Firstly the USO instrument inception date was 4/10/2006. CL_F Crude Oil put in an all time high at 147.27 in July 2008. USO put in an all time high at 119.17 in July 2008 noted on the monthly chart. The decline from there into the February 2009 lows was in three swings. An a-b-c in red although it was a very steep pullback.The bounce from the 2009 lows is a complex double three combination wi...Read More
Many believe that negative interest rates willnever arrive to the United States. This can’t possibly happen here. Thediscussions of their theoretical benefits almost remind you of thenot-in-my-backyard mentality. But this is not true – they are already presentin America. Hard to believe it? Hiding in plain sight, let’s take it a stepfurther and look at gold in the negative real i...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is caught whipping back and forth. Pattern is lower-highs and lower-lows, which is bearish unless gold (dec) gets back above $1,525:Read More
Yesterday's fall was due to inability to rise and profit taking before the US-China trade talk. Short sellers become active once gold started to fall. Right now the fall in gold is just a correction. If gold and silver fall today and tomorrow, then it will move into a short term bearish phase. I am not buying gold and silver today. Chinese are not buyers. Just remember that correction of $125-$1...Read More
Sentiment has turned chilly ahead of Thursday's high-level talks after the U.S. expanded its trade blacklist The Dow continued to slide today, ending more than 300 points lower after the U.S. expanded its trade blacklist to include 28 additional Chinese tech companies alongside Huawei, citing human rights violations -- a move that soured investor sentiment ahead of Thursday's high-level U.S.-China...Read More
FEYE stock is up 3% todayFireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) stock is trading up 3% at $14.27, as the cybersecurity firm hosts its financial analyst day at its annual Cyber Defense Summit. This pop has sparked heavy activity in FEYE's options pits, with volume running at two times what's typically seen at this point.Most active is the October 14 call, where it looks like bulls may be liquidating the now in-...Read More
Options activity is picking up during today's sessionOne name on our radar today is pawn shop operator EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW), as a bearish analyst note has the stock trading at new lows. Jefferies cut its rating on the shares to "hold" from "buy," and slashed its price target from $13.50 all the way down to $6.50, expressing concerns over the company's new Executive Chairman Phillip Cohen. EZPW...Read More
DPZ options volume is at a 52-week peak todayThe U.S. stock market is spiraling today, as U.S.-China trade anxiety spikes. Among individual stocks making notable moves are cloud platform name Asure Software Inc (NASDAQ:ASUR), pizza maker Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ), and video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME). Here's a closer look at what's moving the shares of ASUR, DPZ, and GME.Asure S...Read More
BAR is up around 1% since the start of October, after falling the most since June 2018 in September (-3%).While we acknowledge that the speculative community is unlikely to fuel the rally in gold spot prices due to their already stretched positioning, investment demand for gold should continue to.Macro investors are likely to seek safety in the current macro environment, characterized by a global...Read More
How the IWM ETF performs after making a "death cross"The U.S. small-cap focused iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) recently made a "death cross" -- typically defined as its 50-day moving average moving south of its 200-day trendline. The last time this happened, nearly one year ago, spelled bad news for stocks in the short term. Here's what that ominous-sounding technical indicator could mean...Read More
The U.S. is reportedly still trying to limit capital flows to ChinaThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is getting shelled today -- heading toward its second straight loss -- as the prospects of a U.S.-China trade resolution later this week fade. The blue-chip index nursed a more than 300-point drop at its session lows, after the Trump administration blacklisted several Chinese artificial inte...Read More
The GoPro supplier is eyeing its lowest close in a month GoPro supplier Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ:AMBA) is sinking today, as the Trump administration continues to blacklist even more Chinese companies, including some of the country's top AI startups. The semiconductor sector has been hit especially hard by the news, dragging down AMBA, which has lost 11.2% to trade at $50.81 -- on pace for its lowest...Read More
CBOE has had an outstanding 2019 so farA look at the chart for Cboe Global Markets Inc (BATS:CBOE) suggests it's a good time to go long on the long-time outperformer. The shares are bouncing strongly from support at the 80-day and 100-day moving averages, which are right near a trendline connecting higher lows since mid-April. The stock right now is holding right near the 20% year-to-date return l...Read More
TGT stock is higher on Toys 'R' Us buzzTarget Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is running hot today, on news the retailer partnered with Tru Kids -- owner of the Toys 'R' Us brand. Specifically, shoppers who visit ToysRUs.com to browse toys will be redirected to Target's website once they click "buy." A new "strong buy" rating at Raymond James is only fueling the tailwinds, with TGT stock up 0.6% to trade a...Read More
SWTX and STSA IPO'd on the same day last monthSpringWorks Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SWTX) and Satsuma Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:STSA) both went public fairly recently, and now analysts are weighing in. Let's take a look at how Wall Street is lining up on the shares of SWTX and STSA. For SWTX, J.P. Morgan Securities, Cowen, and Wedbush all began coverage with the equivalent of a "buy" rating, with...Read More
Short-term BA options are attractively priced at the momentThe shares of Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) are down 1.4% to trade at $371.29 this morning, after a Wall Street Journal report indicated tensions between U.S. and European regulators could delay the 737 MAX return in 2020. More specifically, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) isn't happy with the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency's (FAA) s...Read More
The brokerage firm slashed its PBYI price target by 67%Goldman Sachs downgraded Puma Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ:PBYI) stock to "sell" from "neutral," and slashed its price target to $8 from $24 -- a 20.6% discount to last night's close. The brokerage firm expressed concern over slowing Nerlynx sales growth, and said the potential risk from Seattle Genetics' (SGEN) breast cancer treatment is "undera...Read More
Nio's third-quarter deliveries grew by 35.1% The shares of electric car maker Nio Inc (NYSE:NIO) are way higher this morning, after the firm's third-quarter deliveries report came in better than expected. Specifically, NIO said it delivered 4,799 vehicles in the third quarter -- a 35.1% boost from the previous quarter -- citing expedited shipments prior to China's national holiday. At last check N...Read More
U.S. stock futures are sharply below fair valueFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are pointing to another down day on Wall Street. Cautious trading looks set to continue ahead of U.S.-China trade talks this week, with S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures also pointing to a sharp pullback at the open, after the Trump administration blacklisted more Chinese companie...Read More
The S&P 500 just broke an unusually long-term streak above its 160-day moving averageThe featured commentary in our October issue of The Option Advisor was well-timed, as it was just this last Wednesday, Oct. 2, that the S&P 500 Index (SPX) finally snapped a winning streak of historically rare proportions above its 160-day moving average. Following 143 consecutive daily closes above this under-the...Read More