PG and UTX are propping up the Dow todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is modestly higher at midday, as investors sift through the latest batch of corporate reports. So far, the blue-chip index is shrugging off lackluster earnings from Travelers (TRV) and McDonald's (MCD), and is instead propped up by post-earnings gains from Procter & Gamble (PG) and United Technologies (UTX). Boeing (B...Read More
Credit Suisse slashed its price target on Freeport-McMoRan to $11 from $13The shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) are down 1.1% to trade at $9.71, ahead of tomorrow's before-the-open third-quarter earnings report. Credit Suisse already came in with a price target cut to $11 from $13 and slashed its Q3 EBITDA estimate to $610 million, and the analyst predicted that the broader metals and mini...Read More
It's a major shift in sentiment among STMP options tradersStamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) stock is near the top of the Nasdaq today, on news the online shipping concern is teaming up with delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS). The partnership will offer Stamps.com customers up to 55% off daily UPS shipping rates, as UPS attempts to woo small business customers. At last check, STMP shares are up...Read More
Gold moves inverse to bond rates and to the dollar.As the fear of recession dissipates, rates will rise.As rates start to rise, gold will drop.The situation today is similar to the summer of 2016, just before gold dropped 20%.This article explains why we think the price of gold will continue to trend lower. There is an "early-winter-to-late-summer" inverse pattern between gold and the ProShares Ul...Read More
UAA options traders could be using calls to hedgeThe shares of Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA) are in focus today, after founder and CEO Kevin Plank announced he will step down in 2020. Replacing him will be current Chief Operating Officer Patrik Frisk, who joined the company in 2017 and has been a key part in the retailer's recent three-year transformation plan.The shakeup has Under Armour stock up 1...Read More
Cloud stocks have struggled lately, but today analysts have been bullishDropbox Inc (NASDAQ:DBX) is one stock seeing bullish analyst attention this morning, with Instinet upgrading its opinion to "buy" from "neutral" and upping its price target by $1 to $25. The brokerage firm cited an attractive valuation and said revenue growth could begin to accelerate. DBX shares are up 3.7% in response to tra...Read More
Travelers Companies posted profits of $1.43 per share, which came in lower than analysts' estimates Blue chip name Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) is trading back near its early April levels this morning following a disappointing third-quarter earnings report. The firm posted adjusted profits of $1.43 per share, coming in lower than analysts' estimated $2.35 per share. The property and casualty...Read More
There's a ton of big-name companies releasing quarterly reports todayU.S. stock futures are pointing to a mixed open for a huge day in earnings. Several big names have already reported this morning, including Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) components McDonald's (MCD), Travelers (TRV), United Technologies (UTX), and Procter & Gamble (PG), with the latter stock in particular seeing notable stren...Read More
Broad-based VTI is raking in cash month-to-date, even as traders flee S&P trackersThe month of October has a (somewhat deservedly) "spooky" reputation for stocks -- and although the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is narrowly above breakeven on a month-to-date basis, as of this writing, investors have been pulling capital out of its well-known exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracker, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NY...Read More
Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comOct 22, 2019 If investors bring proper tactics to the table, gold price reactions can be exhilarating. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this GDX daily chart. There’s nothing more satisfying than buying a market near a low and selling near a high.The key to doing that is...Read More
Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsWe talk a lot about the falling interest rate, the too-low interest rate, the near-zero interest rate, the zero interest rate, and the negative interest rate. Hat Tip to Switzerland, where Credit Suisse is now going to pay depositors -0.85%. That is, if you lend your francs to this bank, they take some of them every year. Almost 1% of them.A bank deposit comes wit...Read More
Stewart Thomson 1. If investors bring proper tactics to the table, gold price reactions can be exhilarating.2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this GDX daily chart.3. There's nothing more satisfying than buying a market near a low and selling near a high.4. The key to doing that is buying near a previous low, either with very small size or with a stop...Read More
Clint SiegnerThe Wall Street Journal's Jason Zweig famously referred to gold as a "Pet Rock" in 2015. He was blasted by people who understand that gold is no passing fad, and it serves some very important roles in an investment portfolio.The valuable roles played by gold have been well covered here. It's a hedge against both inflation and deflation, it represents true diversification for por...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold might be heading back to $1475 support area, the daily chart shows no-man's land..Read More
Riots have become the norm in France, Ecuador, Hong Kong and now Chile. John sees this as a function of out of control debt and the running out of other people's money. The US could find itself in a similar situation after the election. There's a belief among the world's population that corruption has become the norm and that there's no way to reign it in. This could lead to half the nation believ...Read More
Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange appeared before a UK judge to request more time to prepare his case against the US extradition request. Acting more like a Soviet triubunal, the judge went on to deny his every request. He is not allowed to prepare to fight his extradition. Even though Assange has served his time for "jumping bail" the British court ruled that he must remain in prison. His shocki...Read More
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 Federal Reserve is Bad for America. DiMartino Booth began her career in New York at Donaldson, Luf...Read More
We have lost all of our freedoms, we are just too busy to take notice. The pretend whistleblower against Trump was orchestrated by Democrats to create an issue Continue...Read More
Not so long ago the US economy had some bright spots that seemed to justify a general sense of optimism. The fracking revolution had turned the country into the world's largest Continue...Read More
When volume is low look for increased prices.When volume goes higher, look for declines. Volume has trailed off since the October sell-off. We're not in a bear market yet. Prices remain above all their moving averages and indicators. Nick believes we're not in a bear market. It's a trendless market, but since the May low, we've made higher lows, so there's a slight upside bias. One thing that ever...Read More