Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 376,40146,30986,056192,300553,114654,757685,479 Change from Prior Reporting Period 1,608-10,789-55,418-20,145-11,234-73,955-77,441 Traders 22856825857311180 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 60,78230,060715,539 -4,335-849-78,290 non reportable posi...Read More
The US stock markets dramatically surged mostly in a straight line since mid-October. This extraordinary rally started when the Federal Reserve announced it would resume expanding its balance sheet for the first time in years. The deluge of new liquidity from that quantitative-easing bond buying has again acted like rocket fuel for stock markets. After shooting vertically they are in real...Read More
David SmithIn late December 2019, a bill from the German finance ministry - which had passed the lower legislative house - proposed lowering the "anonymous purchase limit" for precious metals from EUR10,000 to EUR2,000 (about $2,200), a reduction of 80%.At the current price, one could buy less than one and one-half troy ounces of gold without activating customer ID paperwork, and for businesses...Read More
Steve St. Angelo, SRSrocco Report The majority of precious metals investors do not understand the important fundamental factor to acquire and hold gold and silver. While most precious metals analysts promote investing in gold and silver due to the highly leveraged money supply, debt, and derivatives, they fail to warn about the "Energy Impact Factor." In my newest video update, The Amazing...Read More
By: Robert LambourneSince May 2019 the Bank for International Settlements, which represents most central banks, has increased its use of gold swaps and other gold-related derivatives from an estimated 78 tonnes to an estimated 313 tonnes as of December 2019.The bank's total gold swaps and derivatives stood at 250 tonnes in November 2019.The BIS uses gold swaps and other gold derivatives to gain...Read More
Dave KranzlerThe total US market valuation at $33.9 trillion is 157.4% of the last reported GDP. It's the highest market valuation ever. The more the policy-makers try to pump and jawbone the market higher, the worse the consequences will be on the downside when the rug is pulled out from under stocks. The trigger could be anything. Eventually the market will acknowledge and accept the fact th...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold higher lows and higher highs. $1,567.90 key short-term support. 18-dma at $1,568+Read More
Following up on some of our recent metals research, we wanted to alert our friends and followers to the incredible opportunity that still exists in Silver. We’ve highlighted two of our more recent articles for reference and review, below. Silver continues to be one of the most incredible opportunities for 2020 and Silver Miners (SIL) could explode to the upside as the price of Si...Read More
LONDON, 31 January 2020 - Comment from BullionVault today leads the latest gold-price report from leading US investment news-site MarketWatch.With gold today closing New York trade at its highest weekly finish since March 2013, the metal has now entirely recovered "that spring's ugly crash," notes Adrian Ash, director of research at the London-based precious metals platform.Read the full story at...Read More
By: Gary SavageGold traders can be too emotional and unless they can find a way to change that, they will not find success in the investment business.$GDX's big picture, resistance around 32 area. Bullion banks are heavily short and lost control of gold..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold has had the highest close in months! This is not bad action. Daily chart shows back filling. 18-DMA holding up market.. Read More
Just trade in the technical till Monday. Trump and his impeachment could be closed by Friday. This can result in some mild correction in gold. It remains to be seen how the prices in all metals and energies will move once China reopens. Various US jobs numbers will be released next week. Focus will be on global economy next week. Fundamentals will dictate price of all metals and energies next we...Read More
Facebook carved out a heavy day for stocksU.S. stocks just barely shook free of the lasting coronavirus headwinds today, with all three major indexes seeing a quick recovery into the black during the last hour of trading. Earnings also remained in focus, as Facebook (FB) weighed heavy on the tech sector and S&P 500. Paring some of today's afternoon losses were well-received reports from Coca-Cola...Read More
HYG has pulled back to a notable trendlineWe've been gauging the recent pullback in stocks that's come mostly at the hands of the coronavirus outbreak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is pacing for a nearly 200-point drop today, eyeing a second straight weekly loss, but from one perspective this pullback could be an entry point for bulls.For instance,Schaeffer's Senior Options Strategist Br...Read More
The stock has been in cool-down mode since hitting fresh highs earlier this month Makeup manufacturer Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) has been in cool-down mode since hitting an all-time peak just north of the $220 region on Jan. 17, thanks in part to a post-earnings bear gap that left the equity trading right below the $200 level. Fortunately for EL, though, familiar support at the 160-day m...Read More
Oil prices are also suffering heavy lossesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) continues to move lower today, as coronavirus headwinds linger on Wall Street. A number of big-name earnings releases remain in focus, too, including Facebook's (FB), which has the social media giant as one of the worst S&P 500 Index (SPX) stocks on the day. Meanwhile, oil prices are falling alongside equities, with...Read More
The ride share company laid off 90 employees in an effort to achieve profitability by 2021Ride share giant Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) announced last evening that it will be laying off 90 employees -- about 2% of its workforce -- in an effort to restructure some of their sales and marketing teams and achieve profitability by next year. The stock is struggling for direction this morning, up 0.3% at $46....Read More
KO is enjoying the aftermath of its knock-out earnings reportBeverage powerhouse and Dow stock Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) is enjoying a nice 2.9% post-earnings lift this morning, last seen trading neara fresh record high of $58.63. The company reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat, as well as topline growth after an increase in demand for its signature brand and Fuz...Read More
Traders were buying LRCX puts before the eventThe broader stock market is under pressure today, but the shares of semiconductor processing equipment specialist Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) are outperforming in a big way thanks to the company's earnings release last evening. LRCX stock is trading 6.7% higher at $318.41, already tapping a fresh record peak of $319, thanks to an earnings b...Read More
Earnings and coronavirus news are in focusDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading below fair value this morning despite a mostly strong round of corporate earnings, with blue chips Microsoft (MSFT) and Coca-Cola (KO) headlining the winners with their pre-market gains. On the bearish side, traders are monitoring a sharp post-earnings pullback in Facebook (FB) shares, while fellow tec...Read More