The price of UG2 chrome ore dropped in the week to Friday February 21 due to lower bids from alloy smelters after China's major stainless steel mills kept their February tender prices flat month on month. China's Tsingshan Group and Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Tisco) held their ferro-chrome tender prices for February delivery unchanged from January. The latest tender prices came as a shock to the mark...Read More

The following article was published in 2015 on this site.....note that the cycle performed as a cycle had forecast (and we hoped). It certainly was deadly accurate wasn't it? That cycle never said just to "load up" and "watch the gold stocks rocket up" to everyone's benefit and fortune. Rather it was a sign to carefully accumulate metals stocks that were well researched and to "dollar cost average...Read More

This new finding of SilverCrest Metals and its potential to improve the upcoming project feasibility study are described in a ROTH Capital Partners report. In a Feb. 18 research note, ROTH Capital Partners analyst Jake Sekelsky reported that SilverCrest Metals Inc. (SIL:TSX.V; SILV:NYSE.American) discovered an expanse of new high-grade mineralization at its Las Chispas project in Mexico, which it...Read More

Black Tusk Resources will further analyze and conduct ground follow-up of the findings. In a news release, Black Tusk Resources Inc. (TUSK:CSE; BTKRF:OTCMKTS; 0NB:FSE) announced that results from a magnetometer survey of its McKenzie East gold project in Quebec showed highly detailed magnetic features.The survey revealed "a complex pattern relating to the geological setting," the release noted. H...Read More

With this development, the project moves back to the core of Eldorado Gold's portfolio. Eldorado Gold Corp. (ELD:TSX; EGO:NYSE) announced in a news release that optimization and testing extended the mine life of its Kisladag project in Turkey to 15 years, through 2034.This development, which follows long-cycle heap leach testing and swapping out the tertiary crushing circuit for a high-pressure g...Read More

In this interview with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, Millrock Resources' CEO describes the company's prospects in Alaska's Goodpaster gold district and how a new joint venture improves the value proposition.Maurice Jackson: Today we will focus on a premier project generator that is conducting quite an intriguing exploration program in the prolific Tintina Gold Province of Alaska. Joining...Read More

Sector expert Michael Ballanger charts the latest changes in the markets and prognosticates on when and why silver prices should make a move. One of my good friends from the 1980s and 1990s was the late Ian McAvity, a superb technical analyst, a founder of Central Fund of Canada, a Bay Street Mover and, most importantly, a humble and thoroughly enjoyable man. He was the first newsletter writer th...Read More

The number of coronavirus cases outside China are growingThe Dow was on the wrong side of history today, turning in a 1,031-point loss, its third-worst single-session drop ever. The blue-chip index has now given up its year-to-date gains in just one day, as COVID-19 continues to spread to more countries outside of China. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq turned in equally ugly setbacks, the latter sufferin...Read More

ZM short sellers can't be happy with today's breakoutSchaeffer's Senior Options Strategist Tony Venosa, CMT is taking a look at the shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM) ahead of the company's earnings release next Wednesday, March 4. Venosa pointed out that ZM stock recently moved past the 50% year-to-date level, and is now testing a region on the charts near $36 that is equal to t...Read More

Deutsche Bank cut its price target on Foot Locker to $55 from $59Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) is selling off today,following a price-target cut from Deutsche Bank. The analyst cut its estimate to $55 from $59 early this morning, which has sent FL down 3.2% to trade at $37.62, on pace for its lowest close since early September. This comes right ahead of the retailers fourth-quarter earnings report, sl...Read More

Both stocks are selling off with the broad market todayThe20 stocks listed in the table below have attracted the highest weekly options volume during the past 10 trading days, with data courtesy of Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. The stocks highlighted in yellow are new to the list. Below, we're going to take a closer look at ride-sharing startups Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) and...Read More

Dine Brands posted fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts' estimates The shares of Dine Brands Global Inc (NYSE:DIN) are bucking the broadmarket trend, and earlier surged to a four-year high of $104.46, following this morning's fourth-quarter earnings release. The Applebee's parent posted profits of $1.78 per share, which beat analyst's expectations, brushing off its revenue miss of $227.5...Read More

Cases of the coronavirus are rapidly spreading outside of Asia The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is eyeing its biggest one-day drop in months at midday, off over 800 points, as anxieties surrounding the coronavirus spike over reports of cases spreading outside of China at an alarmingly rapid pace. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) isn't far behind, struggling as the semiconductor sector and Apple...Read More

KDP remains above its year-to-date breakeven pointShares of k-cup maker Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NYSE:KDP) are slightly lower amid the broad market sell-off this morning, down 1% at $29.22, at last check. However, the equity has landed a fresh upgrade out of Morgan Stanley to "equal weight" from "underweight," alongside a price-target hike to $29 from $28. There looks to be room for even more upgra...Read More

INTU is on track for its worst day since late 2018When we last checked in with Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU), the software concern was gearing up for a historically bullish first quarter. Today, Intuit is in the headlines after the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that the TurboTax maker was nearing a $7 billion agreement to buy personal finance program Credit Karma. The deal could become...Read More

Silver is still in consolidation mode since early September, but it appears ready to rally over a sustained period of time.On the chart there appears to have formed some fractals. The current one has also broken out at the black line recently (just after point C).As expected, price survived the test of the 50-day moving average, and is looking really bullish. If the comparison remains valid, then...Read More

By: Gary SavageGeneral market updates on today's big down-move. This video update includes: $ES, $AAPL, $COMPRead More

"Explosive growth of shadow banking was about the invisible hand having a party, a non-regulated drinking party, with rating agencies handing out fake IDs." Paul McCulley, economist, bond investor, PIMCO; coined "shadow banking" in 2007, The New York Times 4/6/2010; b. 1957 "If you are ready to give up everything else to study the whole history of the market as carefully as a medical student st...Read More

Cargill will release a line of plant-based faux-meat products in April Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) is spiraling today, down 5.8% to trade at $110.50 following on news that privately held food producer Cargill will launch a line of faux meat products and hamburger patties in April of this year. The company aims to be a direct competitor to Beyond Meat and its sector peer Impossible Foods by offer...Read More

Clive MaundIf you are wondering why gold is starting to accelerate away to the upside, you need look no farther than the following amazing chart forwarded to me by reader Larry Fike, which Larry has kindly given me permission to reproduce in this update...Click on chart to popup a larger, clearer version.Chart courtesy of Larry FikeThe chart speaks for itself and requires little additional comme...Read More