- Dave Kranzler"By sticking to the new orthodoxy of monetary policy and pretending that we have made the banking system safe, we are sleepwalking towards that crisis." - Mervyn King, former head of the Bank of England in a lecture at the IMF's recent annual meetingThe market levitates higher on phony economic data from the Government, Trump tweets, Fed money printing and hedge fund algorithms c...Read More

- Avi GilburtOriginally published on Sat Oct 26 for our ElliottWaveTrader members: While we have the minimum waves now in place to consider that the pullback/correction we have been tracking for the last two months has completed, and the market has clearly held the support we have outlined which we expected to hold during this pullback, questions still remain as to whether we can still see an...Read More

Gold has shrugged off the latest blather from the Fed and looks bound for at least 1536. Some Rick's Picks subscriber caught the move, and I'll show you how. T-Bonds have also caught fire and deserve a look.https://www.rickackerman.com/Read More

The gold miners’ stockshave surged in 2019, blasting higher after gold’s first bull-market breakout seenin several years.  That powerful summer rallyleft them really overbought, necessitating a correction to rebalance exuberantsentiment.  That grinding consolidationlower has set them up nicely for their winter rally, this sector’sseasonally-strongest time of the year.&n...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinMarkets spooked by impeachment, US-China Trade deal news. Gold is up over $15 for the week as of the close Thursday, on the daily chart, gold stuck in sideways short-term, resistance around swingline - DEC: $1520.90Read More

The brokerage firm issued the latest "buy" rating on the stockSarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) stock is up 4.3% today to trade at $86.63, after Guggenheim initiated coverage with a "buy" rating and a $183 price target -- a 120% premium to last night's close. This bull note comes ahead of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) specialist's turn in the earnings confessional, slated for after th...Read More

The Nasdaq is on track for its fifth straight weekly winThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) looks ready to close out the week on a high note, up 240 points at midday. A blowout October jobs report is powering the upside, as payrolls easily beat estimates even amid a General Motors (GM) auto strike. The blue-chip index is also enjoying tailwinds from upbeat quarterly reports from energy giants...Read More

Brazilian iron ore export volumes and revenues dropped year-on-year in October due to supply disruptions, according to figures released by the country's economy ministry on Friday November 1.Export volumes of iron ore declined to 31.20 million tonnes in October, down by 16.1% from 37.19 million tonnes a year earlier.Iron ore shipments from the country fell this year in an annual comparison, becaus...Read More

The 1960s and 70s were decades of incredible social upheaval. Fed up with wars, governments out of touch with their ideals, authority figures who didn’t get them, the “flower children” of the '60s took to the streets to demand equal rights for women, civil liberties for black Americans, an end to President Johnson and Nixon’s Vietnam quagmire - all fueled by a powerful new...Read More

SYY stocks looks attractive from a contrarian perspectiveSysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) shares earlier hit an all-time high of $80.99, and were last seen up 0.9% at $80.58, as the food distributor prepares to report earnings before the open on Monday, Nov. 4. SYY stock has added 28.6% year-to-date, and recent earnings history points to more upside for the security. That is, the stock has closed high...Read More

ANET is headed for its biggest one-day drop everArista Networks Inc (NASDAQ:ANET) unveiled third-quarter adjusted profit of $2.69 per share on $654.4 million in revenue -- more than analysts were expecting. However, the cloud infrastructure specialist said it expects current-quarter revenue to arrive between $540 million and $560 million, less than anticipated, with CEO Jayshree Ullal citing "a su...Read More

A mixture of trends were forecast for steel, iron ore and coking coal prices in 2020 at the London Metal Exchange Ferrous Focus session this week."Steel is going to drift a bit lower, but not collapse," Citi research analyst Tracy Liao told delegates on Thursday October 31, "[and] iron ore will go quite a bit lower, whereas coking coal prices will go up." Liao said that wh...Read More

Novo Nordisk's Ozempic diabetes drug reached blockbuster status in the U.S. Pharma stock Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) is trading higher after the firm lifted its full-year sales outlook, and announced its Ozempic diabetes drug reached blockbuster status in the U.S. during its first nine months on the market, generating $1.03 billion in sales -- beating analysts' expectations. Some of these gains, howev...Read More

Yesterday, that was already the third time this yearwhen the Fed cut interest rates. In response, the price of gold erased earlierlosses. That sounds a bit fishy. What is going on? Fed LowersInterest Rates by 25 Basis PointsYesterday, the FOMC publishedthe monetary policy statement from itslatest meeting that took place on October 29-30th. In linewith expectations, the U.S. central bank cut the fe...Read More

BHP will provide $44 million of the necessary funding to resume operations at Brazilian iron ore pellet producer Samarco, the Australia-based mining company said on Friday November 1.Samarco is a joint venture between BHP and Vale and has been closed since late 2015, when a tailings dam failed and flooded the nearby Rio Doce river in southeastern Brazil.On October 25, the pellet producer received...Read More

Overhead pressure has been seen at the 20- and 30-day moving averagesAlthough the social media name reported third-quarter earnings that were above analyst estimates, a lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and a narrower-than-anticipated revised full-year sales forecast has Pinterest Inc (NYSE:PINS) deep in the red this morning. Last seen down 21.7% at $19.69, PINS opened at a fresh record low o...Read More

Call options have been popular on IMAXImax Corp (NYSE:IMAX) just received an upgrade to "buy" from "hold" from Canaccord Genuity, which set a $25 price target on the stock. In its note, the brokerage firm called out the company's performance in China, and said several key titles on the 2020 movie slate were shot with IMAX cameras. The bullish recommendation puts Canaccord in line with its analyst...Read More

Brazilian iron ore export volumes and revenues dropped year-on-year in October due to supply disruptions, according to figures released by the country's economy ministry on Friday November 1.Export volumes of iron ore declined to 31.20 million tonnes in October, down by 16.1% from 37.19 million tonnes a year earlier.Iron ore shipments from the country fell this year in an annual comparison, becaus...Read More

AIG is lower today after an earnings missInsurance stock American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) is down 0.8% today to trade at $52.69, after the company reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 56 cents per share, lower than the $1 consensus estimate. AIG cited weaknesses in its life and retirement business as reasons for the dismal report. Losses today are held in check by a revenue beat...Read More

Stocks are set to benefit from this morning's nonfarm payrolls reportDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are on the rise today thanks to the impressive jobs report for October. Specifically, nonfarm payrolls for the month increased by 128,000, blowing past estimates of 75,000. Traders are also considering another round of corporate earnings, headlined by Dow components Exxon Mobil (XOM) and...Read More