Tensions surrounding the U.S. and Iran appear to be fadingThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are confidently higher at midday -- and earlier nabbed fresh record highs -- as investors shed some of their initial fears over the conflict between the U.S. and Iran. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) also hit new highs after Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) got an upgrade...Read More
KO has been an outperformer over the past yearShares of Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) are up 1.3% at $55.04, higher on the back of a fresh bull note. Specifically, Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to "outperform" from "neutral," and hiked its price target to a Street-high $64 from $54. The brokerage firm expects growth in revenue, margins, earnings, and cash flow, as well as "low double-digit" growth th...Read More
The retailer posted a decline in net holiday salesVictoria secret parent L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) is up this morning, despite the company posting net holiday sales of $3.9 billion, which came in below estimates. LB also posted a decrease in quarterly sales, and lowered its fourth-quarter outlook to $1.85 from $2 per share. The equity is up 2.7% at $18.60, at last check. Since hitting its nine-year...Read More
DBVT is on track for its best day in nearly two yearsOne of the better stocks on the Nasdaq this morning is DBV Technologies (NASDAQ:DBVT), up 16.6% to trade at $13.11. The French pharmaceutical company's peanut allergy patch Viaskin showed durable benefits in a study, prompting Stifel to raise its rating to "buy" from "hold." While also upping its price target to $18 from $10, the analyst in cov...Read More
President Trump said Iran "appears to be standing down"U.S. stock futures are higher this morning, as investors digest comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that Iran "appears to be standing down," following the non-fatal ballistic missile attacks on two U.S. military bases in Iraq. Elsewhere, jobless claims fell for the fourth week in a row, despite unemployment rates continuing to roll highe...Read More
Jack ChanPosted Jan 6, 2020Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a short-term BUY signal.Short-term signals can last for weeks and are more suitable for traders.Our ratio remains on a buy signal.Focus on the big picture, major resistance is a long way away.Th...Read More
By: Gary SavageWe are still in an intermediate trend higher in gold. These corrections typically last 4 to 9 days in an intermediate trend cycle..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth straight month in December, with the monthly reading from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) hitting its weakest point in more than 10 years. The purchasing manager's index (PMI) fell to 47.2, a level we haven't seen since June 2009, as global trade tensions continued to take a toll on the country's manufacturers. The news comes as tw...Read More
- Ira EpsteinAlgos do not always win - important to know this. Gold price gap in the chart is now filled, fails after failed Iran/Iraq/US fears subsides -- China, Brexit, Impeachment and much more coming up:Read More
Gold and silver may have formed a short term top yesterday. If tomorrow's US December nonfarm payrolls matches ADP jobs, then gold and silver can see further sell off. Signing of the US-China trade deal and the details released thereof will be closely watched next week. Iran situation will be fragile over the coming weeks and months. There will be phases of escalation of geopolitical situation i...Read More
The program targeted a historical mine at the explorer's Nevada project. Newrange Gold Corp. (NRG:TSX.V; NRGOF:OTC) announced in a news release that the last of the underground channel sampling at the Good Hope mine at its Pamlico project in Nevada confirms further mineralization continuity.Results showed that oxide gold mineralization extended from outcrops at the opening of the mine's 5609 leve...Read More
The work the company has conducted to date at the project and the implications are discussed in a Scarsdale Equities report. Lion One TuvatuIn a Jan. 3 research note, Scarsdale Equities analyst Mike Niehuser reported that "evidence continues to mount for an alkaline gold system" at Lion One Metals Ltd.'s (LIO:TSX.V; LOMLF:OTCQX) Tuvatu project in Fiji. Accordingly, Scarsdale increased its target...Read More
Another wild week for oil traders with missiles flying and huge overnight price swings in crude. As we recently pointed out within our current Oil research article, Oil and the Energy sector may be setting up for another great trade. We recently commented on how the supply/demand situation for oil has changed over the past 20+ years. With US oil production near highs and a shift taking...Read More
By: Gary SavageWe are still in an intermediate trend higher in gold. These corrections typically last 4 to 9 days in an intermediate trend cycle..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth straight month in December, with the monthly reading from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) hitting its weakest point in more than 10 years. The purchasing manager's index (PMI) fell to 47.2, a level we haven't seen since June 2009, as global trade tensions continued to take a toll on the country's manufacturers. The news comes as tw...Read More
- Ira EpsteinAlgos do not always win - important to know this. Gold price gap in the chart is now filled, fails after failed Iran/Iraq/US fears subsides -- China, Brexit, Impeachment and much more coming up:Read More
Gold and silver may have formed a short term top yesterday. If tomorrow's US December nonfarm payrolls matches ADP jobs, then gold and silver can see further sell off. Signing of the US-China trade deal and the details released thereof will be closely watched next week. Iran situation will be fragile over the coming weeks and months. There will be phases of escalation of geopolitical situation i...Read More
Dear Reader,"Journalism is about covering important stories," said one scalawag. "With a pillow."A staggering bailout of the banking system presently proceeds apace.The mainstream financial press has seized a bed pillow, placed it over this important story... and pressed down murderously.Today we pry away the pillow... and vent in desperately needed oxygen.Here we refer to the Federal Reserve's on...Read More
Another wild week for oil traders with missiles flying and huge overnight price swings in crude. As we recently pointed out within our current Oil research article, Oil and the Energy sector may be setting up for another great trade. We recently commented on how the supply/demand situation for oil has changed over the past 20+ years. With US oil production near highs and a shift taking...Read More
Craig Hemke, TF MetalsThe year 2019 unfolded just about as we predicted in our annual look-ahead post entitled "2010+9". And that's nice. But it's all for naught if we fail to correctly forecast where we go from here. With that in mind, here's a first look at what to expect in 2020.These annual forecasts are risky business. Get it wrong and you create a paper trail for trolls to poach for years...Read More