KSS is bumping up against its 120-day moving averageThe shares of department store Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) are slightly lower this morning, set to snap a seven-day win streak -- their longest in at least a year. KSS jumped last week after naming Executive Vice President Jill Timm as its new chief financial officer (CFO). She will be replacing retiring CFO Bruce Besanko starting Nov. 1. KSS s...Read More
Citi set a Street-low price target on the cybersecurity stockCitigroup initiated coverage on CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) with a "sell" rating and a $43 price target -- a nearly 29% discount to last Friday's close at $60.27, and the lowest on Wall Street. The brokerage firm expressed concern over the cybersecurity stock's valuation, echoing a bear note issued by Goldman Sachs on Friday.I...Read More
Planet Fitness stock has shed 18% over the past six months aloneShares of fitness chain Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE:PLNT) are moving 1.6% higher in pre-market trading, fresh off an upgrade out of Imperial Capital. The brokerage firm upgraded to "outperform" from "in-line," calling the exercise specialist a "best in class" stock. The analyst also cited notable consumer growth.PLNT has struggled on th...Read More
China may not be ready to sign any type of trade agreementDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading below fair value this morning. Stocks look set to cool from last week's trade-induced rally, with Bloomberg reporting that China may want more talks later this month with the U.S. before it formally commits to any type of deal. Aside from trade buzz, there's little else on the schedule...Read More
The 14 level could come into play for the VIX in the near term"Since late April, when the SPX touched 2,950 after going pretty much straight up since the December low, the action can best be described as 'messy,' with a range mostly between 2,850 and 3,000...Expect more of the same in the coming weeks - 'messy action' in equity benchmarks. A plethora of uncertainties has been thrown at market pa...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesOct 14, 2019I was writing aboutNevada Copper five months ago and the shares were $.395. Today as the price of copper has gone down by ten percent and we move into tax loss silly season, the shares are $.215. They were cheap then, they are cheaper now along with most of their brethren.This is the month I believe the world will catch onto the fact that the “Everything Bubb...Read More
Gary Tanashian, NFTRHLet's take a look at some indicators that can come together to let us know when the next inflationary bout is in the offing.The spread between 10yr and 2yr yields (the most commonly watched yield spread/curve) is still steepening on the short-term. Live chart available here.What's more, it is doing this against a short-term bounce in yields (my TBT positions appreciate that...Read More
RambusPerspective is everything when it comes to the markets. It is always most important to look at the long term charts first and then work your way back to the shorter timeframes. Long term charts also show where major support and resistance resides that can have a calming affect on ones emotions when the inevitable corrections take place.Its been several months or so since we last looked at...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold 18-week moving average above $1,461+ Gold is in a correction mode right now. Read More
Mike Gleason Don't want to listen? Read the podcast below!Welcome to this week's Market Wrap Podcast, I'm Mike Gleason.Coming up MoneyMetals.com columnist and Senior Analyst at The Morgan Report David Smith joins me for another wonderful conversation on why he thinks the recent correction in metals is creating what may be the last great buying opportunity in the sector, and also why he belie...Read More
Big GapsRising PressureVictoriously Breaking EvenBut Wait, There's More7 Deadly Economic Sins WeekNew York and ButterfliesLife would be so much easier if we didn't have to worry about our financial futures. Though I suppose we don't have to worry. Animals don't. Squirrels instinctively store away nuts and thus live through winter without much thought.We humans have retirement winters, and we'r...Read More
Gary Tanashian, NFTRHLet's take a look at some indicators that can come together to let us know when the next inflationary bout is in the offing.The spread between 10yr and 2yr yields (the most commonly watched yield spread/curve) is still steepening on the short-term. Live chart available here.What's more, it is doing this against a short-term bounce in yields (my TBT positions appreciate that...Read More
RambusPerspective is everything when it comes to the markets. It is always most important to look at the long term charts first and then work your way back to the shorter timeframes. Long term charts also show where major support and resistance resides that can have a calming affect on ones emotions when the inevitable corrections take place.Its been several months or so since we last looked at...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold 18-week moving average above $1,461+ Gold is in a correction mode right now. Read More
Mike Gleason Don't want to listen? Read the podcast below!Welcome to this week's Market Wrap Podcast, I'm Mike Gleason.Coming up MoneyMetals.com columnist and Senior Analyst at The Morgan Report David Smith joins me for another wonderful conversation on why he thinks the recent correction in metals is creating what may be the last great buying opportunity in the sector, and also why he belie...Read More
Big GapsRising PressureVictoriously Breaking EvenBut Wait, There's More7 Deadly Economic Sins WeekNew York and ButterfliesLife would be so much easier if we didn't have to worry about our financial futures. Though I suppose we don't have to worry. Animals don't. Squirrels instinctively store away nuts and thus live through winter without much thought.We humans have retirement winters, and we'r...Read More
- Dave Kranzler"De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) holds more than 600 tonnes of gold. A bar of gold always retains its value, crisis or no crisis. This creates a sense of security. A central bank's gold stock is therefore regarded as a symbol of solidity Shares, bonds and other securities are not without risk, and prices can go down. But a bar of gold retains its value, even in times of crisis." -...Read More
StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was palladium, up 1.98 percent. Even after a weekly loss, gold traders and analysts stayed bullish on their outlook for prices in the weekly Bloomberg survey. Stocks continue to swing and currencies fluctuate ahead of continued U.S.-China trade talks. Just like last week, palladium hit a fresh all-time high this week of $1,707.51 an ounce, according...Read More
Skepticism on the positive impact of US-China partial trade deal has resulted and silver trading firm. In my view, there will be more trade deal with other nations should Trump's political problems worsen. Further trade deal between USA and rest of the world will be dependent on internal politics of USA. Trend of gold and silver till Wednesday needs to be closely watched. Trend (whether bullish...Read More
Danielle DiMartino Booth Appears on FBN's 'Varney and Co.' to discuss China trade possibilities.Danielle DiMartino Booth spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Fe...Read More