Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators. From Bollinger bands to momentum oscillators, technical indicators have been at the forefront of the trading world's constant need to stay ahead of the curve since the first exchange opened its door over 200 years ago.After all, every trader is always looking for an edge... Some way to predict what will happen next... And hopefully...Read More
A turnaround in tech stocks helped the major indexes recoverIt was a volatile day on Wall Street, with the Dow and S&P 500 ultimately finishing in the black, and snapping their three-day losing streak. The blue-chip index was down 507 points at its session lows, and briefly breached the 24,000 level, but erased those steep losses in afternoon trading. Rebounding tech and FAANG stocks also helped p...Read More
The brokerage firm also lifted its price target on the stockThe shares of Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) are trading up 5.6% at $7.48, after Cowen and Company named the mobile app maker their best pick for 2019. The brokerage firm also raised its GLUU price target to $9.50 from $8 -- territory not charted since November 2007 -- saying the stock's current price discounts next year's launches, which...Read More
Whisky is for Drinking; Water is for Fighting OverThe problemof severe water stress in the United States - and elsewhere - is serious andgetting worse. Water stress is what happens when the demand for water exceedsthe amount available, or when poor quality restricts its use. It most commonlyoccurs in areas where available water supplies have been over-exploited, oftendue to agriculture or urban de...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1244.30-$4.10Silver$14.52-$0.11XAU67.40-0.79%HUI154.01+0.05%GDM560.44+0.02%JSE Gold1249.20+48.07USD97.21+0.61Euro113.57-0.53Yen88.34-0.46Oil$51.00-$1.6110-Year2.854%-0.002T-Bond144.0625+0.15625Dow24423.26+0.14%Nasdaq7020.52+0.74%S&P2637.72+0.18% The Metals: Gold saw slight gains in Asia before it fell back to $1243.50 by a little after 8AM EST and then...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort173,019124,01852,329135,067193,316360,415369,663Change from Prior Reporting Period 16,240-30,890-13,215-37,2914,858-34,266-39,247Traders17075725050248174 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 39,50430,256399,919 -8,616-3,635-42,882 non reportable positionsC...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold$1248.40+$10.10+2.19%Silver$14.63+$0.25+3.25%XAU67.94+2.40%+5.40%HUI153.93+2.58%+6.13%GDM560.05+2.34%+5.32%JSE Gold1201.13-0.09+9.31%USD96.60-0.14-0.61%Euro114.10+0.24+0.80%Yen88.80+0.01+0.67%Oil$52.61+$1.12+3.30%10-Year2.856%-0.031-4.86%Bond143.90625+0.34375+2.27%Dow24388.95-2.24%-4.50%Nasdaq6969.25-3.05%-4.93%S&P2633.08-2.33%-4.60%Weekly Performance (Source: GoldSeek...Read More
U.S. production of lithium is set to increase 1,300% in the next 2 years.Who wouldn't be happy with 614% gains in a very short amount of time?Well that's what one lithium mining stock did in just under 12 months. But only Australians could reap the rewards of that slam-dunk.Until now that is. The very same "secret sauce" that led to that stock's meteoric rise is now being implemented here in Ameri...Read More
GoPro will pull Chinese production on U.S.-bound cameras next yearShares of GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) traded mostly lower today, on news the company will be pulling production on cameras shipped to the U.S. out of China. Despite the 90-day trade truce between China and the U.S., the camera manufacturer has previously noted plans to be proactive amid increasing tariff concerns. At last check, GPRO s...Read More
As we are watching the US and global markets rotate dramatically lower over the past few days, we have been advising our members that we believe this rotation is an over-reaction to economic impetuses and trade issues – not a massive downside price break. Overall, some of our longer-term technical indicators are currently bearish, as one would think technical indicators would react to...Read More
Analysts are saying to drop these stocksThe U.S. stock market has muscled its way back near breakeven, thanks to a rebound in tech shares. Three names in particular traders should monitor today are drugmaker MacroGenics Inc (NASDAQ:MGNX), boat maker Marine Products Corp. (NYSE:MPX), and truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV). Let's take a closer look at what's moving shares of M...Read More
Two brokerage firms issued price-target hikes in responseThe shares of Xperi Corp (NASDAQ:XPER) are up a whopping 45.5% to trade at $18.63, leaping higher after settling all legal matters with Samsung Electronics over a new patent license agreement. In addition, the tech company also raised its fourth-quarter and fiscal year outlook. Two brokerage firms have issued price-target hikes in response,...Read More
The president is reportedly changing his tune on defense spendingDefense stocks are higher today, bucking the broad-market sell-off, amid reports that President Donald Trump is performing an about-face on defense spending. The president in October said the defense budget for 2020 would be $700 billion, about a 5% cut, but rumor has it he told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to submit a $750 billion b...Read More
Listen to what gold is saying. It’s not deflation that we have to worry about. We’re about to enter a multi year period of rising inflation. Seriously did you think years of QE weren’t going to have consequences at some point?For a long time I’ve maintained several key macro views.Gold started a new bull market in late 2015.The dollar started a secular bear market in early...Read More
The Dow is down roughly 1.5% at middayU.S. stocks are getting hammered once again, as fear continues to grip Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and its index peers are all falling fast, last seen near session lows, putting the Dow and S&P 500 Index (SPX) in territory not seen since early May. The financial sector is leading the downturn, while energy shares are also getting whacke...Read More
FIVE has added 48% year-to-dateThe shares of Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) are up 2.9% to trade at $98.21 today, after Loop Capital upgraded the discount retailer to "buy" from "hold," while nudging its price target up to $120 from $110. The analyst in coverage is encouraged by the company's improving merchandise and brand awareness, and believes it is "more economic downturn resistant" than oth...Read More
X hit a 17-month low earlier on a mixed analyst noteIt's a volatile session on Wall Street today, and United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) is no exception. X shares jumped 1% at the open after UBS upgraded the steel stock to "neutral" from "sell," saying its 2018 decline has created an attractive valuation. However, the brokerage firm also cut its price target to a Street-low $22, down from $2...Read More
It's the first signal of its kind since October 2015Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM)exposure index was sitting at its lowest point since February 2016, at 30.55. In other words, active money managers were very limited in their overall equity exposure, as the S&P 500 Index (SPX) was testing its October lows. However, NAAIM bulls ha...Read More
There's been a heavy dose of M&A and activist chatter this morningNutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI) stock is trading up 31.3% today at $44.90, following news the dieting expert is being bought by Tivity Health Inc (NASDAQ:TVTY) for $1.4 billion, or $47 per share. The shares had been trading around their downtrending 200-day moving average since early November, moving further away from their 52-week p...Read More
The bull note comes on the heels of positive mid-stage study dataThe shares of Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:MRNS) are up 11.2% to trade at $5.75, after the biopharmaceutical firm saidits postpartum depression drug, ganaxolone, was well-tolerated in a mid-stage study, and that patients showed no serious side effects to the treatment. Cantor Fitzgerald was quick to chime in, underscoring its...Read More