Even with the U.S. stock market carving out record highs in today's trading, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is up 1.8% at 9.68, on track for its second straight day of gains. While this upside should be taken with a grain of salt considering the market's "fear gauge" is lingering in single-digit territory -- and near historically low levels -- call volume on the volatility is running at a slightl...Read More

Pharmaceutical stocks have dominated headlines today, including a major FDA win for Mylan (MYL) and a potentially lucrative partnership for CytomX Therapeutics (CTMX). Against this backdrop, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is fresh off a two-year high, and one options trader is paying big bucks to bet on even more upside for the exchange-traded fund (ETF).So far today, XBI has seen roughly 38,000...Read More

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is in the spotlight again today, with the stock attempting a rebound after bullish analyst attention. Specifically, Nomura Instinet started TSLA stock with a "buy" rating, as well as a 12-month price target of $500, which represents a roughly 40% increase from the stock's current perch. The firm's analyst believes Tesla is "well positioned to accrue...Read More

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has put in a strong technical performance in 2017, up 29%. And though AMZN has retreated from its July 27 record high of $1,083.31, it found a sturdy foothold near $940 -- home to a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the November-to-July surge -- last seen trading up 0.8% at $963.28, even after the European Union (EU) issued a lofty tax fine on the firm. With Amazon shar...Read More

Despite wobbling in early trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is modestly higher at midday, set to extend its winning streak to six sessions. The Dow touched another record high this morning, and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are also flirting with all-time highs -- and pacing for a seventh straight win -- after spending part of the morning lower. Investors are...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), semiconductor stock NVIDIA Corporation (NASADQ:NVDA), and biotech CytomX Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CTMX). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on shares of EA, NVDA, and CTMX.Electronic Arts Stock Dips Despite Bullish Analyst NoteElectronic Arts stock is down 1.2% to trade at $116.55, despite bulli...Read More

U.S. stocks are mixed this morning, with the Dow touching fresh record highs yet again. Among the stocks making moves this morning are snack and drink giant PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), as well as pharmaceutical stocks Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ:MYL) and Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of PEP, MYL, and FOLD.PEP Stock Fizzles After Weak SalesShares of PEP...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on drugmakers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTA), as well as toy stock Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of TEVA, MNTA, and HAS.Teva Tanks on Mylan's FDA WinTeva Pharmaceutical stock is down 11.8% at $16.60, after rival Mylan (MYL) received Food and Drug...Read More

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are slightly higher ahead of the bell, signaling another up day for the record-setting blue-chip index. Elsewhere on Wall Street, though, stocks are signaling a breather, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) at risk of snapping their six-day winning streaks. While economic data has driven the U.S. stock market higher in recent days, a...Read More

On September 15, Quadron Cannatech Corporation (CSE:QCC) released their new proprietary, automated, next generation CO2 Extraction System - the "BOSS".Equity Guru highlights the new extractor system and its capabilities, and discusses the extraction technology, and why everyone in the cannabis industry is getting excited about it.Please find below an excerpt and a link to the full article. We...Read More

Here's a crash course in all things survival and prepping. From ammo, food and water, to gold, silver and bartering, here's a great primer for anybody new to precious metals or prepping, and an urgent refresher for everybody well along their paths to preparedness...James Wesley Rawles interviewed on Reluctant PreppersJim Rawles, senior editor of SurvivalBlog.com, joins Reluctant Preppers to answe...Read More

The Ted Butler Article "Thoughtful Disagreement" that sparked a reply from Keith Weiner. Ted is in the camp understanding that precious metals price suppression and market manipulation are real. Here's what he had to say in his latest article...By Ted ButlerI caught a good interview by Charlie Rose on Bloomberg TV the other night of Ray Dalio, founder and head of Bridgewater Associates, the world'...Read More

Keith Weiner has penned a "Thoughtful Disagreement" to Ted Butler's "Thoughtful Disagreement". If the NFL has lost it's luster this season, here's an offering of two quarterbacks playing the same sport, but they are on very different teams indeed... by Keith Weiner of Monetary MetalsDear Mr. Butler:In your article of 2 October, entitled Thoughtful Disagreement, you say, "someone will come up with...Read More

SD Midweek Update: Silver may have finally carved a bottom from the latest price smashings. But silver just found out, yet again, what "Hammer Time" is all about. However, significant downside pressure from here will be hard to pull off...Since the silver market opened on Sunday night, there seems to have been a bottom carved out on the chart: The action on the daily supports the rounded bottom...Read More

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Xanadu Mines (XAM on the ASX) might have the best chance of going from a ~100M market cap to multi-billion market cap...based on real, 'Tier 1' discovery potential happening right now! This is a district-scale, copper-gold porphyry play in Mongolia. Every company I met with at the Beaver Creek Precious Metals Summit in September was high quality. This was the best, especially considering how under...Read More

The media says, “Jump.” And the public responds in unison, “How high?”“As high as you ever have jumped before, except maybe after 9/11, or the Kennedy assassination.”Of course, when there is news, it should be reported. Today it is reported sensationally, as entertainment. Is it meant to inform, or induce?Which came first, the media’s obsession with violen...Read More

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