CIEN stock has been moving higher in recent monthsNetworking specialist Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) seems to be setting up nicely for bulls. The shares just spiked to the upside from a recent consolidation pattern stemming from a December earnings breakout, hinting the stock is prepared for another move higher. With the previously resistant 30-day moving average still playing catch-up, the upsid...Read More

Stocks are continuing their recovery from yesterday's massive sell-off The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has extended its rebound at the halfway mark, adding over 200 points, as investors attempt to recover from yesterday's steep sell-off. The blue-chip index is getting a boost from Apple, which is surging midday despite news that the coronavirus could slow iPhone production. The S&P 500 Ind...Read More

XRT is currently trading above all major moving averagesOver the last few weeks in this space, we have taken a hard look at retail giant Walmart (WMT) and the chart levels traders should be watching. This week we're not venturing too far from this, taking a closer look at the retail sector as a whole, since we're not only coming off the holiday season, but some surprising trends in the space have...Read More

GE's 50-day moving average has emerged as support in 2020Lost in the panic over the spreading coronavirus, there's a full slate of earnings for investors to unpack this week. One notable name on deck is former blue chip General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the open tomorrow, Jan. 29. Ahead of the event, we broke down recent options activity sur...Read More

Both stocks have been strong in recent monthsTwo names enjoying bullish attention this morning are video game stocks Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) and Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA). Both saw their price targets raised at Piper Sandler, helping lift ATVI and EA shares this morning.Call of Duty maker ATVI's price target was increased to $69 from $62, pricing in more than 17% upside from...Read More

Eight straight down days drops copper 10.2% to more than 3-month low as China struggles to contain coronavirus outbreak.Read full newsRead More

DLPH is on track for its best day everAt the top of the New York Stock Exchange this morning is Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE:DLPH), up a whopping 63.3% to trade at $16, on track for its best day ever by a wide margin. This comes after the U.K.-based auto parts manufacturer was bought out by rival U.S. auto parts maker BorgWarner (BWA) in an all-stock deal valued at $3.3 billion in enterprise valu...Read More

Muilenburg resigned from Caterpillar's board after he was fired from BoeingDow component Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is getting a boost just ahead of the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, due out before the open this Friday, Jan. 31. CAT stock is up 0.2% to trade at $136.05, following news former Boeing (BA) CEO Dennis Muilenburg will step down from Caterpillar's board, effective immediate...Read More

"IronRidge Resources (#IRR) reports maiden mineral resource estimate of 14.5Mt at 1.31% lithium dioxide for the Ewoyaa project in Ghanahttps://t.co/5mJwtJDF2x"Read full newsRead More

There are a number of earnings and economic updates to monitor todayU.S. stocks look ready to recover some losses from Monday's session, in which they suffered their worst pullback in months. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are trading 100 points above fair value, as the attention shifts back to earnings, with results from blue chips 3M (MMM), Pfizer (PFE), and United Technologie...Read More

WSM has been on a tear, adding 38% over the past 12 monthsHome retailer Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) is enjoying a 1.3% lift this morning, last seen trading at $74.31 following an early-morning upgrade out of Oppenheimer. The analyst raised its rating to "outperform" from "perform," and established a price target of $90. This new outlook comes in 23% above WSM's Monday night close at $73.45....Read More

Ontario's government is supporting business expansions and startups in Northeastern Ontario by investing in four projects, creating 18 jobs.Parliamentary Assistant Dave Smith, on behalf of Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, was in the Mushkegowuk-James Bay area to announce investments of over $2.8 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC...Read More

"While Seasonal prices are an AVERAGE & any year can blow them away, they are good to keep on Radar.February is usually a corrective month.Generally speaking, a winter peak & consolidation/pullback into April is what the odds favor if gold can't overcome 1588-1630."Read full newsRead More

"$SANM - Sanmina Corporation (SANM) CEO Hartmut Liebel on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript. https://t.co/kq7Kq8xZfp #stocks #finance #business"Read full newsRead More

"Natural Gas - Markets Remain Highly Skeptical Of Incoming Cold Trend As Fundamentals Flip Into Deficit. https://t.co/JsAr99HP9r #stocks #finance #markets"Read full newsRead More

A lack of information on the extended Section 232 tariffs that were announced by US President Donald Trump on Friday January 24 has made it difficult to predict the impact on the downstream steel and aluminium markets.The steel and aluminium tariffs will be set at 25% and 10% respectively and will take effect on February 8, according to the presidential proclamation.A list of targeted goods h...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were significantly lower at the close of trading on Monday January 27, with the majority of three-month prices across the complex down by some 2% because of continued risk-aversion in commodity markets, with zinc futures leading the retreat to close at a six-week low.Zinc's outright price on the LME closed at $2,249 per tonne on Monday afternoon, wit...Read More

Bank Muscat's Nishant Bhavsar and Ajit Mauskar led Fastmarkets' Apex 2019 leaderboard for base metals analysis with an accuracy rate of 97.93%. In second place for base metals, SP Angel's John Meyer, Sergey Raevskiy and Simon Beardsmore notched an accuracy rating of 97.31%, while Emirates NBD's Edward Bell took third place at 97.11%. Capital Economics' Kieran Clancy was in fourth place with a...Read More

Jack ChanPosted Jan 27, 2020Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a short-term SELL signal.Short-term signals can last for weeks and are more suitable for traders.Speculation is at a new high.Silver speculation is at levels of previous tops.Our ratio is on se...Read More

Due to the enforced extension of China's Lunar New Year holidays, Fastmarkets will not be publishing a portion of its usual base metal futures coverage and will roll some prices accordingly.Due to the closure of Shanghai Futures Exchange trading, the following arbitrage calculations will not be published.Copper import arbitrage, $/tonneCopper import arbitrage, yuan/tonneZinc import arbitrage, $/to...Read More