Trump said he hasn't agreed to roll back U.S. tariffs on Chinese goodsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) started the day trading in positive territory thanks to a big earnings win for Disney (DIS). However, the blue-chip index has since swung lower after President Donald Trump told reporters he has not yet agreed to roll back tariffs on Chinese goods, after word of the potential agreement sen...Read More

Shopify has pulled back to a supportive long-term trendlineShopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP) is moving 2% higher to trade at $291.50 this afternoon, reversing course off its recent trend lower on the charts. SHOP has struggled to make gains since dropping from its Aug. 27 record high of $409.55, most recently when it surprised Wall Street with a third-quarter loss late last month. However, the equity remain...Read More

A Bloomberg report suggests HP is having doubts about Xerox's proposed takeover The shares of HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) are lower, after a report from Bloomberg came out last evening indicating Xerox's (XRX) bid to take over HP is a cash-and-stock offer of $22 per share. The report also noted some hesitancy from HP, however, with sources familiar with the matter stating that the printing name has some con...Read More

PLNT has reclaimed its 200-day trendline todayA big earnings winner this morning is Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE:PLNT), which reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 36 cents, on par with estimates. Revenue and same-store sales topped expectations though, and the company upped its fiscal year forecast. In response, PLNT is up 12.1% to trade at $70.29 this morning, on track for its best single-ses...Read More

Silverplunged on Tuesday, just as it was likely to afterthe triple reversal that we’ve been writing about, and it was decliningstrongly during Wednesday’s pre-market trading. And then it all changed. Silversoared before the U.S. markets opened and the white metal ended the session inthe green. We definitely saw a silver reversal. But, was it significant and canit be trusted?Wedoubt tha...Read More

Goldman Sachs lifted its MTW rating to "buy" from "sell"The shares of Manitowoc Company Inc (NYSE:MTW) are set to open up more than 8%, after the crane manufacturer reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 54 cents per share, blowing past the 34 cents per-share profit analysts were expecting. This is offsetting a top-line miss, with Manitowoc recording revenue of $448 million for the three-mont...Read More

Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 344,59164,76398,524181,688498,826624,803662,113 Change from Prior Reporting Period 9,1685,85533,1194,69120,61346,97859,587 Traders 20283815755290196 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 65,37828,068690,181 -239-12,84846,739 non reportable positionsCha...Read More

Call buying has been popular on FL, tooFoot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) has been grinding higher since a disappointing earnings report in August sent them to annual lows near $33, closing yesterday at $46.48. This was the best close since May, and puts the shares comfortably above recent congestion in the $45 area. This morning the retail stock is now up 1%, after a bullish analyst note.Susquehanna thi...Read More

The US stock markets have surged to all-time-record highs, fueled by extreme Fed easing. It jawboned about rate cutting, slashed rates, and birthed a new large-scale Treasury monetization campaign! All this has left traders hyper-complacent, assuming the upside will continue indefinitely. But are these lofty stock levels fundamentally-justified? The big US stocks' just-reported Q3'19 r...Read More

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China's import quota system, which has restricted the inflow of scrap metal this year, will remain in place for another year, with a significant drop expected in the total quantity of quotas granted, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CMRA) said on November 7. The CMRA statement, seen by Fastmarkets, was given to delegates attending a conference from November 7-9 in Ningbo, a major...Read More

Typical gold and silver price movement after Diwali. Gold and silver have always formed short term peak around Diwali. Irrespective of the news, history has repeated itself. I will prefer to use sharp dips to invest for next year. Long term investment is good at current price. Short term investors and very short term traders need to remain on the sidelines. Physical demand and investment demand...Read More

The Dow is signaling a slightly higher open this morning Stock futures are pointing to a mixed open, with the S&P set to cool its heels following yet another record close after a Reuters report noted some hesitancy within the Trump administrationover the mutual U.S.-China tariff repeals discussed earlier this week. Sources suggest there's an internal divide among White House officials over whether...Read More

This morning in pre-market the Amigos’ futures charts update the macro story……which goes something like this… Copper, the cyclical Amigo (weekly chart) has furthered the intermediate trend line break we noted on October 25th. This is in line with the rally in US and global stock markets and even more so, the global macro reflation theme. It does not look so impressive ye...Read More

Disney stock has had a stellar 2019 Shares of theme park and broadcasting beast Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) are up 5.8% in electronic trading, putting the stock on track for its best day in almost seven months. Triggering the boom is Disney's fiscal fourth-quarter results, where the company reported a better-than-expected profit thanks to strong growth from its flagship parks and the film business....Read More

ArcelorMittal reduced its forecast for apparent steel consumption growth in Brazil in 2019 because of weak performance in the infrastructure sector as well as other industries in the supply chain.The steelmaker now expects apparent steel use to grow by 0.5-1%, compared with a previous range of 1.5-2.5%, the company said on Thursday November 7. The cut in the guidance range is due to dela...Read More

As it has done with cobalt, graphite and rare earths, China appears to be locking up the nickel market. Nickel’s top producer, Indonesia, in early September decided to accelerate a scheduled ban on ore export shipments, from 2022 to January 1, 2020. The ban which instead took immediate effect on Oct. 28, is to encourage the building of domestic smelters instead of exporting raw nic...Read More

If you are a producer or consumer, or are active in the physical markets, then you had better be aware of a new set of regulations that will make it all the more important for you to choose the right logistics partner from next year.The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has ruled that from January 1, 2020, the marine sector will have to reduce sulfur emissions by more than 80% by switching...Read More

Slab export prices from Brazil were unchanged on Friday November 8 amid high iron ore costs and improved sentiment in the United States.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab exports, fob Brazil, remained at $355-360 per tonne on Friday.Offers to the US continued to be reported at $350-360 per tonne fob, as high costs for iron ore continued to pressure...Read More

Primary aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe fell to all-time lows on Friday November 8, while the premium in the United States held steady under quiet spot market conditions.European foundry premiums still fallingPrimary aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe hit record lows, with some participants saying premiums have hit a bottom.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium wheel alloy silicon...Read More