July-dated crude futures are up more than 4% todayThe U.S. stock market is surging at midday, after President Donald Trump tweeted about "an extended meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping at next week's G-20 summit. This only strengthens tailwinds created by stimulus chatter from European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, and has the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) set for its hig...Read More
Raymond James downgraded the stock to "market perform" from "outperform" Real estate concern Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) is seeing some negative analyst attention today. Specifically, Raymond James just downgraded the stock to "market perform" from "outperform," citing concerns over theupcoming earnings report on June 25 next week, as well as the stock's "rich" valuation. The analyst maintained...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund charts gold and explains why he believes this is a good time to build positions.With things shaping up so well for gold, we can certainly take any short-term correction in our stride, and more than that, we can seize upon it as an opportunity to build positions further across the sector, whether by means of ETFs, stocks or options, and of course, gold itself.Several f...Read More
It's a big morning for social media stocksSocial media stocks are buzzing this morning on Facebook's (FB) cryptocurrency announcement. Sector peers Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) and Pinterest Inc (NYSE:PINS) are also in focus thanks to bullish analyst notes. So, let's dig into SNAP and PINS shares this morning.Starting with the Snapchat owner, Aegis Capital upgraded its rating to "buy" from "hold" and lift...Read More
The brokerage firm thinks valuation and consensus estimates "look too low"Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock is up 0.1% at $27.83, after BMO upgraded the financial stock to "outperform" from "market perform," saying valuations and consensus estimates "look too low." The brokerage firm maintained its $37 price target, which represents a 32.4% premium to last night's close. Heading into today, an...Read More
High-grade manganese ore prices took another dive in China in the week to Friday June 14, while low-grade manganese ore prices showed signs of stabilizing following a recent downtrend. High-grade manganese ore prices drop, low grade weakens more slowlyChinese silico-manganese prices reboundIndian silico-manganese prices claw back lossesFerro-manganese hits 2019 low in Europe Fastmarkets' 44% mang...Read More
Who wouldn’t know the Spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? In today’s analysis, we have important pieces of economic data starring in the first two roles. Retail sales and industrial production rebounded in May, while the Empire State Index plummeted in June. How will these reports affect tomorrow’s FOMC decision and the gold market? The GoodFriday brought us some go...Read More
What stands out from the long-term chart is that Silver tends to be pretty much dead for most of the time, only really coming alive towards the later stages of precious metals bull market manias when everyone begins piling in just before the bubble pops! Which is a warning not to get carried away with fantasy targets for Silver but try and keep things real by focusing on what silver has done in th...Read More
The Amount of Dollars in ExistenceSilver is currently trading around $14.84 anounce. This is around 30% of its 1980 all-time high of $50. However, this is anincomplete representation of what silver is really trading at, relative to USdollars. When you look at the silver price, relative toUS currency (the amount of actual US dollars) in existence, then it is at itslowest value it has ever been (see...Read More
The export market for hot-rolled coil and cold-rolled coil from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has weakened during the week ending Tuesday June 18 amid slow market demand.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for HRC exported from the CIS was $470-485 per tonne fob Black Sea on June 18, moving down from $475-490 per tonne fob on June 10. "Demand is weaker than expected after [the Isla...Read More
The company's drug to reverse blood thinner was well-toleratedBiotechnology concern PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PHAS)unveiled impressive preliminary data from a mid-stage study of its PB2452 therapy, used to reverse the effects of antiplatelet agentsin patients over 50. The drug was found to be generally well-tolerated with only minor adverse events. As such, PHAS shares are trading up 10...Read More
Kroger will report earnings before the open on Thursday, June 20Grocery giant Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) is set for its first-quarter earnings report before the open on Thursday, June 20. We'll take a look at the stock's earnings history below, as well as how analysts and options traders have been lining up.At last check, Kroger stock was up 0.1% to trade at $24.39, shaking off a price-target cut to $24...Read More
ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank could cut rates again and President Trump isn't happyFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are trading above fair value, after stocks notched a slim victory to start the week. The focus remains on the latest central bank buzz, as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) begins its two-day policy deciding meeting today. Meanwhile, European Centra...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 18 that are worth another look.Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco is running its Chuquicamata division at half capacity, due to strike action by three unions at the site in northern Chile. GFG Alliance, the parent of Liberty Steel USA, is open to possible mergers, a top company executive told attendees during a key...Read More
The RSI for NUGT topped out north of 74 on an intraday basis last FridayThe Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:NUGT) is one of those leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that you've no doubt been warned about before. Although NUGT targets daily investment results equivalent to 300% the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM), those leveraged returns tend to warp in une...Read More
Whata remarkable day Friday has been! Going into the U.S. session open, we haveseen gold challenging its early-June highs. The barrage of geopolitical newshas been deafening and gold had literally nowhere to go but up. But something“unexpected” yet totally predictable happened to those who have jumped on thegold bandwagon. Friday’s U.S. session has sent gold lower. On huge volume...Read More
A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More
How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.For hundreds of years, since the first stock exchange opened its doors, every trader has been looking for an edge... Some way to predict what will happen next... And hopefully collect a fat "paycheck" at the end of the road.From Bollinger bands to momentum oscillators, technical indicators have been at the forefront of this constant...Read More
- Dave Kranzler"Shanghai Gold will change the current gold market with its 'consumed in the East but priced in the West' arrangement. When China has the right to speak in the international gold market, the true price of gold will be revealed." - Xu Luode, Chairman, Shanghai Gold Exchange, 15 May 2014The price of gold has jumped 5.8% in a little over 3 weeks. This is a big move in a short peri...Read More
By Avi GilburtWhile some of you may be too young to know who Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are, they were a comedy team from the late 1920s until the 1940s. They appeared in 107 films, starring in 32 short silent films, 40 short sound films, and 23 full-length feature films. And, probably for many of you, they are unknown.But, one of the most popular lines from this comedy team was when Oliver Ha...Read More