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
Last week was FDX's worst week since 2009The shares of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) are down 1.2% in electronic trading, after BofA-Merrill Lynch downgraded the shipping name to "neutral" from "buy," while slashing its price target to $220 from $304. The analyst in coverage waxed pessimist on the company's management shakeup last week, namely thedeparture of the head of the company's Express uni...Read More
Chinese imports and exports grew at slower-than-anticipated paces in NovemberDespite sharp losses in Asia overnight, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are trading above fair value this morning. The premarket gains are modest, though, as traders digest a brutal week on Wall Street, with the Dow, S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all coming off their worst weekly losses since...Read More
SPY is down about 6% over the past month, breaking a typically bullish post-Fed pattern"After Friday's move back below [SPY] $280, bulls should seek a move back above this round number and the FOMC decision-day close of $280.50, before getting aggressive..."-- Monday Morning Outlook, November 12, 2018"Despite last week's rally, equities are still locked in an area that is pivotal for bulls and bea...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
By Keith WeinerThe Baby Boom generation may be the first generation to leave less to their children than they inherited. Or to leave nothing at all. We hear lots often from Baby Boomers about the propensities of their children's generation. The millennials don't have good jobs, don't save, don't buy houses in the same proportions as their parents, etc.We have no doubt that attitudes have changed...Read More
Trading options is often scary... but it doesn't have to be!It's the biggest mistake options traders make... and it's the reason why 9 people out of 10 quit options...Most options traders fall for the same trap - they "buy" an option and end up losing money on 90% of their trades.Of course, any options player knows that losing trades are part of the game. But it doesn't mean losing has to be the n...Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12December 10, 2018"If I owe a million dollars, I am lost. But if I owe $50 billion the bankers are lost" Celso Ming (Brazilian journalist, 1942-) "The principles of successful stock speculation are based on the supposition that people will contin...Read More
The 'Everything Bubble' has popped By Chris MartensonNow that the world's central banking cartel is taking a long-overdue pause from printing money and handing it to the wealthy elite, the collection of asset price bubbles nested within the Everything Bubble are starting to burst. The cartel (especially the ECB and the Fed) is hoping it can gently deflate these bubbles it created, but that's...Read More
Index futures were groping for a bottom Sunday night, extending Friday's losses by about a 35% on light volume. DaBoyz will have a chance to exhaust sellers at somewhat lower levels, since the Mini-Dow and the Mini S&P were within easy distance of Hidden Pivot supports that lie, respectively, at 24094 and 2599.25. If neither holds, we'll shift our attention to market bellwether AAPL, which could...Read More
Apart from a 2-week period around the middle of the year, my Gold True Fundamentals Model (GTFM) has been bearish since mid-January 2018. There have been fluctuations along the way, but at no time since mid-January have the true fundamentals* been sustainably-supportive of the gold price. However, significant shifts occurred over the past fortnight and for the first time in quite a while the fun...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
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
Commodities and base metal prices are weighed in a risk-off environment considering global trade relations, Huawei's CFO still in custody and with the news that the highly anticipated Brexit vote could be delayed, thereby prolonging a period of uncertainty. Gold en-route towards the 200-D SMA up at $1,256.90. The latest data in the Chinese commodity trade print has offered a sign that the fr...Read More
Peter KrauthLast week might've been a short trading week, but it was packed with the sort of financial news that sends the price of gold higher.This latest gold rally pushed the metal to a fresh five-month high and close to a new breakout level.Of course, the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires provided an early boost for gold prices, as the United States and China agreed to a 90-day truce with no new tar...Read More
Gold price formed a solid support base near the $1,232 and $1,233 levels against the US Dollar. The price of XAU/USD started a nice upward move and broke the $1,235, $1,238 and $1,240 resistance levels to move into a positive zone. Buyers even pushed the price above the $1,244 resistance area. The price tested the $1,250 resistance area and it is currently consolidating gains. It is testing the 2...Read More
Published 22 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGold will continue to shine amid a weak dollar, says author and gold pro Jim Rickards.Gold edged lower on Monday as the dollar firmed, but stock market volatility and chances of a slower pace of U.S. interest rate hikes in 2019 kept bullion close to a 5-month peak scaled earlier in the session.Spot gold was d...Read More
• A modest USD rebound prompts some profit-taking at higher levels. • Fed rate hike pause talks might help limit any immediate sharp fall. Gold extended its steady decline from five-month tops and is currently placed at the lower end of its daily trading range, around the $1246 level. With investors looking past Friday's disappointing US mon...Read More
Gold is one of the few assets that have been holding up over the last few months.We have seen some weaker economic data and the market telling the Fed it might to be able to handle more rate hikes.I don't expect a dip before gold moves higher if we see more economic weakness and the Fed pausing.The speculative interest is still on the wrong side of gold and short covering could fuel an upward...Read More