Last week was FDX's worst week since 2009The shares of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) are down 1.2% in electronic trading, after BofA-Merrill Lynch downgraded the shipping name to "neutral" from "buy," while slashing its price target to $220 from $304. The analyst in coverage waxed pessimist on the company's management shakeup last week, namely thedeparture of the head of the company's Express uni...Read More
James Hyerczyk16 hours agoGold Bars and DollarGold futures are trading slightly lower after giving up earlier gains that drove the market to its highest level since July 17. The early strength was fueled by follow-through buying related to Friday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls report. The jobs report garnered mixed reviews with some traders describing it as “so-soȁ...Read More
Chinese imports and exports grew at slower-than-anticipated paces in NovemberDespite sharp losses in Asia overnight, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are trading above fair value this morning. The premarket gains are modest, though, as traders digest a brutal week on Wall Street, with the Dow, S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all coming off their worst weekly losses since...Read More
Traders don't need to wait until the opening bell to start raking in massive wins.In light of the recent market action, many traders are taking time to reevaluate their portfolios...Analyzing their open positions...And getting ready to make any needed changes to their trading in the weeks and months ahead.However, most traders are under the impression that they have to wait until markets open to...Read More
SPY is down about 6% over the past month, breaking a typically bullish post-Fed pattern"After Friday's move back below [SPY] $280, bulls should seek a move back above this round number and the FOMC decision-day close of $280.50, before getting aggressive..."-- Monday Morning Outlook, November 12, 2018"Despite last week's rally, equities are still locked in an area that is pivotal for bulls and bea...Read More
Trading options is often scary... but it doesn't have to be!It's the biggest mistake options traders make... and it's the reason why 9 people out of 10 quit options...Most options traders fall for the same trap - they "buy" an option and end up losing money on 90% of their trades.Of course, any options player knows that losing trades are part of the game. But it doesn't mean losing has to be the n...Read More
Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) decided this week to move forward with a strategic cooperation agreement with Prospero Silver (TSXV: PSL) and exercised its right to be granted an option to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Pachuca SE project, located close to the historic mining city of Pachuca in Mexico's central Hidalgo state.To be able to do so, Fortuna has to spend $8 million in...Read More
* Zinc stocks in LME approved warehouses halved since August * U.S-China trade truce threatened by Huawei CFO arrest (Updates with closing prices)By Pratima DesaiLONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Copper prices slipped on Mondayas Chinese import data reinforced worries about growth in demandfor industrial metals fuelled by the ongoing U.S.-China tradedispute, while a firmer dollar also weighed.Benchmark c...Read More
REVIEW, PREVIEW, AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS Job growth slowed in November amid fears that economic growth is losing steam. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 155,000 for the month while the unemployment rate again held at 3.7 percent, its lowest since 1969, the Labor Department reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting payroll growth of 198,000 and the jobless r...Read More
Gold jumped to $1,251 in Asia - the highest level since July 11. Rising evidence of a global growth slowdown, trade fears, and the resulting risk aversion is likely helping gold report gains. Talk of Fed rate pause in 2019 is likely adding to the bullish tone around the yellow metal. Gold rose to a six-month high of $1,251, having closed higher by 2.10 percent last week – its biggest weekl...Read More
Published 22 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGold will continue to shine amid a weak dollar, says author and gold pro Jim Rickards.Gold edged lower on Monday as the dollar firmed, but stock market volatility and chances of a slower pace of U.S. interest rate hikes in 2019 kept bullion close to a 5-month peak scaled earlier in the session.Spot gold was d...Read More
Gold is one of the few assets that have been holding up over the last few months.We have seen some weaker economic data and the market telling the Fed it might to be able to handle more rate hikes.I don't expect a dip before gold moves higher if we see more economic weakness and the Fed pausing.The speculative interest is still on the wrong side of gold and short covering could fuel an upward...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1244.30-$4.10Silver$14.52-$0.11XAU67.40-0.79%HUI154.01+0.05%GDM560.44+0.02%JSE Gold1249.20+48.07USD97.21+0.61Euro113.57-0.53Yen88.34-0.46Oil$51.00-$1.6110-Year2.854%-0.002T-Bond144.0625+0.15625Dow24423.26+0.14%Nasdaq7020.52+0.74%S&P2637.72+0.18% The Metals: Gold saw slight gains in Asia before it fell back to $1243.50 by a little after 8AM EST and then...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort173,019124,01852,329135,067193,316360,415369,663Change from Prior Reporting Period 16,240-30,890-13,215-37,2914,858-34,266-39,247Traders17075725050248174 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 39,50430,256399,919 -8,616-3,635-42,882 non reportable positionsC...Read More
By Keith WeinerThe Baby Boom generation may be the first generation to leave less to their children than they inherited. Or to leave nothing at all. We hear lots often from Baby Boomers about the propensities of their children's generation. The millennials don't have good jobs, don't save, don't buy houses in the same proportions as their parents, etc.We have no doubt that attitudes have changed...Read More
By Frank HolmesStrengthsThe best performing metal this week was palladium, up 3.88 percent on very tight physical markets. Dutch bank ABN Amro noted that palladium has overshot and may slide back 20 percent to $1,000. Gold traders and analysts are the most bullish they've been in at least three years on the yellow metal this week, according to Bloomberg's weekly survey. Walter Pehowich, executiv...Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12December 10, 2018"If I owe a million dollars, I am lost. But if I owe $50 billion the bankers are lost" Celso Ming (Brazilian journalist, 1942-) "The principles of successful stock speculation are based on the supposition that people will contin...Read More
Index futures were groping for a bottom Sunday night, extending Friday's losses by about a 35% on light volume. DaBoyz will have a chance to exhaust sellers at somewhat lower levels, since the Mini-Dow and the Mini S&P were within easy distance of Hidden Pivot supports that lie, respectively, at 24094 and 2599.25. If neither holds, we'll shift our attention to market bellwether AAPL, which could...Read More
Apart from a 2-week period around the middle of the year, my Gold True Fundamentals Model (GTFM) has been bearish since mid-January 2018. There have been fluctuations along the way, but at no time since mid-January have the true fundamentals* been sustainably-supportive of the gold price. However, significant shifts occurred over the past fortnight and for the first time in quite a while the fun...Read More