Trump's Twitter account was in overdrive this morningThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has sunk even deeper into the red at midday, down nearly 300 points, after a tweetstorm from President Donald Trump. Following this morning's retaliatory tariffs from China, Trump seemingly ordered U.S. companies to find "an alternative to China" -- which is hitting trade-sensitive blue chips Apple (AAPL)...Read More

CHGG options are attractively priced at the moment, tooEducation technology company Chegg Inc (NYSE:CHGG) was having a successful summer, climbing all the way up to an earnings-induced record high of $48.22 on July 30. While the stock has been mired in a pullback since then, it's taken CHGG to a trendline with historically bullish implications for options traders. More specifically, Chegg stock h...Read More

Turkey's military pension fund, OYAK, has reached a provisional agreement to buy steelmaker British Steel, OYAK said on Friday August 16. OYAK is the biggest shareholder of Turkey's largest steel producer, Erdemir Group, and this agreement is a step toward in its goal to become a regional leader in steel sector, OYAK said. British Steel entered into compulsory liquidation in May 2019 and rece...Read More

This analyst predicts a major market moving event happening as soon as August 13.After nearly 27-years studying the stock market as a hedge fund manager, broker, and analyst, onesenior analyst thought he was prepared for everything Mr. Market threw his way.But last December he got word of a huge market event that's now less than 60 days away.He sent an urgent note to over 75,000 people who, over...Read More

Nike has struggled since an unsuccessful test of $90 in mid-JulyAthletic apparel giant Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) is suffering a sharp pullback this morning, down 1% at $82.49, as Foot Locker (FL) headwinds offset a big bull note from Guggenheim. Specifically, the firm added NKE to its "Best Ideas" list, saying the company is positioned well to maneuver through tariff risks, and that Nike's latest earni...Read More

CRM is on track for its best day of 2019A big earnings winner on Wall Street this morning is Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM), up 5.8% to trade at $156.86. The cloud name reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates, while third-quarter and full-year guidance also beat forecasts. A higher demand for cloud software, plus its recent acquisitions, fueled the blowout report.So fa...Read More

The Chinese government has revived a 25% tariff on imports of US automobiles and a 5% tariff on auto parts, set to take effect on December 15, which some market participants worry could imperil future investments as well as steel and base metals demand.Chinese tariffs on US-made cars and auto parts were placed on hold in April, but the Chinese government reinstated them on Friday August 23. Beijin...Read More

Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 352,29452,30145,250133,408469,658530,952567,209 Change from Prior Reporting Period 6,071-3,832-2,208-3,4159,1084483,068 Traders 22860745659308171 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 63,85527,598594,807 397-2,223845 non reportable posi...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold in a distribution pattern. How do we come out of it is the question:Read More

INTU shares already hit an all-time highIntuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) is trading higher out of the gate, after the tax software specialist posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss along with strong revenue and an upbeat outlook. The results have prompted a few analysts to respond bullishly. At least seven brokerage firms have upped their price targets, and the highest was to $320 from Guggenheim....Read More

Dave KranzlerBullion Star released a graph Tuesday that showed Switzerland exported 90 tonnes of gold to the London gold market (U.K.) in July, which dwarfed exports to India and China. Bloomberg's spin on the data was that the gold was needed for ETFs. Of course, as is typical, the Bloomberg "journalist" likely regurgitated "information" that came from a source rather than fact-chec...Read More

The U.S. could “drown the world in oil” over the next decade, which, according to Global Witness, would “spell disaster” for the world’s attempts to address climate change.The U.S. is set to account for 61 percent of all new oil and gas production over the next decade. A recent report from this organization says that to avoid the worst effects of climate change, &ldqu...Read More

The 2019 Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole has begun! On Friday, we’ll hear Jerome Powell discuss the latest monetary policy shifts. How will it affect the gold market?Jackson Hole 2019 Has BegunThis week is rather light in terms of incoming economic data, with the minutes from the last FOMC meeting being the only exception. Now, investors await the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Sympo...Read More

Global scrap prices trended downward during the week ended Friday August 23, negatively affected by lackluster demand with buyers taking a pessimistic outlook on scrap prices in the near term. Turkish import prices down on tepid demand US export prices flat on lack of trading Asian import prices decline, buyers wait for lower prices Indian prices hit new year-to-date low.TurkeyTurkish mills finall...Read More

The tech name is buying Pivotal Research and Carbon BlackVMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) stock is down 7.7% today at $136.72, after the virtualization software firm said it is buying cloud concern Pivotal Software (PVTL) and cybersecurity firm Carbon Black (CBLK) in separate deals valued at roughly $4.7 billion. This is offsetting a second-quarter earnings beat for VMW, and has sparked a round of bearish...Read More

VMware agreed to buy Pivotal Software for $2.7 billion Dell-controlled Pivotal Software Inc (NYSE:PVTL) just inked a deal with VMware (VMW), and the stock is skyrocketing as a result. VMW on Thursday said it bought Pivotal in a $2.7 billion deal. PVTL stock on course for its highest close since June, up 8.6% at $14.88.The security is still far from closing its early June bear gap, which culminate...Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will speak later this morning Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are signaling a triple-digit drop out of the gate, under pressure from renewed trade tensions with China. Wall Street seemed ripe for healthy gains ahead of this morning's speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, but stock futures immediately pivoted lower after China announced it was ready to raise tariff...Read More

The import pig iron market in the United States was slow and soft in the week to Friday August 23, with most participants preferring to remain in wait-and-see mode amid price trend uncertainty, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, slipped to $360-365 per tonne on August 23, down by $3-5 per tonne from $365-368 per tonne the week before...Read More

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More

Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 352,29452,30145,250133,408469,658530,952567,209 Change from Prior Reporting Period 6,071-3,832-2,208-3,4159,1084483,068 Traders 22860745659308171 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 63,85527,598594,807 397-2,223845 non reportable posi...Read More