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CEO Interview Series, Silver & Gold Summit: Mickey Fulp with UEC's Amir Adnani

December 12, 2017 / www.youtube.com

Uranium Energy Corp (UEC: NYSE) Amir Adnani With Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp @ Cambridge House 2017 Silver & Gold SummitRead More

Dow Scores Record Close; Tech Powers Nasdaq to 4th Straight Win

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) finished higher today for another record close, shaking off early struggles after the attempted suicide bombing near Times Square in New York City. A strong day from energy and tech stocks drove the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) higher, with the former also netting a record close and the latter notching a four-day winning streak. Bitco...Read More

Options Traders Eye Bigger Bitcoin Gains for Xunlei Stock

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Shares of Xunlei Ltd (NASDAQ:XNET) are soaring today, as Cboe Global Markets' (CBOE) launch of bitcoin futures lifts stocks with cryptocurrency exposure. At last check, XNET stock was up 23.8% at $14.83, and bullish options trading was picking up the pace.Heading into the final 30-minute stretch of today's trading, 8,003 calls and 3,952 puts were on the tape in XNET's options pits -- 1.6 times the...Read More

BlackBerry Stock Could Be a Bargain Right Now

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Shares of BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) are up 3% at $10.55, at last check, but have pulled back since touching a two-year high of $11.78 in mid-October. However, the smartphone maker's recent dip could be a buying opportunity, if recent history repeats. Below, we'll explain why BB stock should be on your bullish radar.BlackBerry stock recently came within one standard deviation of its 160-day moving...Read More

The Drug Stock Having Its Worst Day Ever

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

U.S. stocks are holding modest gains this afternoon, with the Dow and S&P 500 Index eyeing record closes. Among the names making big moves are agriculture technology specialist Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN), gene therapy stock Spark Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONCE), and biotech Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SYRS). Here's a quick look at what's moving shares of YTEN, ONCE, and SYRS. Monsa...Read More

6 Currency Trades That Aren't Bitcoin

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Bitcoin futures began trading on the Cboe Global Markets exchange under the code XBT -- bringing more attention to the surging cryptocurrency. At last check, the January contract was trading near $17,970, after climbing as high as $18,850 earlier. The March contract, meanwhile, reached as high as $19,330, before scaling back to its present perch at $18,390. The volume has helped lift the value of...Read More

Bitcoin Bulls Take Profits on CME Group

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Bitcoin futures have made quite a splash, with surging demand for the cryptocurrency halting trading and temporarily shutteringCBOE's website earlier. In fact, two fund firms have reportedly already asked regulators for permission to launch an ETF on the digital currency. While Cboe Global Markets Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE) and other Bitcoin-related stocks are in focus today, one equity will likely capture...Read More

Options Traders Take Aim At These 2 Drug Stocks

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

The 20 stocks listed in the table below have attracted the highest total options volume during the past 10 trading days. Stocks highlighted in yellow are new entries to the list. Data is courtesy of Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. Two names to note are biotech stocks Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA). Be...Read More

Stocks Shake Off NYC Bombing; Dow, SPX Eye Record Close

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

U.S. stocks are modestly higher at midday, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are off their session peaks. Still, the DJIA and SPX are aiming for another record close. The reported attempted suicide bombing at Times Square in New York City took some of the wind out of the bulls' sails, but a strong day for drug and tech stocks is lifti...Read More

2 Pharma Stocks Soaring on Upbeat Drug Data

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Drug stocks are in focus this morning, including sector partners Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) and bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUE). The pair reported positive data on their co-developed CAR-T drug -- designed to treat patients with advanced multiple myeloma -- with 94% of patients responding to the treatment, and over half remaining in complete remission. "This is unheard of, something that we...Read More

2 Solar Stocks Spiking After Analyst Upgrades

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Solar stocks are gearing up for a strong close to 2017. This morning, shares of alternative energy names, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) and SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) are surging after being upgraded to "outperform" from "neutral" at Baird. Below, we will take a closer look at these bullish brokerage notes, and see how the stocks are performing. First Solar Stock is Baird's 'Top Sector...Read More

Bullish Bias Builds Among Analysts, Options Traders Before Adobe Earnings

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Software company Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) is set to report earnings after the close on Thursday, and bullish expectations are building ahead of the event. Just this morning, for example, RBC raised its price target to $179 from $177, helping ADBE stock pick up 0.4% to trade at $174.27. Most analysts are already very bullish, with 19 of 23 handing out "strong buy" ratings, and opti...Read More

3 Stocks Moving as Bitcoin Futures Go Live

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Bitcoin futures began trading on the Cboe Global Markets Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE) last night under the symbol XBT. The contracts attracted such heavy volume that trading had to temporarily be halted, while CBOE's website underwent delays and outages. Shares of CBOE are trading higher this morning, as are Square Inc (NYSE:SQ) and Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ:OSTK) -- two stocks with exposure to the cryptocur...Read More

Stocks Set to Rise Alongside Bitcoin Futures

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are trading above fair value this morning, as stocks try to build off Friday's strong session. In focus today are newly released bitcoin futures, which soared in their debut, resulting in a temporary halt in trading. Investors are also monitoring headlines of an explosion near Times Square in New York City. Looking ahead, the Labor Department's Job Openi...Read More

Will We Get a VIX Spike With This Week's Rate Hike?

December 11, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

"If fed funds futures traders are correct, and if past is prologue, bulls should welcome the FOMC standing pat this week... [there's] a propensity for stocks to rally in the short term following FOMC decisions to hold rates steady, with a bias toward broad-market weakness in the immediate days and weeks following a rate hike." -- Monday Morning Outlook, October 30, 2017"For now, the short-te...Read More

Investing in Energy and Cannabis

December 11, 2017 / www.energyandcapital.com

It's rarely discussed, yet it's one of the greatest financial burdens the cannabis industry faces.And no, I'm not talking about the federal prohibition on cannabis.Truth is, prohibition has less than five years left before it's repealed.Thanks to the simple fact that legal cannabis is bolstering local economies while delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, cannabis will soon be...Read More

Gold Stocks Fall: Value Hunting for Gold Bugs or Catch the Falling Knife? ?EUR?

December 11, 2017 / smallcappower.com

Pretium Resources (TSE:PVG) was the only one of our gold stocks in positive territory over the past two monthsThis Content is Exclusive to Our MembersLogin belowRegisterLost your password?The Ubika Gold 20 Index fell 10% since our last report dated October 10, 2017, underperforming its benchmarks, the Gold Spot price and the Global Gold Index which returned, -3.1% and -8.2%, respectively. Notable...Read More

Keith Neumeyer: My $8,000 Gold And Triple Digit Silver Calls Seem Crazy But Markets Do Crazy Things

December 11, 2017 / www.silverdoctors.com

Keith says conditions in the general economy are getting more problematic, and metals prices will have to move higher to revert to the mean...Keith Neumeyer interviewed on by Dave Janda on Operation FreedomKeith Neumeyer, CEO of First Majestic Silver, which operates six silver mines in Mexico, interviewed by Dave Janda.The interview begins with an update on First Majestic, and then shifts into mar...Read More

US Mint Ceases Production On Worse Selling Silver Eagle In 9 Years

December 11, 2017 / www.silverdoctors.com

As the 2018 American Silver Eagle coin goes on pre-sale, the US Mint ceases production on the 2017 American Silver Eagle coin which recorded the lowest mintage in nine years....This has been a very slow year for American Silver Eagle sales. The 2017 Silver Eagle was minted 20,000,000 times less than the 2016 Silver Eagle and 30,000,000 less times than the 2015 Silver Eagle...Recall from just a co...Read More

Evidence Mounts for World Class District

December 11, 2017 / www.mining-journal.com

OverviewPolarX is an advanced ASX-listed mineral exploration company. The recently formed PolarX brings together a suite of exciting copper and copper-gold assets in Alaska.  High grade existing resources and numerous large, unexplored advanced targets, within a 35km mineralised belt, are now under PolarX's control and direction.Exploration Highlights - Upside PotentialThe ~2,000m core drilli...Read More

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