Tag: silver investing
Go For The Gold?
Last week was a whopper for precious metal bulls. In case you’re unaware, gold and silver broke strongly higher in Thursday’s trading session. The yellow metal surged by just over $40 an ounce (3.3%), while silver added $0.85 (4.3%) on the day. What sent the metals roaring higher? Like I mentioned in last week’s article, […]
Yellen Starts The Sellin’…
Janet Yellen gave investors quite a surprise on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve Chairwoman unexpectedly announced the US central bank is changing its stance on interest rates. As you may know, the Fed has repeatedly proposed they would adjust interest rates based on changes in the US unemployment rate. For years, investors thought the Fed would […]
These Assets Went Up How Much!?
February is coming to a close, and that means it’s the perfect time to recap the biggest commodity gainers and decliners over the past month. First, let’s start with some of the biggest gainers… Coffee As loyal readers know, I’ve talked a lot about this commodity lately. Brazilian drought fears have investors pushing coffee into […]
Silver: Time To Get Excited?
Things are finally looking up for silver bulls! In case you’re unaware, silver has jumped $3 an ounce over the past few weeks. The recent rise makes it the top performing metal in 2014 with an 11.9% year-to-date gain. Take a look… As you can see, it’s been a decidedly bullish ride since early February. […]
Tapering: Mixed Reactions From Three Commodities…
Whew… what a week! As I’m sure you’re aware, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced the start of tapering on Wednesday. In a rather surprising move, the US central bank will cut back on monthly economic stimulus starting in January. Most economists believed Bernanke would hold off on tapering until March 2014 at the earliest. […]
Decision Time For Gold Bugs!
Diehard gold and silver bulls are likely getting nervous… Why? Both metals are trading just above the 52-week lows set earlier this year. Gold is trading around the $1,233 area, which is a stones throw away from the yearly low of $1,180 set in late June. Take a look… As you can see, if gold’s […]
Gold And Silver Plummet! Now What?
Precious metals investors are on one heck of a roller coaster ride this week. Gold and silver are falling precipitously on the heels of important meeting notes out of the Federal Reserve this past Wednesday. Take a look… As you can see, gold is falling back below the $1,250 an ounce level. At this rate, […]
It’s Make Or Break Time For US Dollar!
Investors the world over are anxiously eyeing the US Dollar. Ever since Congress wrongfully decided to kick the US budget and debt ceiling decision down the road, the Greenback has lost ground. Take a look… As you can see, it has been nothing but pain for Dollar bulls since October 16th. The currency is in […]
Commodity Stocks: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX)
Remember those childhood dreams of being a treasure hunter? You know, gallivanting the globe like Indiana Jones in search of buried riches? Well here’s a company doing just that… Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) is a Tampa, Florida-based ocean exploration company specializing in locating historic shipwrecks. According to Odyssey President Mark Gordon, the world’s oceans are […]
Commodities: Q3 Performance Improves Drastically…
On Friday, we discussed the worst performing commodities for the third quarter of 2013. In case you missed it, corn, soybeans, lean hogs, coffee, and natural gas slid lower over the past three months. Now let’s look at the top performing major commodities since July. Here we go… Cocoa – up 20%: This African produced […]
