It's going to be a busy week for traders Wall Street is ready to barrel into August with jam-packed economic and earnings calendars. In addition to an onslaught of jobs data -- culminating in the Friday release of July's nonfarm payrolls report -- traders will be watching Wednesday's policy announcement from the Fed, with the market currently pricing in a quarter-point rate cut.Meanwhile, Apple (A...Read More

It is time to explore the details of ourGold vs. Silver ratio research and to start to understand the potential forprofits within this move in precious metals. The firstpart of our research article highlighted the Gold vs. Silver ratio andwhy we believe the “reversion process” that is taking place in price could bean incredible opportunity for traders.  Historically, when the...Read More

ALGN and XLNX shares are trading in the red this morningCorporate earnings keep pouring in, and two names making notable moves lower after quarterly reports are teeth straightening expert Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) and programmable chip producer Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX). Here's the data you need to know for the shares of ALGN and XLNX this morning. Align Technology was hit with at lea...Read More

Turkey produced 16.994 million tonnes of crude steel in January-June 2019, down 10.14% on the 18.912 million tonnes produced in the first six months of 2018.According to the Turkish Steel Producers Association (T???oeD), the fall in output was largely due to the negative sentiment that has been dominating Turkey's domestic steel market since August 2018 when the country's lira lost significan...Read More

The blue chip announced earnings and revenue that came in ahead of estimates Industrial technology concern 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) is eyeing its fourth consecutive win today, brought on by impressive second-quarter earnings and revenue. Specifically, 3M announced adjusted quarterly profit of $2.20 per share, beating analysts' consensus $2.05 estimate, and revenue that topped expectations at $8.17 billion...Read More

Southwest Airlines stock has managed to move higher this yearEarnings season continues this morning as traders digest a quarterly beat out of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV). Specifically, Southwest managed a slight profit despite the global grounding of the Boeing 737 Max planes, while also dishing out a better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Softening the Boeing blow was the company's strong...Read More

Under Armour stock is up 55% this yearThe shares of Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UAA) are up 0.5% to trade at $27.51 today, after Telsey Advisory Group upped its price target on the athletic apparel name to $25 from $22. Now, Under Armour stock is heading toward its third straight win. The shares have carved out a channel of higher highs and lows all year, with recent pullbacks finding support at their...Read More

Our advanced Fibonacci price modelingsystem is suggesting that the current Silver rally may be nearing a point wherethe price will pause and retrace a bit before advancing further.  The incredible breakout rally over the pastfew weeks in Silver was a real surprise for many investors.  The sleepy shiny metal that everyone thoughtwas dormant broke well above the $15.50 level on huge volume...Read More

German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp approved investment funds to build a 230,000 tonne per year chromium coating line for packaging steel at its Rasselstein site in Andernach, western Germany, it said late in the week ending on July 19.The new coating line will be a replacement for the current line, following a change in European Union (EU) regulations, with production capacity remaining approximately...Read More

3M and Facebook both announced impressive quarterly earningsDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are clinging to slim gains, following yesterday's wild trading -- which included a loss for the Dow and record highs for the Nasdaq and S&P. On the earnings front, Dow component 3M (MMM) unveiled earnings and revenue that topped analysts' estimates, while FAANG name Facebook (FB) also announced w...Read More

The brokerage firm targeted 20% upside for the video game stockBofA-Merrill Lynch upgraded Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) stock to "buy" from "neutral," and boosted its price target to $56 from $54 -- a nearly 20% premium to last night's close at $46.86. The brokerage firm said ATVI stock is on the "verge of inflection," and noted its bullish outlook is for the "longer-duration investor."...Read More

Yesterday we wrote about Draghi, so today Powell is our hero. Only one week separates us from the pivotal FOMC meeting. What should gold investors expect?First Fed Cut Since 2008In a week, the Fed may deliver its first interest rate cut since 2008. Given the market odds, the move is practically a foregone conclusion. Futures traders assign a 100-percent probability of a cut. The bone of contention...Read More

Even after US President Donald Trump reduced the Section 232 tariff applied to US imports of Turkish steel back to 25%, rebar shipments from that country are unlikely to make a splash in the US market, given declining domestic prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions, Fastmarkets understands. When the decision to cut the previously doubled tariffs in half was announced in late May, sources anticip...Read More

The three-month price of nickel on the London Metal Exchange continued its descent at the close of trading on Thursday July 25, falling by some 3.4% to close just above the $14,000 per tonne threshold, while lead futures climbed by 1.5% to breach nearby resistance levels.Three-month nickel futures closed at $14,075 per tonne in the afternoon, tumbling from an intraday high of $14,545 per tonne des...Read More

Turkish steel producers stayed out of the deep-sea scrap market on Thursday July 25 and are expected to remain absent until the end of the week, sources told Fastmarkets.Market participants reported "silence" in the market since a steel mill in the Marmara region of Turkey, bought a mixed cargo from the United States...Read More

Last week was a good week for gold.As of last week's close, GLD's five-year cumulative return of 6.4% has edged out the 4.1% gain earned by GDX.GDX has the capacity to make a 32% jump in the months ahead.A mining stock ETF with the best potential. No doubt about it. Last week was a good week for gold. Well, gold stocks really. The VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) was u...Read More

The CIS export billet market has softened through the past week amid a lack of interest among customers in the major outlet regions, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday July 25.Fastmarkets' daily steel billet index, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $415 per tonne on July 25, down by $2 per tonne day on day.Offers of CIS-origin billet from mills and traders were heard around $415-425 per tonne fob Black S...Read More

Stefan Gleason, Money MetalsHow low will they go?With the Federal Reserve all but certain to cut interest rates multiple times in the months ahead, central bankers are engaged in a race to the bottom.As negative interest rates expand in Japan and across Europe, as long-term bond yields in the U.S. plummet, and as President Donald Trump continues to talk tough on trade, the Fed has little choice...Read More

* Download MP3RecapIn Part II of the discussion with the founder of Corona Capital Management John Scurci, continues with his perspective on the financial markets. This is not a time for financial complacency notes, amid mountains of national debt on a global basis and central banking intervention on an epic scale. The scope and scale of the impending financial deluge will be incomparable...Read More

Add to stock market bulls' wall of worry a drop in West Coast home prices for the first time in seven years. This is part of a larger trend that saw U.S. home sales down 2.2% compared to a year ago. That's the 16th straight month of annual sales declines, even as mortgage rates have fallen since last October from 4.95% to 3.75%. Some observers profess to be mystified, since the economy appears t...Read More