A Swedish study found that just 7.3 percent of Stockholmers developed COVID-19 antibodies by late April, which could fuel concern that a decision not to lock down Sweden against the pandemic may bring little herd immunity in the near future.Continue...Read More
In my previousarticle, I’ve written about how important US dollar movements arefor future Silver prices. The chances of a significant Silver rally during US dollarstrength is very low; and it is very high during US dollar decline.The structure of the Silver bull marketsince 2001 has a lot in common with that of the 70s bull market. However, oneof the important differences pertains to US doll...Read More
Nervous investors have been pouring into the goldand silver markets over the past two months. Money Metals Exchange is proud to have helped almost 20,000 newcustomers with a precious metals purchase in recent weeks, many of whom cameover from other dealers struggling with inventory shortages and ridiculousdelivery delays.A new wave of investors is getting the message; the FederalReserve will never...Read More
Whenever one hears the words precious metals, goldand silver spring to mind. But this world is much richer, and preciousmetals don’t end with the yellow or white metal. The less well knowncousins, platinum and palladium, can and do send valuable signals too. Beforewe examine silver, let’s take a look at something interesting in palladium. The interesting detail is palladium’s wea...Read More
Just like the precious metals market, black gold ended the previous week with a sizable upswing. The rally continued in the early Monday trading, as crude oil moved decisively above its previous April highs. The breakout above the April highs is a sign of strength, but it’s not been confirmed so far. Crude oil did close the previous week above the highest daily close of April, but it was jus...Read More
In my previousarticle, I’ve written about how important US dollar movements arefor future Silver prices. The chances of a significant Silver rally during US dollarstrength is very low; and it is very high during US dollar decline.The structure of the Silver bull marketsince 2001 has a lot in common with that of the 70s bull market. However, oneof the important differences pertains to US doll...Read More
Nervous investors have been pouring into the goldand silver markets over the past two months. Money Metals Exchange is proud to have helped almost 20,000 newcustomers with a precious metals purchase in recent weeks, many of whom cameover from other dealers struggling with inventory shortages and ridiculousdelivery delays.A new wave of investors is getting the message; the FederalReserve will never...Read More
Whenever one hears the words precious metals, goldand silver spring to mind. But this world is much richer, and preciousmetals don’t end with the yellow or white metal. The less well knowncousins, platinum and palladium, can and do send valuable signals too. Beforewe examine silver, let’s take a look at something interesting in palladium. The interesting detail is palladium’s wea...Read More
Just like the precious metals market, black gold ended the previous week with a sizable upswing. The rally continued in the early Monday trading, as crude oil moved decisively above its previous April highs. The breakout above the April highs is a sign of strength, but it’s not been confirmed so far. Crude oil did close the previous week above the highest daily close of April, but it was jus...Read More
With three very impressive advanced stage silver projects coming online over the next three-four years (Juancipio: 2020, Las Chispas: 2022, and Corani: 2023/2024), what comes after? This leaves very few silver projects to be excited about. There are a very large number of higher-grade deposits that are relatively small (i.e. those owned by Alexco Resource and Aurcana) and a larger number of low-...Read More
By: Ira Epstein Vaccine hopes yesterday helps markets. Gold was initially up on the Fed Chair's comments but then after the vaccine news, it took gold and silver from its highs. But the current set-up...Read More
The blue-chip index skidded into the close at its session lowsYesterday's broad-market optimism was short-lived, as the Dow plodded through a day in the red before bottoming out with a 390 point drop at the close. Weighing on the blue-chip index were corporate reports from Home Depot (HD) -- which suffered an earnings miss -- and Walmart (WMT), which initially surged after its first-quarter repo...Read More
AGI has doubled off its March lows, but could keep climbingLast week, we checked in on a mining stock flashing a bullish signal. And while gold prices have lost some of their luster this week, there's another mining stock flashing a similar signal that's worth looking in to. Data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White suggests Alamos Gold Inc (NYSE:AGI) could see more tailwinds...Read More
TDOC has been making a name for itself in the new era of social distancingIt comes with little surprise that telehealth provider, Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC), has been making a name for itself in 2020. A leader in the small group of healthcare companies providing services that allow patients to connect to their physician via computer, Teladoc has become a household name in the age of social distanc...Read More
Southwest Airlines is seeing ticket reservations rise againThe shares of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) are up 4% to trade at $28.15 today, after the company announced via press release that ticket reservations have finally legged out ticket cancellations for the month so far. And just recently, Southwest added some flights back to its network which will lead to an overall capacity decline bet...Read More
The security just came within one standard deviation of its historically bullish 80-day moving average Grocery store name Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) has been one of the steadier climbers on the charts of late, up 34.2% in the last year, and well on its way to notching its fourth consecutive monthly win. While the security has pulled back since its March 18, three-year high of $36.84, the shares found so...Read More
The Dow is down 10 points middayFollowing yesterday's best market session in six weeks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is just below breakeven at midday, as investors turn their attention to testimonies by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in regard to the pandemic and progress of the CARES Act. Mnuchin stated that the government is "fully prepa...Read More
Guggenheim downgraded CMCSA to "neutral" from "buy"The shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are down 1.1% to trade at $37.68 after a downgrade from Guggenheim to "neutral" from "buy." The analyst said it sees one of Comcast's primary units, NBCUniversal, as "particularly challenged" by the lasting effects of the pandemic on its theme park, filmed entertainment, and advertising businesses....Read More
Advanced Auto Part's first-quarter earnings and revenue missed analysts' estimates Advanced Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) is soaring today, up 7.4% to trade at $140.79 at last check, despite reporting first-quarter earnings and revenue that were lower than Wall Street's estimates. What's instead powering the stock's rally today is the company's same-store sales estimates that markedly improved the...Read More
The blue-chip company posted earnings that missed estimates, though its revenue exceeded expectations Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) stock is sinking lower this morning after the home improvement retailer posted first-quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates, after the company spent over $850 million on benefits for employees to ensure its stores and warehouses, deemed essential, were kept runni...Read More