Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE:GOLD) have weathered the storm. GOLD hit a three-and-a-half year high of $22.44 on Feb. 24, and although its taken a breather since then, data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White sugg...Read More
GILD has amassed 19% year-to-dateWith the major U.S. indexes suffering their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008 in late February, it should be non-trivial to say coronavirus - or COVID-19 - has become a massive caveat to not only public health crisis, but to Wall Street as well. The spread and severity of the flu-like epidemic is concurrent to the volatile run in markets during the past...Read More
Southwest Airlines' CEO announced he's taking a 10% pay cut in response to the sector's "severe recession" While the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact the flight sector, shares of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) are down 1.2%, last seen trading at $43.20. In the midst what he described as a "severe recession" for the airline industry, the firm's CEO Garry Kelly announced he was taking a 10...Read More
Oil is enjoying a lift of its ownStocks continue to shake off yesterday's worst day since 2008, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) up around 126 points at last check. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are also in recovery mode, as President Donald Trump put forth the idea of a payroll tax cut or relief in response to the rapidly increasing coronavirus headwinds in the U...Read More
The retailer just posted a fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE:DKS) is getting a big boost today following its fourth-quarter earnings report, up 10.5% at $38.10. The sports equipment retailer reported earnings of $1.32 and $2.61 billion in revenue, topping analysts' expectations, and hiked its quarterly dividend by $13.6. Meanwhile, the company also announced...Read More
AIM Immunotech is developing a vaccine that was used to contain the SARS outbreakShares of AIM Immunotech Inc (NYSE:AIM) were last seen trading down 22.5% at $4.73, despite yesterday announcing that the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in Japan will begin testing its drug Ampligen, a broad-spectrum antiviral, as a potential treatment for the new coronavirus outbreak. Researchers...Read More
Several analysts have cut their price targetsStitch Fix Inc (NASDAQ:SFIX) is down 30.6% to trade at $14.72 this morning, one of the worst stocks on the Nasdaq today and alreadyhitting a record low of $14.28. Though the company reported profits of 11 cents per share, higher than Wall Street's estimated six cents per share, the reported revenue of $451.78 million came in lower than the estimated 452...Read More
President Trump proposed a tax cut to combat the negative economic effects of COVID-19Stocks are recovering some of yesterday's historic losses in pre-market trading today, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) signals a nearly 900 point open. S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are also eyeing a significant pop, after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the idea of "a...Read More
Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comMarch 10, 2020The US government is taking Corona very seriously, but only as it relates to the stock market. Instead of trying to save burning stock market investors from an ongoing sleigh ride into the financial abyss, the government needs to start mobilizing the nation’s armed forc...Read More
Dr. Ron PaulLast week, the Federal Reserve responded to Wall Street's coronavirus panic with an "emergency" interest rate cut. This emergency cut failed to revive the stock market, leading to predictions that the Fed will again cut rates later this month.More rate cuts would drive interest rates to near, or even below, zero. Lowering interest rates punishes people for saving, thus encouraging co...Read More
Clint SiegnerExtreme volatility in the equity markets has investors wondering what to expect. Even the hardiest of stock market bulls are finally asking some serious questions about whether the top is in.Stocks have long been priced for perfection and suddenly conditions are looking far from perfect. The coronavirus may be the pin which pricks the latest Fed-blown bubble.Precious metals investor...Read More
By Robert LambourneAccording to its recently published February statement of account, the Bank for International Settlements, which represents most central banks, appears to have increased its position in gold swaps and gold-related derivatives by 6 tonnes over its position at the end of January, bringing it to an estimated 326 tonnes.The bank's use of gold swaps and derivatives has risen by mor...Read More
By: David HaggithYesterday was the greatest crash in Wall Street history by one measure, and took down many other milestones. The Dow plunged 2,012 points in its largest single-session drop on record! Percentage-wise it was down 7.8%, which still knocked out decades of lows, leading to "Black Monday" being the hot search term on Google today as people sought a comparison worthy of this Monday...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold's vertical rise shows its power. 18-dma is $1628, Bollinger bands is up near $1700.Read More
Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable speaks to Bob Moriarty of 321gold about his thoughts on the current financial markets and investment opportunities. Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven and Probable. Today, we will discuss the Fed, the coronavirus and your investment portfolio.Joining us for a conversation is Bob Moriarty, a world-renowned, best-selling author and founder of the websites 321G...Read More