By: Ira EpsteinBig violent Summer trading day in the general markets. Bonds getting ahead of themselves? 1% US 10-Year Note yields... 0% yields?Gold took off last Thursday, 18-DMA now $1,445 and rising, bias is up:Read More

By Avi GilburtIn 3rd grade, my teacher had a sign up at the front of the class which read: PUT BRAIN IN GEAR BEFORE ENGAGING MOUTHThis made an impression upon me as a 3rd grader. Yet, many adults have yet to learn this lesson.It seems that every single analyst that you read regarding the gold market parrots the exact same thesis: If the dollar rises gold falls, and if the dollar falls gold r...Read More

In 3rd grade, my teacher had a sign up at the front of the class which read:PUT BRAIN IN GEAR BEFORE ENGAGING MOUTHThis made an impression upon me as a 3rd grader. Yet, many adults have yet to learn this lesson.It seems that every single analyst that you read regarding the gold market parrots the exact same thesis: If the dollar rises gold falls, and if the dollar falls gold rises. This is the fir...Read More

Gold is over brought and needs to break and trade over $1540 to start another wave of rise. Silver has a massive technical congestion between $1730-$1775. Silver needs to break and trade over $1730-$1775 zone for the rest of the month to rise to $1932 and $2100. Chances of sharp correction will be very high as long as silver does not break $1775. One step at a time for silver bulls. One should u...Read More

A stabilizing yuan has calmed some investor fears over the currency warThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has continued its early rally, up roughly 240 points at midday, as investor anxiety over the U.S.-China currency war wanes. This relief has bond yields on the rebound, after yesterday's dramatic plummet. Elsewhere, oil prices are also on the mend, with the front-month contract up 3.3% at...Read More

Match Group stock's post-earnings bull gap helped traders lock in a quick profitSubscribers to Schaeffer's Weekend Trader Alert service just scored a 100% profit with the Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH) December 70 call option recommendation. Below, we'll explain the factors that went into this options trade hitting its expected target, leaving speculators with a big win.We initially recommended t...Read More

A handful of retailers will report quarterly resultsWhile earnings season is winding down, a few big names will be on the docket this week, including blue chips Walmart (WMT) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Several marijuana names will be stepping into the earnings confessional, too, including Tilray (TLRY) and Canopy Growth (CGC). The latest inflation data could make noise in light of the Fed's first r...Read More

Over the past few weeks and months, we’ve been alerting our followers to the incredible setups in Natural Gas and Crude Oil.  If you’ve been following our research, you already know on May 21st we called for Oil to break down from $62 level with a target of $55 then $49 price levels.  We’ve been alerting that Natural Gas was setting up an incredible seasonal trade with...Read More

Roku short sellers are getting burned after the company's beat and raiseThe big earnings winner today is Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU), up 19.5% to trade at $120.62, earlier nabbing a record high of $123.16. The streaming service reported an adjusted second-quarter loss of 8 cents per share on revenue of $250.1 million, slimmer than the expected 22-cent per-share loss and $224.4 million revenue estimate...Read More

July nonfarm payrolls came in line with expectations, confirming the strength of the U.S. labor market. So far so good. With the markets more focused now on the escalation of the trade war triggered by Trump’s tweet on Thursday., she stock market plunged while gold rallied. Can the upcoming news take gold higher still? July Payrolls in Line with ExpectationsThe U.S. created 164,000 jobs in J...Read More

We are currently at an important point of the economic cycle. The end or peak of debt-based assets, and the significant appreciation of real assets like gold and silver.An example of the last time we were in a similar position is the late 70s. The Dow was at or near peak levels after a multi-decade bull market, while gold and silver was in the midst (or end) of a consolidation (or correction).The...Read More

Some options traders have seemingly been betting on a bounce in CAT sharesCaterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) shares have been under pressure during the recent market pullback, and a Goldman Sachs downgrade has the Dow stock in focus again today. The brokerage firm cut its rating to "neutral" from "buy" and lowered its price target to $130 from $156, citing headwinds from production cuts in North America...Read More

Around 30,000 KHC options crossed in the first 20 minutes of trading todayKraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) stock is down 12.9% to trade at $26.89 -- fresh off a record low of $26.05 -- after the food company said it would delay its 10-Q second-quarter filing amid a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation. Kraft also disclosed write-downs totaling $1.2 billion in its preliminary first-hal...Read More

Cronos reported a surprise profit for its second quarter Canada-basedCronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON) joined this week's earnings parade, posting a surprise second-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations. What's more, the company said cannabis sales tripled during the last quarter, thanks to last year's legalization of recreational marijuana use in Canada, and it expects the U.S. market to...Read More

The Brazilian scrap market is facing a downturn in prices this year, despite the fact that material generation is currently at a low level, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday August 8.Prices of ferrous scrap have fallen by around 40-45% from January to date, due to the weak performance of the long steel sector and high scrap inventories in mills, market participants said.In some mills in the sou...Read More

CHK has struggled on the charts long termOklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is moving higher this morning, despite receiving a bear note from Raymond James. The firm downgraded to "market perform" from "outperform," and UBS just came with with its price-target cut to $1 from $1.60 -- though the stock seems unaffected, last seen 1.4% higher right before the open, a move that w...Read More

Oil prices and the 10-year Treasury yield are bouncing back Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are comfortably above fair value this morning, with the blue-chip index stabilizing after yesterday's volatile trading day. The upside comes after the People's Bank of China (PBoC) set the yuan's reference point higher than analysts were expecting, though still at its weakest point since 2008, an...Read More

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange continued its uptrend at the close of trading on Thursday August 8, cooling from an intraday high of $16,690 per tonne to close just short of $16,000 per tonne, while lead's continued rise saw its outright price close at more than $2,000 per tonne.Nickel futures closed at $15,880 per tonne on Thursday afternoon, holding near their highest l...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

Scrap metal cargoes from Japan have been refused entry into South Korea over the past two weeks after the country's customs started asking for certificates to prove radiation levels, sources told Fastmarkets. South Korea has also stepped up radiation checks on Japanese ferrous scrap imports, with inspectors reportedly boarding "every single vessel transporting Japanese ferrous scrap... to carry ou...Read More