Today is Friday, February 28, 2020, and this is your daily gold market update. Let's look at the latest price of gold, value of the dollar, gold/silver ratio, Commitment of Traders data, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) prices to get a sense of how the yellow metal is faring today.Gold PriceThe price of one troy ounce of gold in U.S. dollars today is $1,585.85. It's down -3.60% from yesterday and up...Read More

AbraPlata (TSX-V: ABRA) is focused on the Diablillos silver-gold property, located in the mining friendly province of Salta, Argentina, that holds 140 million silver-equivalent ounces or 1.7 million gold-equivalent ounces in indicated resource, with significant expansion potential. This is a very large advanced-stage project, with a robust initial open pit PEA, completed in 2018, and an ongoing dr...Read More

Today is Friday, February 28, 2020, and this is your daily energy stocks roundup. Today we're looking at the valuations of DMC Global (NASDAQ: BOOM), Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ), and Ovintiv (NYSE: OVV).DMC Global (NASDAQ: BOOM)DMC Global (NASDAQ: BOOM) is a $531.16 million company today with a one-year return of -25.07%. Let's look at its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, its enterprise-v...Read More

Indian mills are expected to raise domestic hot-rolled coil prices by about 750-1,000 rupees ($10-14) per tonne for March sales, citing rising demand and higher export prices.Indian mills have kept domestic prices of HRC stable through February, but two mills confirmed they were considering raising prices in March.Market participants, however, said that any increase...Read More

Every major media and financial outlet has been blaming this week's market sell-off on growing coronavirus fears.Too bad that's mostly BS.Let's take a look at some headlines from Monday:"Dow Industrials Close 1000 Points Lower as Coronavirus Cases Mount" - Wall Street Journal"U.S. Stocks Plunge as Coronavirus Crisis Spreads" - The New York Times"Coronavirus Is Cratering the Stock Market. Why It Ca...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe increased slightly day on day on Friday February 28, buoyed by positive sentiment in the market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, ex-works Northern Europe, was ?,?484.90 ($530.95) per tonne on Friday, up by ?,?0.52 from ?,?484.38 per tonne on February 27.The index was calculated based on deals and achie...Read More

Domestic steel beam prices in the United States remained flat in February in the face of mostly stable demand, while import beam prices widened, moving slightly lower at the midpoint.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for steel beams 8 x 8-inch,  fob mill US held at $36.50 per hundredweight ($730 per short ton) on Thursday February 27, flat from the January 30 assessment but up by 3.5% fro...Read More

Here is what's new today on INK Ultra Money. Canadian Insider Club Ultra members have access to both premium and free content. If you are asked to sign in, select Canadian insider as your subscription website.1.Will low rates inoculate Atrium Mortgage from virus worries?Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI) recently reported record results. But that has not made the stock immune to coronavirus fears. L...Read More

Polish domestic rebar prices were unchanged during the week to Friday February 28, supported by firm demand from the construction industry, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, ex-works Poland, was 2,050-2,150 zloty ($520-545) per tonne on Friday, unchanged since February 14. ...Read More

The steel export trade from Iran has been hurt by neighboring countries closing their borders due to the appearance of coronavirus infection in the Middle Eastern country, Fastmarkets learnt on Friday February 28.Most of the states that neighbor the Islamic republic - Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Armenia - closed their land borders with Iran this week amid growing regional concerns abou...Read More

The pig iron market in the United States during the week ended Friday February 28 went up on new bookings and amid expectations of higher scrap prices in March, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was $347-350 per tonne on Friday, up from $335-340 per tonne the week before.Late last week, two cargoes with a...Read More

The price of ferrous scrap imported into India was broadly stable in a lackluster market this week, due to ongoing global fears over the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and the linked rise in container freight rates, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday February 28.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $305.66 per tonne on Friday, up...Read More

The inter-merchant spot market for light iron scrap in the UK was flat in the week ended Friday February 28, extending a period of price stability this month against a recovery in European export prices and with major British shredders seeking steady supplies, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant,...Read More

Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 389,33953,47490,728176,619552,240656,686696,442 Change from Prior Reporting Period -19,010-1,22624,1221,100-8,8916,21214,005 Traders 24163775857332172 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 76,23136,475732,917 11,3883,59517,600 non reportable positionsC...Read More

Before their recent surge on gold regaining $1600, the gold stocks spent much of the past half-year or so largely drifting sideways to lower. That high consolidation really weighed on sentiment, with greed giving way to apathy. This sector normally tends to suffer a seasonal slump into mid-March, paving the way for gold stocks' spring rally. That's their second-strongest seasonal surge of...Read More

By: Gary Savage I have to laugh at two things:Perma-bears are calling for the end of the bull market. But it is not the end, not yet!Other people are trying to take credit for the crash.The Fed prevented the market from correcting in December and now look..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/ Read More

David HaggithThat didn't take long. Just a month ago, I wrote, "Stock Market More Overpriced and Perilous Than Anytime in History," stating that the market was poised for a big fall because "some of the market's most fundamental valuation metrics are now printing at levels never seen before.... This market is tripping on some pricy hallucinogens."[Note: I've added an end-of-day update to this ar...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinCovid19 is causing panic, but do not panic! Gold, you would think, would be up more, but it is not. $1626.6 is key to short-term to watch as a support zone, but if it goes below then what?Read More

Rick Ackerman, Rick's PicksThe stock market at its most violent this week has been an easy read, just as it was when the tech sector imploded 20 years ago and during the financial collapse of 2007-08. On the eve of today's memorable carnage the short-term charts practically glowed with warnings of the Dow's imminent, record-breaking plunge. I'd predicted as much in commentary sent out the ni...Read More

Trading activity in the Commonwealth of Independent States export billet market was limited in the week to Friday February 28, as most market participants took a wait-and-see position to assess the situation in the global market.Lack of demand for finished long steel products in the customers' markets, stabilization of import scrap prices in the bellwether Turkish market, and dampened sentiment in...Read More