Sell Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) and United Rentals (URI) Viking Global Investors, our reference fund for Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) reported this week that it has reduced its position in PXD by 46 percent. Meanwhile, Marcato Capital Management, our reference fund for United Rentals (URI), has reduced… Read More
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The yen has strengthened and it’s close to breaking the 100 mark against the dollar. We suspect that may force the Bank of Japan to intervene in the open market to weaken the yen (and strengthen the dollar). With a long bet on the U.S. Dollar via the PowerShares DB… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 19.9% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 16.5% Average Holding Period: 307 days This week we review the recent quarterly earnings reports for two of our stocks, one good and one not as good. Earlier this… Read More
Buy to open the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) January 19 put option. Our silver indicator is now bearish enough to warrant buying a put option on the silver ETF iShares Silver Trust (SLV). We like the SLV January 19 put. For our readers who may be new… Read More
Today we debut a numeric rating system that should help make the indicator signals a little easier to interpret for our readers. To make things simple, based on our proprietary indicator readings, we assign each indicator a rating ranging from -2 to +2. A “-2” rating would be a flat-out… Read More
Sell Myriad Genetics (MYGN). Myriad Genetics (MYGN) reported disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter results yesterday after the market close, and issued surprisingly poor guidance that implies no revenue growth and a significant decline in earnings in the forward fiscal year, indicating strong margin pressure. The dour outlook caused the… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 22.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 17.9% Average Holding Period: 297 days For the second month in a row, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported surprisingly strong employment data. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 255,000… Read More
Sell to close the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) January 30 Call Option. The surprisingly strong July jobs numbers reported this morning by the Labor Department has adversely impacted gold and gold stocks as in market participants' eyes it increases the chances that the Fed will… Read More
Yesterday, for the first time since April, West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures settled below $40 a barrel. According to the most recent available data, in the week ended July 29, the number of U.S. oil rigs in operation rose for the fifth-consecutive week. From a low of 330 in… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 22.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 17.9% Average Holding Period: 297 days This week, the Fed held its fifth (of eight) policy-setting meeting of the year. Heading into the meeting, essentially all observers expected no rate hike, so… Read More