Get ready for an influx of pot stock profits.On October 17th, marijuana will be 100% legal in Canada.That's sparking a new wave of IPOs. And shares could surge 501% - 1,364% in the coming weeks - just like the recent weed stock IPOs.One investor's research has uncovered a secret way to access red hot IPO shares.Click here right now for details on this urgent trading situation.Canada is the first c...Read More
The stock has pulled back recently with crude oil pricesEnergy stocks have taken a hit this week, as crude oil prices dropped on oversupply concerns. However, it could be time to buy the dip on one oil stock: Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO). The shares have pulled back to a key trendline, which has had very bullish implications for MRO in the past.Marathon Oil stock has been in a channel of hi...Read More
F shares just hit another low Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is trading down 1.4% at $8.40, earlier hitting a nearly nine-year low of $8.19, after Morgan Stanley downgraded the automaker to "equal weight" from "overweight" and dropped its price target to $10 from $14. The brokerage firm cited uncertainty around the company's restructuring process and suggested the stock's dividend was at risk. This...Read More
Streaming stock ROKU also got an upgradeWalt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) is trading up 1.4% this morning at $117.75 and earlier hit a three-year high of $118.13 after a bull note out of Barclays. The firm upgraded the blue chip to "overweight" from "equal weight" and boosted its price target to $130 from $105, representing all-time-high territory and a 12% premium to last night's close at $116.18. Barcla...Read More
The online payment concern is paring some of its October lossesShares of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) are soaring in early trading, last seen up 8.6% at $84.17, after the company last night reported an impressive third-quarter profit beat. The firm also highlighted a record in net new active accounts and encouraging engagement metrics, and said Venmo payments grew 78%. In response, the stock...Read More
The retail stock is on track to carve out a new annual low this morningThe shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) are 5.8% lower ahead of the bell, after Stifel downgraded the retail stock to "hold" from "buy," while slashing its price target to $35 from $43. The analyst in coverage cited weakening gross merchandise volume (GMV) trends, which were highlighted in PayPal's (PYPL) quarterly report last nig...Read More
Despite yesterday's decline, stocks could close the week in positive territoryStocks are signaling a comeback after another big sell-off yesterday. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are trading nearly 100 points above fair value, getting help from well-received earnings out of blue chips American Express (AXP) and Procter & Gamble (PG). Futures are also higher for the S&P 500 Index (SPX)...Read More
China's ferrous futures ended the morning trading session lower on Friday October 19, with the rebar and coke contracts experiencing the steepest drops.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange January rebar: 4,093 yuan ($590) per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonneJanuary hot rolled coil: 3,865 yuan per tonne, down 2 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange January iron ore: 516...Read More
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Gold is looking north, having printed 2.5-month highs this week and could rise further toward the 200-day EMA in the next week or two, technical charts indicate. At press time, the yellow metal is changing hands at $1,226 - up 0.74 percent on the week. Stepping back, prices jumped to $1,233 on Monday - the highest level since July 26 - adding credence to the convincing break of the falling trendli...Read More
A free tool can help traders bank big this earnings season.Financial stocks (JPM, C, and WFC) kicked off earnings season on Friday, and traders need to position themselves now in order to ensure maximum profit from it.One company can help any investor do just that.They've developed a tool that predicts volatility based on earnings announcements.The tool works on select stocks with a 77.6% accuracy...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1226.40+$1.30+0.69%Silver$14.63+$0.06+0.14%XAU70.09+0.05%+1.17%HUI155.58+0.07%+1.49%GDM558.84+0.35%+1.56%JSE Gold1194.92-3.89+3.52%USD95.72-0.25+0.46%Euro115.10+0.51-0.42%Yen89.12-0.25-0.07%Oil$69.12+$0.47-3.11%10-Year3.196%+0.014+1.36%Bond137.84375-0.28125-0.45%Dow25444.34+0.26%+0.41%Nasdaq7449.03-0.48%-0.64%S&P2767.78-0.04%+0.02% The Metals: G...Read More
By Ira EpsteinWeekend squaring up leaves gold strong going into next week.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort189,200171,53371,278166,143198,139426,621440,950Change from Prior Reporting Period 9,454-46,3887,521-8,16649,6968,80910,829Traders17895885749279194 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 47,79733,468474,418 356-1,6649,165 non reportable positionsChange from...Read More
The sentiment shift is still subtle, but it's both real and widespread. After a few years of being ignored and/or dismissed as basically useless, gold is cool again, attracting positive comments in the media and increasing accumulation by big investors. India, for instance, imported less gold than usual in the first part of this year but lately has ramped up its buying, with August imports more...Read More
By David Brady, CFAAfter falling from 1369 to 1167 in just four months, Gold is attempting to rally now, having risen to a high of 1237 recently. But as I shared in my previous article: "There is significant resistance ahead that could stall Gold's rally, most notably 1244, the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the entire drop from 1369 to 1167, and 1251 on a closing basis (1360-1184). If we close...Read More
The gold miners' stocks have been largely ignored and neglected for years. Speculators and investors wanted little to do with them for various reasons. But that apathetic sentiment is finally starting to shift thanks to last week's stock-market plunge. Capital is starting to return to this battered sector as traders begin to realize how radically undervalued it is. Sentiment mean reversi...Read More
This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar's Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourages a healthy debate.People often whisper conspiratorially about the age-old U.S. practice of fixing the gold price at $42.22. "They're just trying to keep gold d...Read More
By Avi GilburtI know of no asset other than cryptocurrencies where traders of which adopt the lexicon of the broader trading community and then layer on their own slang. The chief word in the crypto trader's word bank is "HODL," which most interpret to mean "Hold On for Dear Life."The phrase, "I'm just HODLing" is often expressed as a badge of honor, as if holding on to a losing position due to...Read More
Here is our Friday digest of the important news, commentary, charts and videos we were informed by this week including our special podcast on Direct Access Gold.From our perspective, the most important developments were the IMF's financial warnings and the escalation in central bank gold buying with Hungary increasing its gold reserves by a whopping 1,000% due to increasing "safety concerns."For...Read More