Turkish ferrous scrap import prices rebounded at the end of the working week of Monday February 5 to Friday February 9, boosted by expectations that finished steel demand is likely to bounce back soon.Import scrap prices in Taiwan are still trending downward on very limited demand before the Lunar New Year, while Indian import prices moved in the opposite direction due to an improved appetite for...Read More

As we have noted here before, we believe that financial markets have generated the biggest bubble in history. There are many supporting facts for this view, from extreme measures of market sentiment to prolonged record low volatility, unprecedented low interest rates, record levels of leverage and historic over-valuation.The bulls will try to tell you that earnings, economic growth and low interes...Read More

The current volatility in global stock markets should pitch for a very strong case of the need to invest in physical gold to everyone. Gold is the only safe haven. The rest of them can be junk. Once again the debate between paper investment and safe havens. Gold as a safe haven is intended to safe guard against current global investment shocks. Selected stock investment will no doubt give much b...Read More

Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More

By Ira EpsteinGold stable as stock indices have wild trade day.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

Full Article: Gold takes center-stage in dollar scareBy: Michael J. KosaresMuch is made of the direct inverse correlation between gold and the dollar, but acknowledging that relationship does not really get us anywhere. The bigger question is whether or not the dollar will continue to track lower as it has over the past 18 months or will it suddenly reverse course and head higher.In the end, the...Read More

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Turkish steel producers continued their bookings for March at comparatively stable prices on Friday February 9.A steel mill in the Marmara region came to the market and booked a US cargo at $353 per tonne cfr for 32,000 tonnes of shredded.The same mill also booked...Read More

Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More

Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort273,82882,95160,557158,650364,101493,035507,609Change from Prior Reporting Period -24,499-8,1142,9093,960-15,665-17,630-20,870Traders17091814857260192 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 42,28627,712535,321 -6,381-3,141-24,011 non reportable positionsChange from the previo...Read More

The unnaturally-tranquil stock markets suddenly plunged over this past week. Volatility skyrocketed out of the blue and shattered years of artificial calm conjured by extreme central-bank distortions. This was a huge shock to the legions of hyper-complacent traders, who are realizing stocks don't rally forever. With stock selling unleashed again, herd psychology will start shifting back to bearish...Read More

Listen to the Podcast Audio: Click HereMike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments and author of the book Sustainable Wealth. Axel is a highly sought-after guest at financial conferences and on news outlets throughout the world, and it's great to have him back on with us.Axel, it's a real pleasure to speak with you agai...Read More

Rand Paul was the only senator with the guts to stand up against this travesty of a bill that will seal the fate of the Republican Party, and unfortunately the United States as well.Read More

China's domestic rebar prices were unchanged on Thursday February 8 ahead of the weekend. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,860-3,920 yuan ($611-620) per tonne, unchanged Northern China (Beijing): 3,950-3,990 yuan per tonne, unchanged Traders kept their offers flat since most of their customers have retreated from the market ahead of the Chinese New Year next week. China is officially on holida...Read More

We've received many comments and questions from our members over the past few days regarding the recent US market crisis asking what to expect next. Is this the start of something bigger? Deeper? What should I do with my open long positions? What should I do to prepare for anything in the future? All of these are valid questions. So, we wanted to help our members and all of our followers...Read More

By Marin KatusaOn Monday, February 5th, 2018 we experienced 'Volmageddon' (Volume Armageddon) where the low volatility indexes got crushed.During Volmageddon, we experienced the largest one-day point drop ever for the S&P 500 at 113.19 points, but an overall drop of 124.21 points within 24 hours.February 5th was the largest one-day point drop, it was nowhere near the all-time largest decline in...Read More

Long ago in a distant galaxy called "2017," stock prices rose every day. And the people were happy. With paper profits in hand they maxed out their credit cards and bank lines to buy flat-screen TVs and cars and cover their student loans.Then one day a darkness began to spread. Stocks began to move in an unfamiliar way that felt profoundly wrong. They went "down" instead of up, and paper profits b...Read More

The unnaturally-tranquil stock markets suddenly plunged over this past week. Volatility skyrocketed out of the blue and shattered years of artificial calm conjured by extreme central-bank distortions. This was a huge shock to the legions of hyper-complacent traders, who are realizing stocks don't rally forever. With stock selling unleashed again, herd psychology will start shifting back to...Read More

After a 25-year wait, China is about to trade Yuan Oil Futures. Expect to see and hear a lot of hype over this event.Continue...Read More

By Market AnthropologyBesides death and taxes - whose ultimatums we continue to try and cheat - the only two things you can truly depend on showing up on a regular basis are gravity and greed. Over the past week, the two collided in the equity markets in rather spectacular fashion, with gravity taking the day. Granted, it's been a while since equity traders felt the strange sensation of gravity....Read More