The major gold miners’stocks have rallied dramatically out of mid-March’s stock-panic lows, soaringto new bull-market highs. Theirjust-reported Q1’20 operational and financial results reveal whether today’shigher gold-stock prices are fundamentally justified. They also illuminate whether this gold-stockupleg is likely to continue powering higher, despite the cat...Read More
Powell gave a much-awaited speech yesterday, in which he sent one bearish and two bullish messages for gold. What exactly did he say and what does it mean for the yellow metal?Powell Sends One Bearish and Two Bullish Messages for GoldJerome Powell gave a speech yesterday at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The Fed Chair acknowledged the unprecedented depth of the coronavirus cri...Read More
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Powell gave a much-awaited speech yesterday, in which he sent one bearish and two bullish messages for gold. What exactly did he say and what does it mean for the yellow metal?Powell Sends One Bearish and Two Bullish Messages for GoldJerome Powell gave a speech yesterday at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The Fed Chair acknowledged the unprecedented depth of the coronavirus cri...Read More
Powell gave a much-awaited speech yesterday, in which he sent one bearish and two bullish messages for gold. What exactly did he say and what does it mean for the yellow metal?Powell Sends One Bearish and Two Bullish Messages for GoldJerome Powell gave a speech yesterday at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The Fed Chair acknowledged the unprecedented depth of the coronavirus cri...Read More
Powell gave a much-awaited speech yesterday, in which he sent one bearish and two bullish messages for gold. What exactly did he say and what does it mean for the yellow metal?Powell Sends One Bearish and Two Bullish Messages for GoldJerome Powell gave a speech yesterday at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The Fed Chair acknowledged the unprecedented depth of the coronavirus cri...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesMay 15, 2020 The major gold miners' stocks have rallied dramatically out of mid-March's stock-panic lows, soaring to new bull-market highs. Their just-reported Q1'20 operational and financial results reveal whether today's higher gold-stock prices are fundamentally justified. They also illuminate whether this gold-stock upleg is likely to continue powering higher, despite the...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321gold discusses this company that is exploring a rare earth element project in Canada. I have been remiss in not doing much in the way of writing about resource opportunities for a couple of reasons. Obviously the Corona virus issue has been at the forefront of most people's attention. But also I was saying for years that a depression was coming and wise people would prepare in...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 277,77134,94335,158126,023404,556438,952474,657 Change from Prior Reporting Period 2,2009,376-4,8525,9782,8753,3267,399 Traders 20445825556290158 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 57,78722,082496,739 3,070-1,0036,396 non reportable positionsChange...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is thrusting higher and now looking at prior highs, watch these key resistance and breakout levels. Read More
Wall Street's "fear gauge," the VIX, enjoyed its best week since mid-MarchA big comeback for the retail sector -- despite this morning's devastating data -- just barely saved the Dow today. The blue-chip index capped off a week of dramatic dips 60 points north of the breakeven. The S&P, also turned its luck around during the 11th hour, ending with a shallow gain, while the Nasdaq also enjoyed a m...Read More
Many gold stocks have climbed amid the broad-market volatilityOne name that has brushed off the broad market sell-off this week is Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (NYSE:WPM), sporting a 5% weekly gain even despite a downgrade to "sector perform" from "outperform" from RBC. Although one analyst has moved to the sidelines, data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White suggests WPM is...Read More
AMAT options are incredibly popular todayThe shares of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) are down 5.3% at $51.52 at last check, after the Apple supplier reported fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that both missed their marks. Following the report, analysts chimed in with mixed sentiment. Three analysts hiked up their price targets -- the highest coming from Stifel to $75 -- while anothe...Read More
Taiwan Semiconductor is up 19.2% year-over-year thoughThe shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) are down 5.1% to trade at $49.73 at last check, even after the Apple supplier confirmed plans -- in conjunction with Qualcomm (QCOM) -- to build a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona. The move represents an attempt to give the U.S. a chance regain global supply chains back from China...Read More
The Nasdaq did notch a six-day win streak earlier in the weekThere was optimism heading into the week as U.S. economies began to reopen, but that sentiment was not replicated on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are on track for ugly weekly losses, as lockdown leniency is met with panic of a second wave of coronavirus. A d...Read More
Some last-minute traders are betting on more upside for TWTR with monthlies Though the reasons are not quite clear, social media giant Twitter Inc's (NYSE:TWTR) options pits are buzzing with bulls today. So far, 93,000 calls have crossed the tape -- more than two times the intraday average -- compared to 15,000 puts. Positions are being opened at the May 29.50 call, which expires later today, as w...Read More
The Dow is down over 160 points middayAll three indexes are eyeing their worst week since late March, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) falls over 160 points midday on the heels of increasing tensions between the U.S. and China. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (ICIX) have also been pushed into the red, as investors digest the worst monthly retail sales decline on record, a 16...Read More
Stifel downgraded SE to "hold" from "buy"The shares of Sea Ltd (NYSE:SE) are down 1.6% at $60.52 at last check, after the software company was downgraded to "hold" from "buy at Stifel. Although the brokerage upped its price target to $62 from $55, the analyst in coverage is positive on the growth of Shopee, the company's e-commerce platform in Asia, and adjusted to "hold" as the stock is "appropri...Read More
Yum! stock just received an upgrade to "buy" from StifelThe shares of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) are down 0.9% to trade at $82.51, after the fast food corporation's board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 47 cents per share of common stock, which represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis with a yield of 2.3%. The dividend is set to be distributed to shareholders on June 12...Read More
VF Corp's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue both missed analysts' estimates Apparel name VF Corp (NYSE:VFC) just announced its fiscal fourth-quarter results, with earnings and revenue coming in below analysts forecasts. The North Face parent also forecast a more than 50% drop in revenue for its current quarter, with pandemic-related store closures digging into sales, and did not provide a...Read More