Precious metals are making a move… Gold and silver both bottomed the day after the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee raised rates in mid-December. And they've climbed higher ever since… This week, both metals hit three-month highs. Gold traded as high as $1,264 per ounce and silver traded up to $18.48 per ounce. And as I'll explain in today's essay, it could be the start of the next big leg higher for both gold and silver…
If you hold any precious metals positions in your portfolio, this is welcome news. It was a rough 2016 for gold and silver bulls. If you held gold and silver stocks, you likely stopped out of some of your holdings. In my DailyWealth Trader service, we stopped out of a couple of positions… But we're still holding a couple of 50%-plus winners.
Best Gold Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Gap, Inc. (The)(GPS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows Abercrombie & Fitch Cobouncing lower since 2013whilesmall capUrban Outfitters, Inc (NASDAQ: URBN)andmid capThe Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) began bouncing lower in 2015:
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* The market bent yesterday but today it stabilized. (A good showing, all things being considered–but in no way decisive going forward).
* Gold +$5/oz.
* Crude oil +$0.50 and the rise is taking up some energy stocks.
* The Russell returned to the spotlight.
* Life insurance–particularly Lincoln National (LNC) (on an upgrade). Hartford Financial Services (HIG) gets a small lift.
* Retail returned from the depths. The standouts–L Brands (LB) , Kohl’s (KSS) , Bed Bath (BBBY) , Nordstrom (JWN) and Gap (GPS) .
* Ag equipment–after an analyst upgrade yesterday.
* Brokerages.
* Homebuilders catch a bid.
* Day one of the Masters Golf Tournament. - [By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Lululemon revealed Friday, April 7, that former Gap (GPS) CEO Glenn Murphy has joined the company as co-chairman of its board of directors.
Murphy was Gap’s chairman and CEO from 2007 to 2014, before which he was CEO of Canadian pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart. He’ll succeed Michael Casey, who will remain a Lululemon director as well as chair of its compensation committee and a member of its audit committee.
Best Gold Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Seadrill Limited(SDRL)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Paul Ausick]
SeaDrill Ltd. (NYSE: SDRL) dropped about 6.5% Monday to post a new 52-week low of $0.44 after closing Friday at $0.46. The 52-week high is $4.59. Volume was about half the daily average of about 11 million shares. The company had no specific news.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Seadrill Ltd. (NYSE: SDRL) dropped about 61% Tuesday to post a new 52-week low of $0.65 after closing at $1.67 on Monday. The stock’s 52-week high is $5.21. Volume was more than 5 times the daily average of around 14 million shares. The offshore drilling company warned this morning that it faces “substantial ” losses as bankruptcy proceedings loom.
- [By Paul Ausick]
SeaDrill Ltd. (NYSE: SDRL) dropped nearly 11% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $0.41 after closing at $0.46 on Thursday. The stock’s 52-week high is $4.59. Volume of nearly about 9.4 million was less than 10% above the daily average. The company had no specific news.
- [By Chris Lange]
Seadrill Ltd. (NYSE: SDRL) will to share its latest quarterly earnings on Tuesday. The consensus estimates call for $0.22 in EPS and $721.81 million in revenue. Shares were at $2.35 in Friday trading, in a 52-week range of $1.57 to $7.49. The consensus price target is $1.96.
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Neovasc Inc (US) (NASDAQ: NVCN) rose 17.3 percent to $2.65 in pre-market trading after the company reported the close of its $75 million transaction with Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX).
aTyr Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: LIFE) shares rose 12.3 percent to $4.10 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed 'promising' signals in myopathies with Resolaris in exploratory trials.
Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBS) shares rose 10.1 percent to $6.90 in pre-market trading after climbing 5.03 percent on Monday.
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AUPH) shares rose 9.9 percent to $3.00 in pre-market trading. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals appointed Lorin Jeffry “Jeff” Randall to its board and Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) shares rose 8.7 percent to $2.89 in pre-market trading after surging 19.82 percent on Monday.
Full House Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLL) shares rose 5.1 percent to $2.08 in pre-market trading after declining 1.98 percent on Monday.
Seadrill Ltd (NYSE: SDRL) rose 5.1 percent to $4.13 in pre-market trading after surging 3.15 percent on Monday.
Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) rose 5.1 percent to $7.60 in pre-market trading after declining 5.37 percent on Monday.
Arbutus Biopharma Corp (NASDAQ: ABUS) rose 5.1 percent to $3.10 in pre-market trading. Arbutus issued additional data from its ARB-1467 Phase II
Best Gold Stocks To Invest In Right Now: OpGen, Inc.(OPGN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Paul Ausick]
OpGen Inc. (NASDAQ: OPGN) posted a new 52-week low of $0.33 on Thursday, down more than 21% compared with Wednesday’s closing price of $0.42. The stock’s 52-week high is $4.65. Volume totaled around 4.8 million shares, more than 10 times the daily average. The company this morning priced a secondary offering of 25 million units at $0.40 per unit. Each unit comprised one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase another share within 5 years at an exercise price of $0.425.
