It may be possible to look no further than to copper to get a deeper understanding of the silver price manipulation efforts. Here's why...Jason Burack joins the X22 Report Spotlight to discuss the 'everything bubble'.This Massive Everything Bubble Is About To Pop And It's Going To Be A Disaster:Jason BurackBy at least four different metrics, the major stock market indexes are in massive bubble ter...Read More
The device you're reading this on... how much charge does it have left?You may want to plug in next chance you get. And if you're already plugged in, take a quick look at your charging cable for me.Now, if you're like 90% of Americans, you don't really wonder where the energy flowing through that cable comes from day to day.I'd be right there with you if it weren't my job to write about this stuff...Read More
SD Friday Wrap: A difficult week in the metals has led to a bullish set-up. If the cartel drops gold and silver prices too low now, the cartel could get stuck...Some have said the volume in silver is not supportive of further price rises, but volume picked up noticeably this week:And when compared to the beginning of the year, it has been a slow move creep higher with silver up from $16 to $17.Ove...Read More
Adam says the zombie action of silver stocks is the surprise story of 2017, but Adam shows how and when silver can snap out of its stupor...by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLCSilver Stocks ComatoseThe silver miners' stocks have mostly drifted sideways this year, looking vexingly comatose. Such dull price action repels speculators and investors, so they've largely abandoned this lackluster sector. Tha...Read More
Getting Clever with Fear to Restrict the Internet.Representatives from the seven countries (UK, USA, Germany, Italy, France, Canada, and Japan) known as the G7 which form the Council on Foreign Relations met to discuss what to do about extremist jihadi content on the internet. They want to work with tech giants to make sure anything that could recruit or train terrorists is taken down within two h...Read More
Getting Clever with Fear to Restrict the Internet.Representatives from the seven countries (UK, USA, Germany, Italy, France, Canada, and Japan) known as the G7 which form the Council on Foreign Relations met to discuss what to do about extremist jihadi content on the internet. They want to work with tech giants to make sure anything that could recruit or train terrorists is taken down within two h...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) each touched record highs today, as a new budget plan passed by the Senate fueled optimism about tax reform. Traders also considered President Trump's comments on who will head the central bank after Fed Chair Janet Yellen's term is up, with Trump specifically naming Yellen, Fed Governor Jerome Powell...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all chalked up new record highs this week, with the Dow closing above the 23,000 mark for the first time ever on Wednesday -- its best day in a month -- thanks to impressive earnings from IBM. Tax reform hopes helped the Dow and SPX extend their win streaks to a sixth day on Friday, after the Senate passed a b...Read More
Stocks are higher this afternoon, with the Dow, S&P 500 Index, and Nasdaq all touching record highs once again. Mining concern Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) and fast-food firm Del Taco Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ:TACO) are sinking, while software stock Atlassian Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:TEAM) is surging after earnings. Here's a quick look at what is moving shares of CLF, TACO, and TEAM.Cleveland-C...Read More
There are many ways call and put options can be utilized; there's a strategy out there for every market view. Today, however, we will be discussing the differences between options that are in the money (ITM), near or at the money (ATM), and out of the money (OOTM), and the pros and cons of each for options buyers. Options 101First off, an option's relation to "the money" depends on three things: w...Read More
Shares of cloud content management specialist Box Inc (NYSE:BOX) are exploding higher today. The stock was last seen up 5% at $21.62, earlier touching a two-year high of $21.76. This is just more of the same from BOX, which shot higher last Friday thanks to a price-target hike to $25 at Canaccord Genuity, and gained more momentum on Wednesday on news the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chose th...Read More
There are lots of stories circling about stock market volatility -- or lack thereof -- and for good reason. The last time the S&P 500 Index (SPX) dropped 3% or more was June 24, 2016 -- 333 days ago -- during the Brexit panic. The S&P is now in the midst of its longest streak without a 3% pullback since 2013, and just its fourth such stretch in 20 years, according to Schaeffer's Senior Quantitativ...Read More
Earnings season is in full force, with a number of stocks already soaring to fresh highs. Looking ahead, consumer products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) is slated to unveil its quarterly results before Monday's open. Here's a closer look at how KMB stock has been performing ahead of earnings, and how options traders are positioning themselves.Kimberly-Clark stock is down 2% today to...Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are trading higher this afternoon, all touching fresh record highs after the Senate passed a budget plan, fueling hopes for tax cuts. Bank stocks are in rally mode, and tech is on the mend, helping to overshadow disappointing earnings from blue chips General Electric (GE) and Procter & Gamble. Elsewhere, tra...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on pharmaceutical stock Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), medical device maker Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), and electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of CELG, ISRG, and TSLA.Celgene Halts Trial of Crohn's Disease DrugCelgene stock is down 10.7% at $121.46 this morning, due to n...Read More
U.S. stocks are trading higher this morning after the Senate passed a budget proposal, moving one step closer to tax reform in the process. Among the stocks making moves this morning are industrial conglomerate General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), oil services specialist Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), and Taser parent Axon Enterprise, Inc.(NASDAQ:AAXN). Here's a closer look at what's moving shar...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on digital payment processor PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL), shoe stock Skechers USA Inc (NYSE:SKX), and athletic apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on shares of PYPL, SKX, and LULU.PayPal Stock Soars to Record High After Raising GuidancePayPal stock is up 5.2% to trade at $70.75 and hit a r...Read More
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are higher this morning, as the index looks for its sixth straight win and another record high. Markets are shaking off a rough earnings report from General Electric (GE) and poorly received Procter & Gamble (PG) earnings, with stocks pointing higher after the Senate approved a $4 trillion budget measure last night, lifting hopes for tax reform. The...Read More
I didn't buy my first stock when I was 11 like Warren Buffett did.That was way back in 1942.The world was locked in a fierce war. British engineers were testing different schemes to build oil pipelines beneath the English Channel in order to help support the inevitable invasion of Normandy.And, of course, Bambi opened to theaters across the United States.Do you know what Buffett's first stock was?...Read More
Two years ago I moved to Florida from Massachusetts. When people found out I was moving, they would often immediately remark, “Get ready for the brutal heat and humidity!”It was their first instinct to bring up any possible negative about moving to a much more pleasant climate.About a year later, I posted pictures of vegetables we had grown, and chickens we keep. I also mentioned the n...Read More