Stocks whoopee-cushioned on word from the Fed that tightening is unlikely for the remainder of the year. "Interest rate increases could be on hold indefinitely," Powell said. "It may be some time before the outlook for jobs and inflation calls clearly for a change in policy." Although the stock market's obligatory headless-chicken dance ended with the broad averages largely unchanged, it's surpr...Read More
The stock is rising on Apple and Micron tailwinds, tooThe shares of Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) are trading up 7.7% at $74.45, thanks in part to tailwinds from newly upgraded Apple (AAPL) stock and a post-earnings Micron (MU). An upbeat analyst note for QRVO is only fanning the bullish flames -- and sparking a surge in intraday call trading.Looking closer at that analyst note, Goldman Sachs upgraded Q...Read More
The Fed doubled down on its dovish stance. What card will gold play now?Fed Remains PatientYesterday, the FOMC published the monetary policy statement from its latest meeting that took place on March 19-20th. In line with the expectations, the US central bank unanimously kept its interest rates unchanged. The federal funds rate remained at the target range of 2.25 to 2.50 percent:The Committee see...Read More
The upcoming trading schedule has a number of reports on the housing marketThe economic schedule next week is filled with a number of updates out of the housing sector, but the biggest event will be the final reading on fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which comes out Thursday. A few notable earnings releases are littered about, too, including BlackBerry's (BB) report on Friday. Below...Read More
Brazil's Vale has issued a warning over another potential iron ore production impact of as much as 10 million tonnes per year due to the suspension of operations at its Alegria mine in Minas Gerais state.The mine was suspended "on a preventive basis", because the results of a preliminary analysis of its structures were inconclusive under stress conditions, and as such, were unable to confirm its s...Read More
Evercore ISI gave PTE an outperform rating and a $26 price target. Evercore ISI just initiated coverage onPolarityTE Inc (NASDAQ:PTE) with an "outperform" rating and a $26 price target -- double the stock's current level. The analyst said that the company's SkinTE burn treatment "offers a differentiated therapy for the large wound and burn care market." Plus, the company just announced that it wou...Read More
The retail stock is headed toward its third straight lossRetail earnings are in full swing, with sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIBB) set to unveil its fourth-quarter results ahead of the open tomorrow, March 22. HIBB stock is pacing for its third straight loss in the lead up to earnings, down 4.2% today at $17.77, after Consumer Edge Research downgraded the name to "equal we...Read More
With the UUP ( US Dollar ETF) having a fairly large decline today lets update a few charts to see how they’ve been progressing. Back in August of last year the UUP began to build out a rising wedge formation with today’s price action completing the fourth reversal point when the UUP traded down to the bottom trendline. Sometimes when a stock fails to touch the top rail in a well define...Read More
Metal investors will be paying attention to how out of favor silver is relative to gold. And it is hard to wonder why with the well forecast boom of electric cars expected over the next 10 years. Who owns all the silver? JM Bullion has a series of charts here. Notice the stock pile held by JPM. They will do will if silver gets to $30 USD an once!Chart up to April 2017 As of the 20th of March...Read More
Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More
Our research team, at Technical Traders Ltd., believes Gold will continue to base below $1320 for at least another 3~5 weeks before setting up a momentum price base. Our research suggests general weakness in the US stock market over the next few weeks/months as a Head-n-Shoulders pattern unfolds. Interestingly enough, our research also suggests Gold may continue to base below $1320 (li...Read More
Apple was showered in bull notes this morningStocks are moving higher this afternoon, with Apple (AAPL) leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) thanks to a shower of bull notes. In addition, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) arehigher, with Micron (MU) pacing a chip rally. Traders are also digesting newly released jobs data, with weekly jobless claims fal...Read More
Goldstocks have repeated their decline once again yesterday while gold and silversoldier on. When will the miners take gold and silver down with them?Underperformance is a critical sign of weakness, there’s no denying that. Wouldtoday’s Fed policy pronouncements provide the spark? These are valid questionsthat we answer for our subscribers on an everyday basis. For you, dear visitor,we...Read More
The blue chip reports earnings after the closeAlthough March Madness gets underway today, athletic apparel stock Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) will be in the spotlight tonight for another reason: earnings. The blue chip is expected to report its quarterly figures after the close today. Ahead of the event, NKE option bulls are posting up.Nike has already seen roughly 19,000 calls cross the tape today -- four...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Southern Europe have been largely stable over the past week despite a slowdown in market activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 21.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic grade-S235JR heavy steel plate in Southern Europe was ?,?555-570 ($631-648) per tonne ex-works on March 20, compared with ?,?550-570 per tonne ex-works last week.Th...Read More
Headwinds from Canadian Solar's sell-off are pressuring JKS stock todayAlternative energy name JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) is preparing to report earnings before the open tomorrow, March 22, and we noticed some interesting options data ahead of the release. Specifically, speculators are pricing in a 17.1% swing for tomorrow's trading, which on top of being a large number on the surface...Read More
Analysts and options traders are in overdrive todayThe shares of Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) are plunging in today's trading, after the pharma giant and its partner Eisai halted two late-stage Alzheimer's disease drug trials. The decision came after an independent data company said the trials were likely to fail. Considering the drug, aducanumab, had once been projected by Goldman Sachs to reach $12...Read More
Some important pieces of the US economic reports, including the latest nonfarm payrolls, have disappointed recently. May indicators (including the leading ones) have hit a soft patch it seems. Will that push the Fed to downgrade its dot-plot or fine-tune the monetary policy mix anyhow? Can gold jump in reaction to the Wednesday’s FOMC policy meeting?February Payrolls DisappointU.S. nonfarm p...Read More
Not all of the analyst attention was bullish, thoughMicron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stock is up 7.5% to trade at $43.13, after the chipmaker reported a fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue beat. However, while the company expects a memory chip recovery later this year, its current-quarter sales forecast came in lower than expected. Despite the upward price action, the analyst reaction ha...Read More
The outlook for EU domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) remained gloomy due to slow buying activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 21.But despite the lack of activity, European steelmakers have been trying to keep prices steady, according to market participants."There is a tremendous fight between the big service centers because the automotive industry is taking less material and...Read More