Stocks waffled as Wall Street monitored the FOMC's latest decision The Dow traded on both sides of the breakeven today, before eventually settling in positive territory, with all eyes on the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) monetary policy decision. The central bank lowered its benchmark funds rate by 25 basis points as anticipated,and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that inflation would need t...Read More

The broader stock market is struggling for direction after the Fed decisionThe broader stock market is mixed after the Fed cut its key interest rate, as expected, but struck a hawkish tone in its forward-looking statement. Among individual names making notable moves are central nervous system specialist Seneca Biopharma, Inc. -- formerly Neuralstem, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUR) -- sporting goods retailer Big...Read More

MAT has added 27% off its late-August lowsIt's been a volatile week for Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT). After a 6.5% drop last Tuesday, the shares are up 13.2% to trade at $13.20 today after the company reported a third-quarter revenue beat, seemingly brushing off any impact from tariffs. The toy company also also resolved the recent accounting probe stemming from a whistleblower report from August. In...Read More

Both stocks are trading near historically bearish trendlinesLincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) is due to report earnings after the market closes today, Oct. 30. The insurance stock shed 8.4% the day after the firm's last report, and one reliable technical signal suggests another post-earnings sell-off could be in LNC's near future.Taking a quick step back, LNC stock bounced from a seven-month...Read More

U.S. GDP grew by a greater-than-expected 1.9% in the third quarterThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is drifting lower at midday, as investors react to news that Chile has canceled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting for next month, where President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were expected to meet and possibly sign a "phase one" trade deal. Chilean Presiden...Read More

How Cigna stock is performing just ahead of tomorrow's earnings report Health services stock Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) has been in rally mode since its one-month low of $146.50, hit earlier this month. Since then, the stock has ended higher during all but three sessions, set to clock over a 16% monthly gain -- its biggest in 10 years. A run in with its 320-day moving average has the stock pulling back...Read More

General Electric stock could close above its 320-day trendline todayGeneral Electric Company (NYSE:GE) reported an adjusted third-quarter profit of 15 cents per share on $23.36 billion revenue -- more than analysts were expecting. The industrial conglomerate also said it now expects its full-year free cash flow to arrive between flat and $2 billion, up from its previous forecast of minus $1 billio...Read More

Options traders have started buying puts on EIX stockEdison International (NYSE:EIX) has been in the headlines recently due to the California wildfires, along with peer PG&E, and the company last night admitted in its earnings call that its equipment likely played a role in the fire in Woolsey. EIX stock fell to $63.70 out of the gate, and was last seen at $65, down 0.6% so far. Meanwhile, recent...Read More

Nordstrom's recent rally stalled near a key technical levelThe shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) are down 3% to trade at $35.98 today, after UBS downgraded the retailer to "sell" from "neutral." While the analyst in coverage kept a $30 price target, they warned that a weak holiday shopping season and tariffs could weigh on the company's earnings. Nordstrom reports third-quarter earnings after...Read More

The FDA could make a final decision on AMAG's Makena in the coming monthsThe shares of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG) have been cast to the bottom of the Nasdaq today, following news that a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee voted in favor of taking the firm's Makena drug, which is used to reduce the risk of preterm birth, off the market. An official FDA ruling is expe...Read More

The gold bull run of 2019 peaked early September at $1566, up over 25% on the year! Which will likely have encouraged many prominent gold bugs to get carried away with various headlines of Gold heading for $5000, $10,000 and beyond. However, since it's peak the Gold price has been drifting lower at a shallow pace to it's last closing price of $1491, still up over 19% on the year.So is this a corre...Read More

The Fed is expected to cut interest ratesU.S stock futures are pointing to a higher open ahead of a huge day on Wall Street. Investors are gearing up for the Fed's rate-cut decision this afternoon, and the subsequent press conference from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Until then, traders will be monitoring more corporate earnings reports, including a strong quarterly update from General Electric (GE),...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's move yesterday did a lot of damage to the chart, no more uptrend short-term -- rebuilding pattern:Read More

It’s no secret to you that I am still more bearish on gold thanbullish. And it’s no secret to me that a lot ofour subscribers still like gold and feel that it is still a safe haven and a good store ofvalue long term.Despite having argued that gold was oneof the largest bubbles and a part of the larger 30-Year Commodity Cycle bubbleand crash, I’ve also noted that bo...Read More

Friday’ssession was exceptional for several reasons and the most profound ones aregold’s and silver’s sizable intraday rally, and the subsequent slide. Thereversals that both metals created are practically screaming signs pointing towhat’s next. The way mining stocks behaved, and how gold closed relative to itsprevious tops also have important implications, but let’s...Read More

However, traders should temper their expectations this time aroundComing off fresh all-time highs, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is now moving into the most bullish six months of the year, looking at the last 50 years. The table below shows the index averages a 6.62% return from November through April, with 76% of the returns positive. Both of those metrics top all other six-month periods. This week, I'...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices seem to have hit a bottom this year in North America, but the price spread between raw material costs - especially ferrous scrap for rebar - and the price of steel products is expected to remain at high levels, Gerdau chief executive officer Gustavo Werneck said on Wednesday October 30.According to the executive, at $502 per short ton, the United States' metal spread reached i...Read More

Gary Christenson, The Deviant InvestorTennessee Ernie Ford sang about the plight of coal miners decades ago. His song remains relevant in today's increasingly crazy world."You load sixteen tons, what do to you getAnother day older and deeper in debtSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't goI owe my soul to the company store."The owners paid in script which coal miners used as currency. Scri...Read More

Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsKeith gave a keynote address the only speaker with an hour to cover his topic at the Gold and Alternative Investments Conference in Sydney on Saturday. Said topic was the nature of money."Money is a matter of functions four: a medium, a measure, a standard, a store."Most of the talk was structured around discussing these functions. Medium is pretty obvious: the doll...Read More

Gold Resource Corporation Announces Third Quarter Conference Call Gold Resource Corporation's CEO Mr. Jason Reid will host the conference call Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Topics of discussion will include third quarter results and an update on current operations. The conference call will be recorded and posted to the Company's website in three to five business da...Read More