COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to rise, however Stock bounced back in a big way today, as Wall Street attempted to rectify losses incurred during the worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow turned in an over 1,2000 point win -- its biggest percentage gain since March 2009 -- and snapped a seven-day losing streak in the process. All three benchmarks notched wins of 4% higher or mor...Read More

Jefferies lifted its price target to $53.40 from $50The shares of China-based e-tail giant JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ:JD) have staged a massive rebound today, following the company's fourth quarter earnings and revenue report, which exceeded analysts' expectations. JD cited strength in its core e-commerce business. The company also forecast a 10% year-over-year growth in sales for its fiscal first-quarter...Read More

Moderna is eyeing its highest close on record It's been a volatile few days for biotech concern Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA), which gapped higher early last week following a big breakthrough for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The stock wound up gaining 42.2% for the week, despite a pullback on Thursday, as it appears the equity has erased these losses today. In fact, MRNA is now eyeing its highe...Read More

Both AAL and DAL are tremendously oversoldAirline and travel stocks have taken the brunt of the recent broad market sell-off, as COVID-19 cases rise and more people opt to stay home. With the White House set to meet with airline executive officials on Wednesday, stocks Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE:DAL) and American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) are in focus today. Below we'll break down why opt...Read More

The blue-chip index is in recovery mode this afternoonThe Dow Jones Industrial Average's (DJI) continues to recover from last week's catastrophic selloff, up over 700 points at its intraday peak. The blue-chip index brushed off disappointing data from the ISM manufacturing index, which showed a slowdown due to coronavirus headwinds last month. Meanwhile, Wall Street is eyeing impressive resilience...Read More

Stifel upgraded WDC to "buy" from "hold" Computer hardware manufacturer Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) is staging a bounce off last Friday's two-month lows following a beaming bull note from Stifel. The analyst lifted its rating on WDC to "buy" from "hold," and hiked its price target to $73 from $63. Stifel noted that WDC's coronavirus-induced plummet last week creates an attractive entry point...Read More

TWTR is up 14% year-to-dateShares of social media giant Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) are up 7.23% this morning, last seen trading at $33.20 amid reports that CEO Jack Dorsey may be replaced in the near future. Specifically, Paul Singer, founder of Elliot Management and billionaire investor, is pushing for the CEO's removal in part because Dorsey's attention is currently split between running both Squ...Read More

Most analysts give Apple a positive outlookDespite the continuing uncertainty surrounding Wall Street lead by coronavirus concerns, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is up 2.6% at $280.32 today. The broad market sell-off last week had AAPL shares down 12.7% last week, but the big tech company is coming out this week okay, largely due Oppenheimer upgrading the shares to "outperform." According to the analy...Read More

Now may be the time to sell short-term QQQ put options"After finding resistance at five times the 2009 low, a level I cautioned Twitter followers about on Jan. 24...In the three cases that the SPX doubled, tripled and quadrupled its 2009 low, the SPX's 36-month moving average, which equates to a three-year moving average, eventually acted as support on pullbacks and long-term consolidations. When...Read More

PlungerI would like to put out a quick special report to update you on the big picture in light of all of the market turmoil and provide some of the concepts which may suggest where we are going from here.First off I you were reading these reports in the late summer of 2018 I put out a 3-part series on the Post Bubble Contraction (PBC). Well the PBC has now arrived. Of course it was virtuall...Read More

Trade very carefully today. Central banks are all out to prevent a big crash in stock markets. Crude oil and copper are bullish at the moment. I used to write a monthly column for a jewelry magazine in India between 2007 and 2012. (Now I do not write articles for any media other than www.goldseek.com). In one of the articles I had written that gold prices will crash when human's survival is ques...Read More

Stocks saw an extremely volatile overnight session, however Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are floating just below breakeven this morning ,amid news that coronavirus outbreak has made its way to the U.S., with cases rising sharply over the weekend. This follows an extremely volatile overnight session in which the blue chip index lost over 1,000 points. Meanwhile, Wall Street is looking...Read More

Global gross domestic product (GDP) growth and dry bulk trade are both facing uncertainty due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), though Chinese government stimulus measures are likely lend much-needed support, iron ore miner Rio Tinto said last week. "We are currently evaluating the impact of the Covid-19 [disease], which could create significant uncertainty for our business in th...Read More

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) has issued 1,615 force majeure certificates to businesses in China affected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) outbreak.Local exporters that applied for the force majeure "legal shield" cover over 30 different sectors, according to a CCPIT announcement on its website on February 26. The legal provision is traditionally used...Read More

PlungerI would like to put out a quick special report to update you on the big picture in light of all of the market turmoil and provide some of the concepts which may suggest where we are going from here.First off I you were reading these reports in the late summer of 2018 I put out a 3-part series on the Post Bubble Contraction (PBC). Well the PBC has now arrived. Of course it was virtuall...Read More

Trade very carefully today. Central banks are all out to prevent a big crash in stock markets. Crude oil and copper are bullish at the moment. I used to write a monthly column for a jewelry magazine in India between 2007 and 2012. (Now I do not write articles for any media other than www.goldseek.com). In one of the articles I had written that gold prices will crash when human's survival is ques...Read More

The D? 1/4 sseldorf wire and tube fair has been postponed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the fair organizer, Messe D? 1/4 sseldorf, said on Saturday February 29.The international trade fair for wire, cable, tube and pipe industries was due to take place on March 30 to April 3. "We are following the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German government to ta...Read More

Global gross domestic product (GDP) growth and dry bulk trade are both facing uncertainty due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), though Chinese government stimulus measures are likely lend much-needed support, iron ore miner Rio Tinto said last week. "We are currently evaluating the impact of the Covid-19 [disease], which could create significant uncertainty for our business in th...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday March 2 that are worth another look.The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) has issued 1,615 force majeure certificates to businesses in China affected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) outbreak.The price of European aluminium ingot 226 continued to climb on Friday February 28 due to strong domesti...Read More

Publication of Fastmarkets' assessment of blister copper refining charges (RCs) for February was delayed by a reporter error.The copper blister 98-99% RC, spot, cif China, is normally published on the last trading day of the month.The price should therefore have been published on Friday February 28. It was instead published on Monday March 2. The price was $135-145 per tonne in the latest assessme...Read More