$VNDA, $ACLS, $RDNT, $CNO, $PGNX, $PRDO, $CLF, $UCTT, $CF, $MOV If this uncertainty and volatility have you prudently sidelined in cash, know that all things eventually pass, and there are stocks are likely to run as the market reverses and recovers. A place to start is stocks that are very sensitive to changes in the […]
$DIA, $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX Tuesday morning, President Trump spoke to several billionaire hedge fund and private equity managers about reopening the US economy that over the past 4 wks ground to a halt due to the coronavirus outbreak. President Trump is re-evaluating whether or not to call for people to return to work as […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX Thursday the S&P 500 advanced 0.5% in a session that saw it fall as much as 3.3% early and gain as much as 2.9% in the afternoon. The DJIA rose 1.0%, while the NAS Comp (+2.3%) and Russell 2000 (+6.8%) were the big movers today on strong gains in technology […]
Wednesday night the Fed rolled out its 3rd emergency credit program in 2 days, announcing it would make loans to banks that offer as collateral assets purchased from money market mutual funds. The new facility through the Boston Federal Reserve bank will offer “support for the flow of credit to households and businesses” by ensuring […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX, $USO, $XAU, $USD, $VXX Despite the coordinated stimulus packages announced by central banks and the massive stimulus plans laid out by Washington, confidence was lacking due to the growing outbreak of COVID-19 and the continued shutdown of the economy. Shortly before the close, the Senate passed the House bill that provides […]
$SPY The stock market liked what it heard out of Washington, DC, but expect the volatility to continue till it puts in the bottom. Tuesday, The Trump Administration vowed to deliver a massive financial package designed to help both businesses and individual Americans to weather the crisis. The Fed also stepped in to support the […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX The Bulls Vs The Bears Note: “Big Bear markets end in despair and hopelessness, which many current Bulls will discover at considerable cost to themselves” — Mark Lundeen Be very wary of any advance from here, as it may prove to be what we once called a Dead-Cat Bounce. A Dead-Cat […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $USD $JPY $VXX Friday, Ultra Long-term US T-Bond futures moved about 1.3 pts a day on average in January, were down more than 7 pts on the day and off 36 pts from Monday’s high. Italian sovereign debt had imploded. An index of costs to insure corporate debt with credit-default swaps […]
$XAU $GLD It looks to me like it does not matter in here whether global stocks are rising or falling investors keep scooping up gold. Holdings in gold-backed ETFs rose by 55 tonnes in the last 3 days accounting for almost 33% of YTD in the last 3 days. As a safe-haven asset, demand for […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $USO $VXX WTI Crude Oil settled off 10.23 (-24.8%) to 31.09 bbl for its worst decliner since Y 1991. The last time Crude Oil traded at this mark was in Y 2016. Last Tuesday, the world’s Top financial officials pledged to use “all appropriate policy tools” to protect their economies from […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) F1 team says its preparations for the Australian Grand Prix are going as planned, despite the lockdown announced by the Italian government that has affected 16 northern provinces in the country. Ferrari says that it respects the government’s decision, but says it is not currently poised to impact travel plans for F1 […]
$RACE Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel Overview Y 2020 is arguably the most important season in Sebastian Vettel’s career, should he get it wrong and it could be his last. The 4X World Champion fought tooth and nail last season, but was not quite able to keep his team-mate Charles Leclerc under control. This year Mr. Leclerc […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) insists that it has not disguised its pace in Winter testing in Spain, but does admit its car is better in race trim than on single lap pace. The Maranello Outfit has been open that pre-season testing has not gone as well as it would have liked and thinks it is heading […]
$RACE F1 bosses have explained that they reached a settlement with Ferrari over their engine case as they feared they would not be able to prove any wrongdoing. Last week, the FIA said an agreement was reached with The Scuderia over a long-running analysis into their Y 2019 power unit due to questions raised by […]
$RACE Ferrari NV (NYSE/MTA: RACE) announced Wednesday that it published the agenda and the explanatory notes for the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”), which will take place on 16 April 2020 in Amsterdam. Ferrari’s AGM notice and explanatory notes and other AGM materials are available under the section Investors on Ferrari’s corporate website […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX A drop in interest rates in response to the Fed’s rate cut is adding urgency to a hiring spree across the mortgage industry. Executives at of the nation’s 15 biggest mortgage lenders, already gearing up for a busy Y 2020, anticipate hiring thousands of employees this year to keep up […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX Follow the insiders in this market Company executives see their own businesses daily, and through their actions are telling us that fears about the hit to economic growth because of COVID-19 are overdone. With that in mind, they are stepping up buying their own companies’ shares, and in all the […]
$RACE Headlines: Ferrari Team Boss Mattia Binotto said the team would need travel assurances before travelling and Australian Grand Prix bosses has said the race is ‘all systems go‘ Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has threatened to pull out of the Melbourne Grand Prix due to coronavirus fears. Ferrari team Boss Mattia Binotto said the team wants to compete in the F1 season opener […]
$QQQ, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow urged investors to stay calm and said the stock-market selloff is overblown. The veteran financial guru and former Ronald Reagan adviser suggested Americans take the opportunity to “scoop up” shares which he hinted are at bargain prices. The white candle on the tech chart Friday, may […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is hoping to conclude contract talks with Sebastian Vettel swiftly to keep the 4X F1 world champion beyond the end of this year. Ferrari has yet to agree a new deal with Mr. Vettel, but said at the launch of its Y 2020 F1 car that he is its 1st choice to […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE)says that F1 teams must be given assurances about the risks they may face at the Australian Grand Prix over coronavirus implications before staff start travelling to Melbourne. On fears about staff not being allowed to travel, or risking quarantine on arrival, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says F1 and the FIA must […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) driver Sebastian Vettel clocked the fastest lap Thursday of F1 preseason testing on Thursday, while Lewis Hamilton’s session was cut short by mechanical trouble. Mr. Hamilton’s MercedesAMG racer came to a stop on the track at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit, bringing out a Red flag and causing the 6X world champion to miss […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX The US economy grew moderately in Q-4, the government confirmed, and may be facing a rocky road in early Y 2020 on the notion that coronavirus will hobble it, and bring on a recession. The economy grew by an unrevised 2.3% in Y 2019, the slowest annual growth in 3 […]
$XAU $GLD $XAG $SLV Gold prices finished lower Wednesday, building on the prior session’s retreat, even as worries remain over the spread of coronavirus outside of China. “It appears the bearish aspect of reduced consumer demand for the precious metals amid the potential for a slowdown in global economic growth is presently trumping the safe-haven […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) have gotten to the bottom of Sebastian Vettel’s engine problem at the 1st pre-season F1 test in Spain last week and are not worried about it, the team said Monday. The Scuderia spokesman said the engine was stripped and checked back at their Maranello factory after the failure at the Circuit de […]
$RACE Deliveries of Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) SF90 Stradale begins later this year, and the Maranello Outfit has shared vision detailing the production process of this innovative hybrid Supercar. The SF90 Stradale comes to life through a combination of advanced robots and computers and very highly-skilled craftsmen. And at Ferrari humans play a much more significant role in […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $MCSI $XAU $VXX Monday, Wall Street’s 3 major stock market indexes fell as investors moved to safe-havens after a rise in coronavirus cases outside China caused worries about the global economic impact of a potential pandemic. Note: WHO removed pandemic from the virus’ and downgraded to emergency Sunday. Wall Street’s 3 […]
$RACE Champions MercedesAMG suspect Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) are considerably faster than the Italian team let on in F1’s 1st pre-season test in Spain, with the gap between the Top 3 and the rest closing. Teams have 6 days of testing before the season-opener in Australia on 15 March and the engineers have lots of data to […]
$RACE The all-new Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Portofino is a super-GT without equal now. We know that Ferrari does not like acceleration tests, but it should like this 1. The Portofino is the successor to California, which was criticized at 1st, but matured into a good entry-level Ferrari. Hidden under the elegant functional bodywork is a brand […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is the Top world in the automotive sector and beyond brand It makes the finest and most sought after Super and Hyper Supercars in the market with the highest margin generating strong EPS and paying an annual dividend in just a few years since its October 2015 IPO, a spinoff from Fiat-Chrysler. […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX DJIA +115.84 at 29347.94, NAS Comp +84.44 at 9817.21, S&P 500+15.86 at 3386.15 Wednesday, the S&P 500 (+0.5%) and NAS Comp (+0.9%) closed at fresh record highs, as investors remained optimistic about the global economic outlook despite the coronavirus. The DJIA increased 0.4%, and the RUTX increased 0.5%. Stocks held gains following the release of minutes from the FOMC’s […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX Money managers overseeing trillions of dollars are putting money into US government debt like never before, in a wave that is gaining strength as the spreading coronavirus casts doubt on the global growth outlook. Evidence of the demand can be found across the fixed-income universe. Pensions, which have been ramping […]
$GLD $IAU $XAU Gold ETFs are the go-to choice to easily and quickly gain exposure to the precious Yellow metal. According to DataTrek research, ETF investors have been a Key driver of the 18.4% full-year gainer in gold prices, even as global demand for the precious Yellow metal dipped 1%. The data suggested that the […]
$XAU $GLD Gold has been valued as a currency, commodity and investment for thousands of years, and is popular among today’s investors because it can be used as a hedge against currency devaluation, inflation, or deflation, and due to its ability to provide a “safe haven” during times of economic uncertainty. The gold market is highly liquid and there […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX DJIA -128.11 at 29423.22, NAS Comp -13.99 at 9711.99, S&P 500 -5.51 at 3373.94 The stock market paused Thursday following a strong 8 day run, closing off session lows. The S&P 500 lost 0.2%, the DJIA lost 0.4%, and the NAS Comp lost 0.1%. The Russell 2000 lead at + 0.3%. The S&P 500 + 4.8% in February, […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX Wednesday, Wall Street closed at record highs as news that the coronavirus outbreak could be running out of steam kept buyers buyers. Tech shares led the broad-based rally, which pushed all 3 major US stock indexes to fresh highs. The S&P 500 and the NAS Comp have now set closing […]
$RACE The 5th Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award has been won by a 1958 Ferrari 335 S Spyder Scaglietti, completing yet another wonderful story of automotive redemption. This 1 of 4 Ferrari factory team cars spent a long period of its life abandoned, before being reclaimed, restored and returned to prominence. The Ferrari […]
$RACE Following the latest results, Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) 16 analysts are now forecasting revenues of €4.12-B in Y 2020. This would be a 9.5% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Statutory EPS are expected to accumulate 7.8% to €4.02. Before this weeks earnings report, analysts had been forecasting revenues of €4.07-B and EPS […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) upgraded guidance across its Key financial metrics for the full year ahead, beyond its “2020 plan“. The iconic Italian company now sees net revenues above €4.1-B, representing an 8.5% increase compared to the F-Y 2019 revenues of €3.776-B result. Ferrari investors are more Bullish on its Y 2020 growth and earnings outlook […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) boosted its Y 2020 forecasts for sales and earnings after the Supercar maker posted record deliveries, a sign that CEO Louis Camilleri’s model-range renewal is working and gathering momentum. The Maranello Outfit launched a record 5 new models in Y 2019, including the Roma Coupe with a front-mounted 620-horsepower engine, which helped […]
$RACE MercedesAMG is back in the headlines this week, as news leaked that they were considering leaving F1 for the Y 2021 season. The Big Q: Could the reigning F1 World Constructors’ champions really be about to walk, or drive, away from the sport that they have dominated for the last 7 years? The Story Autocar broke […]
$RACE Museo Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) in Maranello is staging a special exhibition marking Ferrari’s Le Mans 24 Hours story. The star attraction is a 166MM Barchetta Touring like the car used to take Ferrari’s 1st Le Mans win in Y 1949. Also on stage is the 275P that won the Y 1964 edition of the race […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) patent application images show a 2-seater car, though the technology could be applied in a different body style Ferrari has approached electrified cars with caution, and we only saw it introduce its 1st plug-in hybrid with the SF90 Stradale last year. Yes, there was the LaFerrari, but the KERS-style hybrid system was hardly for efficiency, just […]
$RACE The 812 GTS where speed meets elegance LIBERTY HAS NEVER BEEN SO EASY The aim in developing the 812 GTS was to retain the exhilarating feeling of speed and power delivered by the berlinetta version in terms of accelerating, response times and agility. TRADITION NEVER FAILS Exactly 50 yrs on from the debut of the last Spider in the Ferrari […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX , $VXX The Fed held interest rates steady Wednesday at its first policy meeting of the year, the head of the central bank pointed to continued moderate economic growth and a “strong” job market, and giving no sign of any imminent changes in borrowing costs. “We believe the current stance of […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has everything a F1 team needs to succeed including huge financial resources, an in-house engine supply and a rich history capable of luring the most talented individuals in the sport onto its payroll. Yet for the past 11 yrs, those ingredients have failed to bring the iconic Italian team a championship. We […]
$RACE Recall in late Y 2018 the FerrariChat forum gave us the word that Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) planned 3 Special Editions of the 812Superfast. We saw one of them last November, in the targa-topped 812 GTS. The 2nd was rumored to go even further with the undress, boasting a speedster-like form omitting the roof entirely as well as most of the windshield. […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX I herewith urge all investors to avoid making hasty decisions after China announced a rise in cases of a deadly new virus that the media says threatens to crimp global economic growth. Stocks markets pulled back worldwide Monday on the supposition that investors are worried about the potential economic impact of […]
$RACE This year will see launch of what is probably the most exciting and important Ferrari in years. Even for an automaker that has repeatedly pushed the industry forward, the new SF90 Stradale is a journey into uncharted territory. Not only is the car the Maranello Outfit’s 1st plug-in hybrid, it is also its most powerful car yet. Powered […]
$RACE The Rolex 24 and 24 Hours of Le Mans are alike in 1 way, time, but different because the featured cars have their differences. That will change, as the 2 sanctioning bodies governing those events struck an agreement to develop a Top-tier prototype that will carry the name LMDh capable of capturing the overall […]
$RACE The effortlessness of the Portofino’s steering and available added tech, such as parking-assist cameras and a touch-screen user interface, make the Portofino Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) most driveable car ever. The Portofino has a new sister car, the Roma Coupe, with a new interior design and updated UX, featuring a touch screen in the center stack. […]
$RACE The 2020 national motorsports schedule is about to come to life with the 58th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. High-speed runs over Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course began Wednesday with practice laps for cars participating in Rolex 24 ancillary events, such as the Michelin Challenge and Ferrari Challenge featuring an all-Ferrari […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) through with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, produces, and sells luxury performance sports cars and consumer goods. The company offers sports, GT, and special series super cars, limited edition hyper supercars, Fuori series, 1-off, F1 and other track cars, and Icona cars. It also provides non-registered racing cars; and spare parts and engines, […]
$SPY, $SPX Investment Wizard Ray Dalio urges all investors to dump cash for a diversified portfolio, explaining that they should not miss out on the strength of this long running Bull market. “Cash is trash,” Mr. Dalio said on TV. “Get out of cash. There’s still a lot of money in cash (on the sidelines),” he said. […]
$RACE Charles Leclerc, 22 anni, is the youngest F1 Grand Prix winner after winning at Belgium and Monza in Y 2019 Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) just announced the signing Arthur Leclerc, 19 anni, Charles Leclerc’s younger brother, into their Driver Academy. Charles was a graduate of Ferrari’s junior program and has gone on to become the youngest […]
$RACE W Series CEO Catherine Bond Muir has defended the Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) F1 team announcing an intention to promote a female racing driver and that it is not “just a marketing plan“. In a meeting with journalists in December, Mattia Binotto said Ferrari would like to support a female driver, noting that “women should be part […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE/MTA: RACE) announced today the following corporate calendar for year 20201: Earnings Releases 4 February 2020 – Group results for 4th Quarter and F-Y 2019 4 May 2020 – Group results for 1st Quarter 2020 3 August 2020 – Group results for 2nd Quarter 2020 3 November 2020 – Group results for 3rd […]
$RACE, $BAC Just In: Bank of America Merrill Lynch lists Ferrari (RACE) +0.3%) as 1 of its Top 40 picks for Y 2020. The firm thinks Ferrari’s business strategy will help it outpace all automotive sector members in revenue and earnings growth, it has no peers BAML’s price target of 230 means a +30% Northside and […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Late Friday US stocks came off from record-high marks as investors took profit and data showed slower-than-expected December US jobs growth, but the major indexes posted gainers on the week. Domestic jobs increased by 145,000 last month, below the forecast for a 164,000 rise, the US government data showed, as the pace […]
$FB, $AMZN, $AAPL, $NFLX, $GOOGL After a difficult end to Y 2018, when the group was hammered alongside the broader market the large-cap tech stocks came roaring back The stocks commonly called the FAANGs: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google, have posted impressive gainers through the years, with all now worth many times their IPO […]
$MJ Marijuana ETFs fell into Y 2020, adding to ‘tears’ for investors who got hammered last year trying to chase a 1-time market darling. The ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, ticker MJ, sank 1.3% on the 1st day of the year, while broad market indexes rallied to new records. The fall continued a 9-month slide for […]
$AAPL, $MSFT, $VMW,$CYBR, $ZS, $PANW, $WORK After a strong Y 2019 for the broad markets in general, and the tech sector specifically, Y 2020 poses an interesting Question on what is next for this sector. Wedbush analysts believes that there is clear momentum for the tech stocks as a number of transformational trends such as […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $XRT, $IWM Our New Year is here and we are just a few weeks away from the Chinese New Year, so not too early to share some of my favorite Chinese Astrologer’s thoughts on the coming Year of the Rat, he is famous for his predictions, but not perfect. The background: […]
$SPY $SPX, $DIA, $QQQ, $RUTX I am saying this again: “All the stress, worries and concerns about trade disputes, geopolitics and a slowing and overly indebted global economy, Y 2019 may be the best year investors have ever had, the numbers are staggering.” And just because sentiment is so very positive does not mean a […]
$GLD, $XAU, $SLV, $XAG, $PLAT, $USD Gold marked its biggest weekly gainer in more than 4 months, with a decline in USD boosting demand for the precious Yellow metal as an alternative asset. The Buck slipped Vs all of its peers, on track to erase its Y 2019 gains. Gold has gained 18% this year, […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The S&P 500 finished little changed Friday and the NAS Comp ended an 11-day streak of gainers after some late-session weakness, the DJIA another record as investors play the Santa Claus rally. The DJIA rose 23.53 points, or 0.08%, to 28,644.92, the S&P 500 gained 0.07 points, or 0.00%, to […]
$SPY, $SPX, $USO, $NFLX S&P 500 stocks are on pace to close out the decade with the longest Bull market in history running. The Bull run began on 9 March 2009, has avoided falling into a Bear market several times over the past 10 years but is on course to continue into Y 2020 With […]
$SPY $SPX, $XAU, $USO, $USO For all the stress, worries and concerns about trade disputes, geopolitics and a slowing and overly indebted global economy, Y 2019 may be the best year investors have ever had. The numbers are staggering Global stocks have piled on more than $10-T, bonds have been on fire, Crude Oil has […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Wall Street stocks hit record closing highs again Friday and the S&P 500 registered its biggest weekly percentage gain since early September after data showed a rise in consumer spending and investors continued to be optimistic over progress in the US-China trade dispute. President Trump declared progress on issues from […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX For the 1st time ever, the US economy started and ended an entire decade without a recession, the longest expansion in our history, researchers say. The National Bureau of Economic Research found, as of December, the economy has expanded for a record 126 consecutive months. “It is unusual that this […]
A growing majority of equity investors expect President Trump to win re-election in Y 2020, according to an RBC survey. In the firm’s December survey, 76% of 119 respondents said they thought President Trump will win, a “big jump” from September’s 66%, Head of Us Equity Strategy wrote in a note. The figures reversed fading […]
Wider, deeper opening up to reshape China’s economic landscape Opening up has been among the major policy moves that underpinned China’s huge economic growth over the past decades, and even though protectionism is on the rise, the country has been steadily delivering its promise of opening its doors wider. At a Key economic conference earlier […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The Atlanta Federal Reserve lifted its GDP estimate for Q-4 back above 2% in the wake of recent strong economic data on housing and factories. The Atlanta Fed GDP Now boosted its Q-4 GDP growth estimate to a 2.3% rate from a 2% pace Friday. The regional arm of the central […]
$SPY, $RUTX, $USD Last Christmas, the longest Bull market in our lifetime came within points of dying as the Fed raised interest rates. Some pundits say that every 3 years or so something pushes the Bull market to the brink of extinction, before a last-minute escape, that there is a record of support that underpins […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Investors will see lot events this week that could sweep away the biggest hurdles to a full-blown race into riskier assets, if things line up right. Over 2-H of the week, possible catalysts for a Treasury market sell-off will arrive in close succession: Policy decisions from the US and eurozone central […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Jeremy Siegel believes President Trump will forge a trade deal with China by year’s end, if not he said stocks may on not be a disaster. If President Trump doesn’t reach a trade deal with China and “the tariffs get put on on Dec. 15 … I don’t know if […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX There are powerful new players watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you, they are the banks behind your credit or debit card. The banks want to turn data they already have on your spending habits into extra revenue by identifying likely customers for retailers. Banks […]
$DIS, $SNE, $CMCSA, $LGF, $IMAX, $CNK, $AMC B. Riley FBR’s analyst says that will “pressure” film theater stock valuations until mid-2020 before the group “begins to see some love” from investors. With Frozen 2 ringing in the all-important final stretch of the box-office year, Hollywood’s eyes are on whether year-end tentpole releases can help make up the […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $TGT, $VXX Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) reached a record high after raising its F-Y (full-year) outlook again on strong sales and profitability, providing a safe haven after several retailers unnerved investors. The stock, the best performer in the S&P 500 Index Wednesday, had already soared 68% this year through Tuesday. Target raised […]
A divided FOMC decided to hit pause in its easing cycle following a rate cut at its October meeting offered little guidance on what would cause policymakers to change their minds on the outlook, minutes of the central bank’s last policy meeting showed. The readout released on Wednesday of the Oct. 29-30 policy discussion, at which […]
$XAU, $SLV, $GOLD, $NEM, $AGGFF, $FNV, $RGLD, $PAAS The smart money has already started and gold prices are up, breaking through 6 year highs. Gold miners are having an incredible year. And if a crash comes, getting gold into your portfolio is absolutely Key With all that in mind, here are five companies gold investors should […]
$SPY The great Fidelity Investments money manager Peter Lynch once said; “More money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves.” The bottom line is this: 100-years’ worth of data is screaming at us to buy stocks. The widespread pessimism is telling us it’s a great time to buy stocks, […]
$XAU, $GLD The World Gold Council (WGC) has reported that millennials’ attitudes towards gold are not so different to those of older generations. “Gold can resonate more deeply among younger consumers,” the report said. “But there are perceptual misgivings among the younger Gen Z audience, misgivings which are particularly pronounced in China’s jewelry market. For example, […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX S&P 500, DJIA closed at record highs, again! Public impeachment hearings in Congress about President Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to have scant influence on markets, some analysts said Wednesday. These hearings will be the height of drama inside the beltway, but our sense is that the market impact will […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Friday, the 3 major US stock market indexes posted record closing highs and the S&P 500 registered a 5th straight week of gainers as investors brushed aside worries over the progress of US-China trade talks and as Walt Disney shares rose. The Cboe volatility index .VIX posted its lowest closing […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The DJIA and S&P 500 notched record closing highs again Thursday, as President Trump continues to cheer as the market continues to charge higher into record territory. “Stock Markets (all three) hit another ALL TIME & HISTORIC HIGH yesterday! You are sooo lucky to have me as your President (just kidding!). […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The stock market closed flat to little changed Wednesday, marking the 2nd straight day for the Bull’s pause to refresh near record highs. The S&P 500 (+0.1%), DJIA (unch), and NAS Comp (-0.3%) closed within 0.3% of their flat lines, the Russell 2000 (-0.6%) lagged. Wednesday, the DJIA -0.07 at 27492.60, NAS Comp -24.05 at 8410.63, S&P 500 […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX S&P 500 closed lower on trade concerns, but finished the month in the Green. Thursday, President Trump hammered the Fed and Chairman Powell in a Tweet, that despite interest rates dropping by another Quarter point. In a 2-part Tweet, President Trump argued that the Fed has placed the United States at a […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX S&P 500 sets new intraday and closing records DJIA +132.66 at 27090.72, NAS Comp +82.87 at 8325.99, S&P 500 +16.87 at 3039.42 Volume: Trade on the NYSE came at 777-M/shares exchanged The S&P 500 set new record highs Monday, increasing 0.6% as trade sentiment remained upbeat and investors reacted positively to corporate news. The NAS Comp (+1.0%) and […]
$USD, $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The US Dem House’s impeachment focus is not even a distraction to the financial market, as nothing will or can come of it, as in the world of geopolitics something big happened at the weekend. Sunday, President Trump announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called Islamic […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX About 20% of S&P 500 members reported earnings this week, and on balance they have beaten expectations. That has persuaded investors US companies are weathering the trade storm and reminded them slowing global growth is not the same as no global growth, or Risk On! Stay tuned… The Big Qs: […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Week in Review: Cyclical sectors lead S&P 500 back to record levels in earnings-driven advance The S&P 500 advanced for the 3rd week running, rising 1.2% and nearly setting new record highs as investors remained pleased with earnings reports. The DJIA rose 0.7%, the NAS Comp rose 1.9%, and the […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $GLD, $VXX SPECIAL REPORT: The Future of this Rally, what is Next? Thee DJIA futures are up a bit Sunday night, along with S&P 500 futures and NAS Comp futures. This stock market rally has stood negative headlines, but is not yet making a final push to record highs. Arguably, this […]
$XAU, $XAG, $GLD, $SLV Central banks around the world are buying gold in near-record amounts to shore up their financial positions before the next crisis occurs. Most investors understand that gold plays a valuable role in a sound investment portfolio, but unless you are already a gold investor you likely do not know of best […]
$SPY, $SPX The Fed is set to cut interest rates this week and may still not be done delivering monetary stimulus to the economy yet this year. Having already reduced their benchmark in July to 2.0%-2.25%, Chairman Powell and colleagues will pare another 25 bpts Wednesday to support the slowing economy, according to a survey […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $SOY, $VXX US stocks extend rally on trade developments, ECB stimulus measures Tech gains led the S&P 500 and the NAS Comp higher, while financials gave the biggest boost to the blue-chip DJIA, which closed up for the 7th session running, its longest winning streak since May. Stocks rose worldwide as […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX S&P 500 finishes higher as value stocks outperform Goldman Sach’s Private Wealth Management team has a simple firm message for its wealthy clients: stick with US equities. “As we have gone through various crises, we have still told clients to stay invested and not get out of US equities, it’s […]
$XAU, $XAG Special Report: Gold, How To… With gold prices up about 20% YTD signs of a global growth slowdown and geopolitical tensions, precious metals are getting a close look from investors seeking insurance for their individual retirement accounts. That is real, physical gold and silver coins or bars, not the precious-metals ETF’s or mining-company […]
$XAU, $GLD, $USD, $XAUUSD Friday, Gold saw choppy trade. The price action suggests that traders have fully priced-in the latest round of global central bank rate cuts and are now waiting to see if those cuts are having an impact on the global economy. The price action also indicates that gold may be fairly priced […]
Asian markets rose again Friday as the feel-good factor that fired investors the day before looked set to push into the weekend, fuelled by upbeat data and trade optimism. A growing sense that Britain could avoid crashing out of the European Union was adding to the positive vibe and keeping the pound at a more […]
