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                        Metals And Miners Continue To Consolidate

E Metals And Miners Continue To Consolidate

Metals and Miners continue to consolidate. Prices move pointedly one day and then reverse the next. There is little to no follow-through in either direction, and that makes trading difficult. Gold and silver are near critical support. They are holding these levels, but a sharp decline remains possible. If we are going to see a […]
NIO Soars After Tesla’s Biggest Outside Investor Takes An 11% Stake In Its Chinese Rival

NIO Soars After Tesla’s Biggest Outside Investor Takes An 11% Stake In Its Chinese Rival

According to regulatory filings published on Tuesday, the largest outside investor in Tesla – Baillie Gifford & Co – has taken an 11.44% stake in newly listed NIO Inc., a company that aspires to be a direct rival to Tesla in China. Baillie Gifford disclosed that it owns 85.3 million shares of the Shanghai-based company. As of the […]
These Are The New Levels To Watch

These Are The New Levels To Watch

With price hitting downside targets after last week’s quick sell-swing, what levels are we watching and what’s the plan for the rest of the week in the /ES, /NQ, /YM, and /RTY? Video Length: 00:08:09  
Volatility Increasing And An Opportunity Still In Cannabis

Volatility Increasing And An Opportunity Still In Cannabis

Allison Ostrander, Director of Risk Tolerance and Options Trader at Simpler Trading joins me to share her thoughts on the recent weakness in US equity markets. Along with this weakness, we saw the VIX move up and is currently holding a slightly higher level. Another market we have been talking more about is the cannabis […]
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                        The Macro Downgrade Cycle

EC The Macro Downgrade Cycle

There was an old joke among bond investors that used to say no AAA-rated bond had ever defaulted…because it was downgraded several times first. By the time the issuer was in restructuring, it was junk accredited long before then. It ceased being funny around February 2007. There is something similar and similarly tragic that takes […]
Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Public Offering Of Common Shares

Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Public Offering Of Common Shares

MONACO, Oct. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) (“Scorpio Tankers,” or the “Company”) announced today that it intends to offer, issue and sell to the public $250 million of common shares, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Shares”), through an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”). The net proceeds of the Offering […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stock Rally Failed

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stock Rally Failed

Stocks attempted to rally today and failed. Gold and silver finished largely unchanged as the Dollar index drifted lower. We will be getting the wholesale and consumer inflation numbers this week. Have a pleasant evening.  
The Fed Taketh Away… And It’s Not Just Rates

The Fed Taketh Away… And It’s Not Just Rates

Over the past month, the 10-year Treasury bond yield has jumped from under 3.00% to 3.23%, sending tremors through the equity markets. By now you’ve heard/read/thought about the usual suspects. As interest rates move higher, equity investors searching for income finally (finally!) have a viable alternative to stocks. As interest rates move higher, consumers using borrowed funds to purchase […]