This week's 900-point selloff is technically very similar to the 1000-pointer that occurred between February 25 and March 11. Both exceeded two prior lows on the daily chart, generating bearish 'impulse legs' in the process. Now, even if the Dow should recover much or most of it in the days ahead, it would not change the troubling fact that two diving feints occurred within such a short time spa...Read More
The roller coaster presidency of Donald Trump is currently riding high as thestock market races back up to new highs, economic data come in better thanexpected, and Congressional Democrats’ endless investigations come up emptyhanded.Trump’s approval rating recently hit 50% at the same time asCNN’s ratings are tanking.Over the weekend, President Trump sent CNNand the rest of the &...Read More
Domestic prices for hollow steel sections in Northern Europe moved down this week as feedstock costs continued to fall and demand remained limited, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 8.Fastmarkets' domestic price assessment for commodity-size, grade-S235 square hollow sections made in Northern Europe moved down to ?,?610-630 ($683-705) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, from ?,?620-630 per t...Read More
Stock bump should be very bullish for gold. I write once again that short covering and subsequent long position building will be there if gold manages to trade over $1292. If gold rises till Monday close, then I am very confident of a $1310 and $1330. Rise and fall both will be big. Silver will lag gold but will rise if supported by gold. Two big crude oil consuming nations India and China hav...Read More
Both equities sport attractively priced options, tooBlue-chip Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) has struggled on the charts in the past week amid broad-market headwinds brought on by escalating U.S.-China trade tensions. However, this pullback could have bullish implications, if history is any guide.Specifically, the stock's recent drop has put it within one standard deviation of its long-term 10-month moving...Read More
The Dow is higher after a morning in the redStocks have spiked higher at midday, overcoming their morning losses to trade in positive territory after the White House confirmed it believes China is ready to make a trade deal. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all suddenly sport solid leads, the recently noisy Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) h...Read More
Crude oil has had an eventful session yesterday. It has closed the opening gap and the bulls have been building upon their gains till the session’s close. Earlier today however, the price appears to be rolling over and heading south. Is all hope for higher oil lost? The bulls have shown to be quite tireless. Can they pull a rabbit out of their hats shortly?Let’s take a closer look at t...Read More
Options traders are betting on unusually large moves from both namesVolatility expectations are a huge part of options trading, so we're constantly looking for stocks that could make huge moves -- or fail to live up to Wall Street's lofty volatility expectations. With this in mind, two names options traders should pay attention to this week are GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) and Dropbox Inc (NASDAQ:DBX),...Read More
Call traders have been flocking to the petroleum nameShares of Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) are tanking this morning, last seen down 3.9% at $57.13, after the company revealed a surprise first-quarter loss due to Canadian fuel costs, while also sharing plans for a $9 billion merger of its midstream units. Marathon also scrapped plans to increase coking capacity at its Garyville, La., refine...Read More
Most analysts have swiped left on MTCH, thoughA big earnings winner this morning is Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH), after the dating services company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 42 cents per share, exceeding the analyst estimates of 32 cents per share. Revenue also topped forecasts, while subscribers grew year-over-year, thanks to increased customer engagement with the Tinder app....Read More
The analyst just gave LendingClub an "outperform" rating and a lofty price targetFollowing last night's unexpected first-quarter profit and revenue beat, Wedbushupgraded LendingClub Corporation (NYSE:LC) to "outperform" from "neutral," and hiked its target price to $5 from $3.75 -- a roughly 55% premium to Tuesday's close. The analyst said the consumer lending firm's tighter operating efficiency i...Read More
INGN, for instance, is near the bottom of the NasdaqThree stocks trading sharply lower this morning after quarterly earnings reports are online education expert 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU), tech name 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), and portable oxygen supplier Inogen Inc (NASDAQ:INGN). Let's break down what's happening with the shares of TWOU, DDD, and INGN. Analysts Reexamine TWOU Stock TWOU is trad...Read More
At least four other brokerages have cut their X price targets this weekUBS downgraded United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) stock to "sell" from "neutral," saying short-term investments will not stop the company from losing market share over the next several years. Specifically, the brokerage firm said, "X is investing significantly in its asset base to remain competitive, but the result is neg...Read More
The SPX hasn't suffered three straight down days since early March Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointing toward another day of losses, following the index's worst day since January, as U.S.-China trade tensions linger. While President Donald Trump said the U.S. will hike tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods this Friday, May 10, if a trade deal isn't reached, he tweeted this m...Read More
18 stocks bulls should consider based on the best technical "buy" signalsHave you ever thought about the myriad of technical indicators and wondered which ones work the best? Any standard charting software supports various indicators like the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD), Relative Strength Index (RSI), Bollinger Bands, and probably a lot more. This week I'll quantify which indicato...Read More
Dave KranzlerThe National Association of Realtors (NAR - existing home sales reports) and the Census Bureau (new home sales reports) report monthly sales on a "seasonally adjusted annualized rate" basis (SAAR). Notwithstanding the reliability - or lack thereof - of the "seasonal adjustments," it would seem absurd to report monthly home sales on an annualized rate basis.To the extent the NAR and...Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. There has been an uptick in market risk over the past couple of weeks, and that's being reflected in dollar-yen and dollar-gold. 2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this dollar versus yen chart.3. The 109.50 area on this chart is quite important for gold investors. If the dollar falls under that price zone, gold is likely...Read More
Outokumpu expects higher quarter-on-quarter earnings in April-June 2019, with "no significant changes" anticipated in the stainless steel market's dynamics, it said on Tuesday May 7.The Finnish stainless steelmaker expects its stainless steel deliveries for the second quarter to remain at a similar level to the 621,000 tonnes delivered in the first quarter of 2019. This was down from 644,000 tonne...Read More
This week's 900-point selloff is technically very similar to the 1000-pointer that occurred between February 25 and March 11. Both exceeded two prior lows on the daily chart, generating bearish 'impulse legs' in the process. Now, even if the Dow should recover much or most of it in the days ahead, it would not change the troubling fact that two diving feints occurred within such a short time spa...Read More
Stock bump should be very bullish for gold. I write once again that short covering and subsequent long position building will be there if gold manages to trade over $1292. If gold rises till Monday close, then I am very confident of a $1310 and $1330. Rise and fall both will be big. Silver will lag gold but will rise if supported by gold. Two big crude oil consuming nations India and China hav...Read More