Domestic scrap prices in the Turkish market fell slightly over the past week due to weak demand for finished steel, sources said on Monday August 5.Several steel mills in the Izmir region reduced their buy prices for auto bundle scrap by around 20-55 Turkish lira ($4-10) per tonne over the past week.Long steel mill...Read More
Sentiment was soft in the CIS export slab market in the first week of August, with modest demand from major buying outlets as well as weaker sales of finished flat steel both in customers' markets and domestically."I do not think mills will be able to hold prices at their current level any longer. The slab market is very soft," one trader told Fastmarkets on Monday August 5.A recent booking of Rus...Read More
Hitting bonanza grades during a gold bull means good things for investors. GoldStockBull subscribers know that gold mining stocks have done quite well in recent months. But companies that have recently found bonanza-grade gold have upside potential above and beyond that of their peers.2019 is proving to be a great year for gold. As COMEX Gold consolidates above $1,400 and now even $1,450, it's cl...Read More
Uncertainties surrounding the trade war between China and the United States sapped trading activity in both the futures and physical markets for Chinese rebar on Monday August 5, resulting in prices falling further.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,770-3,800 yuan ($546-551) per tonne, down 50 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,730-3,760 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneSeveral analy...Read More
The following is an email sent to me this morning by my friend since 1980 Ray Langevin of Ste-Foy, Quebec. Ray is chastising me for suggesting that we may need corrections. He has hurt my feelings with his admonishment not because he may be totally correct but because he writes in English better than I can.KC, you see what may happen when you call me to tell me that the gold market has gone up too...Read More
It was a full-blown meltdown for U.S. stocks todayU.S. stocks had their worst day of the year, extending recent weakness as the U.S.-China trade relationship took another turn for the worse. President Donald Trump accused China of currency manipulation after the yuan fell to its lowest point versus the dollar in a decade, and the Asian nation also reportedly halted crop imports from the U.S. When...Read More
ZNGA is on track to breach a key trendline of support todayEarlier today, President Donald Trump cited video games as the driver behind the two mass shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Trump's comments echoed that of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, sending the video games sector lower across the board. Among the losers is Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), and options trad...Read More
Disney reports earnings post-close on Tuesday, and the shares have recently struggled after releasesWalt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) has been one of the best Dow stocks in 2019 thanks to incredible success at the box office. The shares are being hit by the market weakness today, however, last seen down 2.5% at $138.16. At this level, DIS is set to close below the 50-day moving average for the first time...Read More
A look at how Trump's violent video game concerns are impacting EA, ATVI and GMEStocks are taking a serious hit today, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China ramp up. Video game stocks are in hot water today too, after President Donald Trump blamed video game violence for contributing to this weekend's mass shooting tragedies. Three stocks affected are Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), Activ...Read More
Clive MaundThe charts we will look at in this update suggest that this is a perfect shorting setup that you see "once in a blue moon". On the 3-year chart for the S&P500 index we can see that it has essentially been trending higher all year, but has now arrived at an important double target - at the upper boundary of its giant broadening pattern, which may also be called a bullhorn or megaphone...Read More
By Avi GilburtThe Fed gave us exactly what the market expected in a .25% rate cut, and even gave us a "gift" with the early cessation of Quantitative Tightening. Normally, most would view this as a bullish catalyst. However, with market sentiment topping out in a bullish extreme, market participants interpreted the Fed action as bearish (despite its positive substance), and the market sold o...Read More
GIS is up 38% year-to-dateCereal maker General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) is down 0.8% at $53.20 this afternoon. GIS has been stuck in between the $52 and $54 levels since mid-May, with added support emerging at the 80-day moving average in late June. The shares touched an annual high of $54.74 just last month, and despite today's drop, remain 38% higher year-to-date.Implied volatilies on the equity a...Read More
The stock is at the top of the Nasdaq todayWhile the broader stock market reels on ramped-up trade tensions between the U.S. and China, one equity bucking the trend in a huge way is Allakos Inc (NASDAQ:ALLK). The pharma stock is at the top of the Nasdaq this morning, more than doubling after the company's eosinophilic gastritis treatment met the goal in a mid-stage study. In addition, the company...Read More
All three major indexes are headed toward their biggest one-day drop since MayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI),Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are all headed toward their worst day in almost three months, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China go from a simmer to a full-on boil. In light of President Donald Trump's recent decision to implement another round of tariff...Read More
Gold futures are higher as stock traders seek safetyAs trade tensions between the U.S. and China heat up, investors are fleeing stocks for the perceived safety of tangible assets like gold. With futures on the malleable metal flirting with six-year highs, several gold stocks are shining today, including Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (NYSE:WPM) shares. What's more, WPM recently flashed a historicall...Read More
A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More
Tyson Foods posted strong quarterly earnings Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) is trading up 5.9% this morning at $84.43, thanks to a quarterly earnings beat. The meat supplier also said it received a subpoena from the Department of Justice to provide documents and information on the chicken industry, and that it's complying with the requests. Traders are also anxious to learn how the swine flu fever o...Read More
GlycoMimetics' sickle cell disease treatment failed a late-stage study The shares of GlycoMimetics Inc (NASDAQ:GLYC) have more than halved this morning, down 50.1% at $4.56, afterPfizer (PFE), the company's partner in the trial, announced that the biotech's blood disorder treatment rivipansel did not meet the goal of its late-stage trial in patients with complication of sickle cell disease. The st...Read More
PG has had an exceptional year on the chartsShares of Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) are trading slightly lower this morning, down 0.9% at $115.41, despite the Dow name receiving a price-target hike to $121 from $106 at Berenberg. This bull note comes less than a week after the company posted a second-quarter earnings beat, resulting in a record high of $121.76 on July 30. Cincinnati-based PG has...Read More
President Trump accused China of currency manipulation this morning, which the PBoC has deniedStocks are staring at a sharply negative open, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futurestrading more than 350 points below fair value as Wall Street reacts to the latest escalation between the U.S. and China. Last night, China allowed the yuan to fall to a more-than-10-year low versus the dollar, a...Read More