QUESTION: Marty, the gold buyback quote at ….. is now spot + $20. A week ago the quote was spot + $2. Supply & demand? Shortage of 1 oz random year golden eagles? What’s going on?Thanks for your prolific post output during this crisis!Cheers, TGMANSWER: Europe has directed bullion dealers not to sell to individuals. You will probably see next week a proposal floated that asks Eur...Read More
It doesn’t seem to matter what the ratio of gold to silver is, or how high it goes. Those who prefer silver always seem to think it’s going to reverse “soon”.It might; maybe significantly so, too. But it doesn’t mean a thing. There are no fundamental reasons for the ratio to move up or down at any given time.Actually, there is no reason to track it, either. Except tha...Read More
LONDON, 21 March 2020 - Private investors are buying gold at the fastest pace since thedepths of the financial crisis in March 2009 says today's Financial Times - the UK's investment newspaper of record - quoting BullionVault data."If you're looking for a safe haven you're not going to find one today, tomorrow or next week," the FT's weekend Money section goes on to quote Adrian Ash, director of r...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 317,40535,48950,438154,761456,470522,604542,397 Change from Prior Reporting Period -18,885-1,270-3,626-28,187-54,782-50,698-59,678 Traders 18073785254268172 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 51,32131,528573,925 -8,847133-59,545 non reportable posit...Read More
There will be position squaring and rebuilding for next week. Copper, crude oil, nickel and other industrial metals can rise as result. If silver falls below $9.50 or trades below $9.50, then it will imply that the corona virus has made Asia (except China) as its home ground. Economic data releases are useless at this point of time. Bank of England has cut its key interest rates to 0.10% in a se...Read More
The Dow explored an over 1,300-point range todayStocks ended the week sharply lowertoday, erasing modest gains from the morning as investors conclude a week of volatile training amid quadruple witching. The Dow explored an over 1,400 point range today, as investors everywhere are shaken by the coronavirus spread, with New York governor Andrew Cuomo ordering all nonessential businesses to close as...Read More
Boeing stock suffered another setbackIf you ever want to simulate the market action from this week, just hop on your nearest roller coaster. Rampant bouts of volatility sent Wall Street on a wild, jarring ride, that included a more than 1,000-point plummet from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) on Wednesday. Stimulus package hopes tried to give stocks a shot in the arm, but the coronavirus c...Read More
Citi raised LULU to "buy" from "neutral"Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ:LULU) is up 9.1% to trade at $168.98 at last check, even as the retail sector struggles amid a slew of store closings in response to the coronavirus. This comes after LULU was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" by Citi, with the analyst calling the yoga pants retailer a "stand out," commending its balance sheet, and predicting a...Read More
Stocks have lost almost all early morning gains After a morning of attempted rebounds, the volatile market gave back most of its early gains midday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), has moved back below breakeven at last check. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are also fighting to stay in the black, the latter the only success in this at midday. Adding to the chaos is tod...Read More
No fewer than three analysts have raised their price targets CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) is up 17.5% to trade at $49.06 this morning after reporting a fourth-quarter loss of two cents, higher than Wall Street's estimated eight cent loss. CrowdStrike's reported $152.11 million in revenue also came higher than expected, causing no less than three analysts to raise their price targets, inc...Read More
Wedbush downgraded GME to "neutral" from "outperform" Video game retailer GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) has reversed course this morning, down 7.4% to trade at $3.88, after Wedbush downgraded the equity to "neutral" from "outperform" and slashed its price target to $4.25 from $8. This comes just one day after, according to a report from Kotaku, the company called itself "essential retail" in a memo to...Read More
Apple is limiting iPhone purchases to two per customerIn response to the economic impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the supply chains, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced iPhone purchases from its online stores will limit customers to purchasing two handsets per person. Apple recently closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores outside of China and was handed a hefty fine -- over $1 billion -...Read More
A weakening dollar and a resilient tech sector are giving stock futures a boost this morning Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are yet again attempting a rebound, hitting a "limit up" earlier this morning as extreme market volatility continues to be the new normal on Wall Street. Futures on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are also making sizable gains, as investors...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesMar 20, 2020When the banking system was on the verge of complete failure in 2008, during the GFC, the world had a wonderful opportunity to do a total financial reset. All we had to do is let the failures go bankrupt. We will always need a banking system; we just don’t need a banking system riddled with fraud and failure. Sigh! We missed a great chance to make the world a...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 317,40535,48950,438154,761456,470522,604542,397 Change from Prior Reporting Period -18,885-1,270-3,626-28,187-54,782-50,698-59,678 Traders 18073785254268172 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 51,32131,528573,925 -8,847133-59,545 non reportable posit...Read More
The mid-tier gold miners' stocks have been annihilated with COVID-19 fears infecting traders' sentiment. They crashed with gold getting hammered on extreme gold-futures selling! With blood in the streets, the buy-low opportunities are phenomenal. The fundamentally-superior mid-tier gold miners have epic upside potential during gold's next upleg. This key sector just reported outstandin...Read More
Dave Kranzler, Investement Research Dynamic's Mining Stock JournalThe "60/40 risk parity" hedge fund strategy has been decimated in the market sell-off. The strategy was supposed to generate consistent returns while minimizing risk. So why not apply hedge fund leverage to the trade and enjoy multiples of "consistent returns" and "minimized risk?" The risk parity funds were among the most...Read More
There will be position squaring and rebuilding for next week. Copper, crude oil, nickel and other industrial metals can rise as result. If silver falls below $9.50 or trades below $9.50, then it will imply that the corona virus has made Asia (except China) as its home ground. Economic data releases are useless at this point of time. Bank of England has cut its key interest rates to 0.10% in a se...Read More
MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jim Bianco to the show to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and markets, the systemic risks to markets and impact on dealers & more. Then Kevin Muir joins in the postgame to talk about the imploding risk parityUpdate on the COVID-19The impact of the virus on the economy and marketsSystemic risks to markets and impact on dealersHa...Read More