Cree is expected to report earnings after the close tonight Semiconductor concern Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) is part of the sector-wide slide happening today, after several chip stocks posted disappointing quarterly reports. At last check, CREE was down 0.9% to trade at $51.85, after running into a recent ceiling at the 200-day moving average earlier today. This comes just ahead of its own quarterly...Read More

MGM is typically one of the worst performers in FebruaryCasino stocks have taken a hit recently, as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts Macau's gambling operations. While MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is up 1.9% to trade at $31.56 today, things won't get easier for the casino stock in February. That's because MGM showed up on a list of the worst S&P 500 stocks to own in February over the pa...Read More

Apple and Boeing are continuing to prop up the Dow midday, as the former snaps up a brand-new highThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is holding steady on its morning gains, with a more than 100-point pop at the midway mark, as blue chips Apple (AAPL) and Boeing (BA) continue to prop up the index, with the iPhone manufacturer hitting an all-time high. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and th...Read More

AMD was overdue for bull notes anywayChip name Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) took its turn in the earnings confessional this morning, and the results were all over the place. The company reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of 32 cents per share on $2.13 billion in revenue, both of which topped analyst estimates. However, AMD's revenue forecast for the first quarter came in well...Read More

Amazon stock recently pulled back to its 50-day trendlineFAANG name Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is up 0.6% this morning at $1,863.38 after receiving a double dose of price-target hikes out of BMO and Deutsche Bank. The brokerage firms raised to $2,150 and $2,275, respectively, the latter of which represents a nearly 23% upside to last night's close of $1,853.25. This bullish sentiment is the no...Read More

A Wall Street Journal report said L Brands' CEO is considering a full or partial sale of its Victoria's Secret unit The shares of L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) are eyeing their biggest one-day percentage in nearly 10 months, up 12.1% and trading at $23.05, after the Wall Street Journal reported that CEO Leslie Wexner is not only exploring a full or partial sale of the company's struggling lingerie unit V...Read More

AAPL's quarterly update is receiving bullish reviewsA busy week on Wall Street continues today with another full slate of earnings and economic updates. Traders are considering last evening's quarterly report from Apple (AAPL) that has shares of the tech giant moving higher before the open, and fellow blue chip Boeing's (BA) post-earnings gains, as well. Outside of corporate earnings updates, the...Read More

We can all dream about Silver outpacing Gold. However the truth about Silver is that it tends to under perform during precious metals bull markets, and only really coming alive inthe bull markets final stages when it tends to spike. So Silver for 2019 did what Silver tends to do which is to under perform against Gold. Though in reality maybe investors tend to set their hopes too high, as a gain of...Read More

The Investor Intelligence poll is quite bullish right now Stocks were sailing smoothly for the first part of the year until investors balked after countries began taking action to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) flirted with going negative on the year early in the week, but after yesterday's bounce back, the index is safely above that level. Typically, a few points u...Read More

I??igo P?(C)rez, vice president of Europe and Asia sales at Alcoa, will be leaving the aluminium producer after working there for 18 years, Fastmarkets understands. P?(C)rez, who handled aluminium product sales at Alcoa, will...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold 18-dma support at $1,564.80. Resistance around $1,587/8. Gold swings hard to call market..Read More

To me the fall in gold price is just a correction and nothing else. Traders will prefer not to get caught off guard in FOMC tonight. Margin calls on stocks and crude oil also resulted in traders closing long positions in gold. Technical sellers came into play once gold started falling. Silver got knocked down as it failed to trade over $18.00. The combination of gold price fall along with sell o...Read More

Physical palladium and rhodium markets are buzzing. Reportedprices for both metals leapt higher in recent days. The story behind palladium’s move is that aphysical shortage has developed in London. Traders sold metal they didn’tphysically possess. Now they are being asked to deliver the bars andthey are scrambling to secure the metal needed, bidding prices higher.It looks lik...Read More

Sentiment in the seaborne iron ore and Asian steel markets have deteriorated amid a rapid spread of the 2019-nCoV - or Wuhan novel coronavirus - in China, which appears to have intensified in the last week.Market participants are anticipating a delayed restart of construction and manufacturing activity after the country's Lunar New Year holiday, which has been extended until at least Sunday Februa...Read More

Platinum has setup into a longer-term FLAG formation and has recently broken the APEX of this FLAG.  The long term potential for Platinum, in conjunction with the advance in Rhodium, Palladium, Gold, and Silver, is a new Bullish Price Trend.Our researchers believe Platinum must move above $1200 for this new Bullish trend to anchor a “Breakout Base” formation.  The current inv...Read More

The United States' ferrous scrap export market has weakened on both the East and West Coast, with new sales occurring at lower prices to Turkey and South Korea.An East Coast exporter sold 30,000 tonnes of a 90:10 mix of No1 and No2 heavy melting scrap (HMS) at $275 per tonne on Wednesday January 29. Equalized to an 80:20 HMS basis, this cargo would be priced at $272 per tonne cfr.This sale was dow...Read More

The spot markets for tin were quiet in the United States and Europe in the week ended Tuesday January 28, and especially in Asia, because of the holiday for the lunar new year which began on January 25 and has been extended into February because of the outbreak of a coronavirus infection in China.London Metal Exchange tin price falls sharply on coronavirus concerns in Asia, where markets are close...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil have increased across Europe, supported by good order books at European mills and a lack of competitive import offers, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday January 29.Northern EuropeFastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, ex-works Northern Europe, was ?,?467.08 ($514.49) per tonne on Wednesday, up by ?,?0.52 per tonne day on day from ?,?466.56...Read More

A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday January 29.Please click...Read More

Gary ChristensonIntense sunshine beamed down upon the canyons of Wall Street, illuminating potholes, dark alleys, secrets and mass delusions. Most people paid no attention because phones, the impeachment circus, Facebook posts, stock prices, and money worries distracted them.It was a normal day.I took a random walk down Wall Street, checked my phone for useless news and accidentally stepped into...Read More