Macy's reports third-quarter earnings before the open tomorrow, Nov. 14Earnings season has a strong retail theme to it this week. One of the retail giantsdue up is Macy's Inc (NYSE:M), which will step into the earnings confessional for its third-quarter report before the open tomorrow, Nov. 14. Ahead of the event -- and a historically bullish period for Macy's -- the stock is down 0.1% today to tr...Read More
Our research team warned of this move in Crude Oil back on October 7, 2018. At that time, we warned that Oil may follow a historical price pattern, moving dramatically lower and that lows near $65 may become the ultimate bottom for that move. Here we are with a price below that level and many are asking “where will it go from here?”. We believe the support near $65, althoug...Read More
Home Depot, meanwhile, has reversed lower after earningsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is sporting modest gains at midday, as a swing higher for Apple (AAPL) stock and reports of revamped U.S.-China trade talks offset a post-earnings reversal for Home Depot (HD) and another day of sharp losses for oil prices. Specifically, December-dated crude futures are down 3.8% at $57.65 per barrel, he...Read More
Susquehanna lifted its rating on both names to "positive"Chip stocks have had a rough stretch, as evidenced by the price action in the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH), down 15% since its early September highs near $110. Susquehanna sees buying opportunity within the semiconductor space, though, and earlier today upgraded Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) to "p...Read More
AAPL is lower after Goldman cut iPhone estimatesThe shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) are down 0.5% to trade at $193.25 this morning, after a price-target cut from Goldman Sachs to $209 from $222. In addition, the brokerage firm cut Apple's iPhone estimates for 2019, thinking it will produce 6% fewer iPhones next year because supplier Lumentum Holdings (LITE) recently slashed its shipment outlo...Read More
The S&P tends to perform well during the short holiday weekThanksgiving week is typically a low-volume trading week, with U.S. stock markets open fewer than four days (Black Friday is a half-day for Wall Street). This week, I'll look at what stocks have done in the past during the week of Thanksgiving, while also finding which stocks tend to do well -- and which stocks don't -- during the holiday...Read More
TLT call traders love to "buy low," and the trend continued after a brutal OctoberSpiking bond yields were one of the major factors that rattled equity investors in October, and accordingly, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) took quite the proverbial trip to the woodshed. On Oct. 3, the fund broke below previously stalwart support in the $116-$116.50 area, which had supported lows in Fe...Read More
Amazon has struggled to recover from its late-October lowsShares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are slightly higher in early trading, after a report out of the Wall Street Journal stated the e-tailer has selected New York City and Northern Virginia as locations for its next two headquarters. The company is expected to make an announcement of the conclusion to its 14-month search by the end of...Read More
Pre-market trading shows huge gains for VKTX and EYEG sharesViking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VKTX) is set to jump 18.5% at the open thanks to news the company's non-alcoholic fatty liver disease treatment met its main and secondary goals in a mid-stage study. It's already been a huge year for VKTX shares, which sport a 12-month advance north of 300%. Most Wall Street analysts were already bullish o...Read More
Oil futures are on track for their 12th straight lossFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are confidently higher this morning, ready to put yesterday's steep sell-off in the rear-view mirror, thanks to a blowout earnings beat from blue-chip retailer Home Depot (HD). S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are also comfortably in the black, as investors eye reports...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1201.70+$0.20Silver$13.99-$0.02XAU61.84-1.30%HUI138.45-1.34%GDM513.82-1.10%JSE Gold1083.54-12.56USD97.19-0.40Euro112.89+0.68Yen87.86-0.11Oil$55.69-$4.2410-Year3.140%-0.044T-Bond138.625+0.15625Dow25286.49-0.40%Nasdaq7200.87UNCHS&P2722.18-0.15% The Metals: Gold saw decent gains in Asia before it dropped back to $1196.40 in London, but it then chopped bac...Read More
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Graceland Updates By Stewart Thomson 1. So far, the "traditional Thanksgiving rally" in the US stock market looks more like a rancid Thanksgiving turkey that belongs in the trash can.2. Please click here now. Many investors appear to have bought the US stock market when it was peaking mainly because of their enthusiasm for President Trump. They forgot about the business cycle an...Read More
By Michael J. KosaresLBMA consensus price prediction for 2019 -- $1532 per troy ounce At the recent London Bullion Market Association annual conference, the consensus opinion on the gold price for 2019 among 682 industry delegates was $1532 per ounce. The LBMA offers its opinion annually and it usually falls on the conservative side of the ledger. So its consensus opinion of an average price m...Read More
By Keith WeinerSo this happened: Republic Metals, a gold refiner, filed bankruptcy on November 2. The company had found a discrepancy in its inventory of around $90 million, while preparing its financial statements.We are not going to point the Finger of Blame at Republic or its management, as we do not know if this was honest error or theft. If it was theft, then we would not expect it to be a...Read More
People say that speech is silver, silence is golden. Well, not always. The recent FOMC monetary policy statement is the best example. Lets' read out today's article and find out why. Nothing Changes in November On Thursday, the FOMC published the monetary policy statement from its latest meeting that took place on November 7-8. In line with the expectations, the US central bank kept the federa...Read More
My Two CentsBy Andy Sutton / Graham Mehl In what has already been a very interesting week, we've witnessed distractions galore. Allegations of election fraud by pretty much everyone except the people who should be winning some of these elections if Americans truly wanted a different future. We already digress. Cognitive dissonance is fully on display. Just below the surface has been the buzz ab...Read More
Based the last few days' headlines you'd never know the world is in year 10 of a pretty good expansion. Check this out:Not terrified of a recession? These stocks hint you should be Cyclical commodities continue to weaken, gold moves in relation Italian banks on verge of new crisis on EUR400 million hole at Banca Carige China rate-cut chatter becomes louder as growth risks gather "iPhone story is...Read More
Collapse of global stock markets can result in all metals and energies falling. Reason: Liquidity. Nervous investors will prefer to sit on cash. The continuous zoom up and nosedive pattern of global stock markets and currency markets will prevent retail investors from investing as well as trading. They will just use sharp rises to exit their investment and nothing else. Physical buyers of gold...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1201.70+$0.20Silver$13.99-$0.02XAU61.84-1.30%HUI138.45-1.34%GDM513.82-1.10%JSE Gold1083.54-12.56USD97.19-0.40Euro112.89+0.68Yen87.86-0.11Oil$55.69-$4.2410-Year3.140%-0.044T-Bond138.625+0.15625Dow25286.49-0.40%Nasdaq7200.87UNCHS&P2722.18-0.15% The Metals: Gold saw decent gains in Asia before it dropped back to $1196.40 in London, but it then chopped bac...Read More