Bob Moriarty of 321gold discusses the current situation with physical metals and paper markets. Every time the price of gold and silver go down in a big way, the manipulation/conspiracy crowd come creeping out of their rat holes to start preaching about naked short selling and a disconnect between physical metals and paper markets. As you will see, both issues tend to reveal how little these guys...Read More
On Sunday, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates andrestarted quantitative easing to stimulate economy hit by the pandemic ofCOVID-19. That’s already its second move prior to this Wednesday’s FOMC. Whatdoes it imply for gold? It’s Serious, Really.Winter is not coming. Winter ishere already. The situation does not look too good. Although the epidemic seemson the way out in China...Read More
Craig HemkeLate last week, after weeks of holding its own and providing some stability through the worsening coronavirus crisis, the price of COMEX Digital Gold was smashed in a manner not seen since April of 2013. Was this just a natural market reaction? Hardly.The past month has seen truly historic moves in the global equity and fixed income markets. The U.S. stock market has fallen sharply, b...Read More
Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the herdStock markets rebounded on Tuesday, after the White House announced further measures to help Americans and companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.The Trump Administration is reportedly considering sending checks to Americans so they have cash to spend during the outbreak.The Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq finishing about 6% higher was a welcome respite fro...Read More
Stefan Gleason, Money MetalsThe last few days have been like nothing most of us have ever experienced - or are likely to experience again in our lifetimes.Panic has spread from the streets of Wuhan to the grocery stores of America's heartland, from nursing homes to the Federal Reserve Board, from the stock market to the gold and silver markets.Like other asset classes, the precious metals space...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is trendless, it is looking what to do next. Gold has downside bias with resistances around $1550 and $1615:Read More
James Kwantes of Resource Opportunities discusses the investment thesis behind this Discovery Group company operating in "the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt." For veteran speculators, the latest hits to junior mining share prices feels like d?j? vu all over again. Sentiment is gloomy and market capitalizations are depressed. But gold, in U.S. dollar terms, is still up more than 25% year-over-ye...Read More
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On Sunday, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates andrestarted quantitative easing to stimulate economy hit by the pandemic ofCOVID-19. That’s already its second move prior to this Wednesday’s FOMC. Whatdoes it imply for gold? It’s Serious, Really.Winter is not coming. Winter ishere already. The situation does not look too good. Although the epidemic seemson the way out in China...Read More
Rambus/PlungerThe great debate on whether we're going to see inflation or deflation has been answered in spades. For years some of the greatest minds of our time have discussed this issue in great detail with each side giving probable reasons as to why we'll see either inflation or deflation. Both sides can make great points to their arguments but in the end only one side will win the battle tha...Read More
If you're feeling depressed because your retirement fund has been cut in half by the Covid-19 avalanche on Wall Street, take heart because you may have a good chance to get it back. Yeah, I know, I wrote here only last week that the bear market would stretch on for years, bankrupting us all and ushering in the Second Great Depression. But watching the spectacular collapse of Boeing shares has ma...Read More
The fall in gold will clear some short term investors and also result in a big increase in long term investors. Both gold and silver are good long term investment opportunities. In the short term gold and silver will see a see-saw type prices moves like yesterday. Global financial markets have to stabilize for gold and silver to for a short term direction. In the very short term both gold and si...Read More
Investors were encouraged by the Fed's actions to boost liquidityThe Dow bounced back today, after turning in its third-worst session of all time on Monday. The blue-chip index finished over 1,000 points higher, after the White Housereportedly backed a stimulus package of $850 billion in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, investors were encouraged by the Fed's decision to buoy the commerc...Read More
The stock's 30-day moving average has stepped up as support latelyOne of the best stocks on the Nasdaq today is Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN), last seen up 10.8% to trade at $488.42. This comes after the drugmaker announced it had identified hundreds of antibodies for potential treatment of coronavirus. Regeneron plans to identify the top two to develop a "cocktail" treatment, and b...Read More
Major indexes are in the black middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is continuing its modest recovery from yesterday's third-worst day ever, up 500 points at last check. Also on the up is the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), seeing a boost from FAANG giants Amazon.com (AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX). Guiding the rise in today's choppy market is a request by Treasury Secretary St...Read More
Uber just announced the temporary suspension of its ride-pool optionNews that Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) is suspending all carpool or "pooled" rides in the U.S. an Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has the ride-share concern down 8.3% to trade at $18.66 -- earlier touching a record low of $18.01. Senior vice president Andrew Macdonald said in a statement, "our goal is to help flat...Read More
Needham gave ZM stock a "buy" rating and a $140 price targetZoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM) is attracting attention with its invaluable video conferencing technology amidst the "social distancing" and quarantine trends triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. With that in mind, Needham initiated coverage on ZM with a "buy" rating and a $140 price target. The communication platform has beco...Read More
Amazon stock rose after it announced 100,000 new hires and internal raisesAfter it was announced that it would hire 100,00 new workers and give raises to current employees, shares of Amazon Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) are up 3.1%, last seen trading at $1,741.22. The pre-market rise came despite news yesterday that Prime members should expect "out-of-stock" household items and delays for what would typically...Read More
The fast food chain will be shifting to take-out and delivery options in their U.S. stores Fast food giant McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) is treading just below breakeven before the open this morning, down 0.3% at $149.03 as the company contends with how to move forward in the face of mass coronavirus closures in the U.S. MCD said it plans on closing many of its dine-in areas, while shifting to carry-...Read More
Dow futures are eyeing a 200 point popDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are eyeing a modest rebound this morning, up roughly 200 points, following yesterday's disastrous selloff and subsequently volatile overnight trading linked to concerns over the coronavirus. President Donald Trump weighed in on Twitter (TWTR) last night, saying "The United States will be powerfully supporting those i...Read More