The VIX tends to move higher after it first breaks below 15A recent MarketWatch article caught my eye, pointing out that the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) has been above 15 for about four months now -- its longest streak since 2012. For those unfamiliar with the VIX, it's calculated using options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX). The more option traders are paying for SPX options, the higher the VIX. Mor...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), which completed its $5.4 billion merger with Africa-focused Randgold Resources at the start of the year, reported Wednesday a loss for its fourth quarter, due partly to issues at two mines in South America.The world's top gold producer by volume, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, lost $1.2 billion, or $1.02 per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31 co...Read More
* GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Adds closing prices)By Zandi ShabalalaLONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Copper rose from a two-week lowon Wednesday due to signs of an easing in tensions in theU.S.-China trade conflict, but a lack of a firm resolution kepta lid on the tepid gains.Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange(LME) ended 0.3 percent higher at $6,125 per tonne, its firstrise in five session...Read More
Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada's largest diversified miner, posted Wednesday quarterly profits below estimates, due mainly to weak prices for heavy crude and base metals.The Vancouver-based miner, the world's second-biggest exporter of steel-making coal, recorded negative pricing adjustments, charges related to a write-down in inventory and an operating loss at its Fort Hi...Read More
* FTSE 100, 250 up 0.8 pct * DS Smith rises after rival Smurfit Kappa's results * Rolls-Royce higher after rating upgrade * Whitbread up after increasing buyback plans (Adds quote, updates to closing prices)By Muvija MFeb 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 climbed to its highestin over four months on Wednesday as miners gained and upbeatearnings lifted packaging firms DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa,whi...Read More
Gold has created a sideways channel on the 4-hour chart and an upside break would open the doors for a re-test of recent highs above $1,325. 4-hour chart A move above $1,315 would confirm channel breakout and validate gold's exit from the falling channel. Put simply, a move above $1,315 would signal a revival of the bullish move from the January low of $1,276. Trend: Bullish...Read More
Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated6 Hours AgoReuters Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGold will continue to shine amid a weak dollar, says author and gold pro Jim Rickards.Gold prices rose on Wednesday on more signs the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely be patient on further interest rate rises, but rallying global equities kept the metal's gains in check.Spot gold was up 0.04 percent at $1,310...Read More
Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis. Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2019 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intellig...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded sharply higher Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers reached a tentative deal that would avoid another government shutdown, and there were signs of progress on a U.S. trade deal with China. Under Armour Inc. (UAA) earned 9 cents a share in the fourth quarter on an adjusted basis on revenue of $1.39 billion,...Read More
This Valentine's Day might best be remembered for two things in particular. One, for the first time in 153 years, candy lovers won't be able to pick up a box of Sweethearts, those classic heart-shaped candies bearing sweet nothings like "BE MINE" and "CRAZY 4 U." And two, consumers are set to spend more than $20 billion on Valentine's gifts for the first time ever, thanks in part to a surge in...Read More
By: Craig Hemke With our initial price goals for 2019 having been achieved, COMEX gold and silver are now in their first pullback phase of the year. How long will it last and what are the next upside price targets?If you've been following along every week, then you'll recall that we were quite adamant regarding a year-end 2018 and Q1 2019 price rally for both gold and silver. From the November...Read More
From Dr. Maya Shetreat, MD:"Don't blame a clown for acting like a clown. Ask yourself why you keep going to the circus."THE WALL STREET CIRCUS DISTRACTS PEOPLE.Wall Street cheerleaders assure everyone stocks go up in the long term. Yes, they rise because the dollar is devalued every year, which they seldom discuss. Their cheerleaders avoid stating that corrections and crashes occur every five to...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold (and silver) continues to hold in key support zone of 18-Day Moving Average of Closes. China buying more gold again. Supportive of the gold market. Gold drifting sideways..Read More
By: Stefan Gleason, Money MetalsSocialist Venezuela's economic collapse and hyperinflationary spiral serves as a warning for American investors. It's what can happen when a government spends perpetually beyond its means and refuses to face reality.Despite a U.S. economy that appears relatively strong and stable on the surface, its foundation is beginning to crack under the pressure of a $22 tril...Read More
By: Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAGold stocks have to do more to confirm they are in a new bull market.Sure, they've surged above key moving average resistance and breadth has improved.However, the gold stocks have not yet broken the pattern of lower highs and breadth, while improved, is not at bull market levels yet. Let's review where things currently stand.In recent weeks GDX and GDXJ surged abov...Read More
By: Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates: 1. Is the latest tiny price correction in gold already done? 2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this daily gold chart. The uptrend looks majestic, and especially so in the face of the dollar's strength against the euro and the yen.3. Whether gold rallies from the current $1306 support zone or from $1280 is not imp...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:GATA's old friend B.L. has forwarded the text of an excellent letter he has e-mailed to a monetary metals mining company in which he long has been invested, asking whether the company will ever respond to the growing number of disclosures of manipulation of the gold and silver markets.The letter easily could be adapted by any monetary metals mining company investor f...Read More
The Indoos stalled Monday almost precisely at the 25,440 midpoint Hidden Pivot shown. Buyers subsequently gave up almost no ground, setting up a likely move past the resistance on Wednesday. If it's decisively exceeded, that would all but clinch more upside to the 25,998 target. This was already no worse than an even-odds bet because the initial thrust, labeled A-B in the chart, exceeded two...Read More
Former Dallas Fed adviser and Quill Intelligence CEO Danielle DiMartino Booth says Congress has bipartisan blindness when it comes to dealing with the national debt.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 ne...Read More
Income inequality has mushroomed into a political and social problem. Nomi Prins joins Robert & Kim to discuss how Central Banking policies have fueled income inequality. Prins gives an insider's view of how the elites around the world view and deal with income inequality, and how it may impact you.Robert Kiyosaki is best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 personal finance book of al...Read More