Will They Or Won't They?

Posted on by The INO.com Team

The Federal Reserve will release their minutes from April's FOMC meetings on Wednesday at 2 p.m. The notes should shed some light on whether they are leaning towards raising interest rates or leaving them as is again.

Even though there hasn't been any recent public comments from Fed Chair, Janet Yellen, or Stanely Fischer, several regional Fed presidents have said as recently as last week that a move could be possible in June or July. Keep an eye out as Yellen speaks at Harvard University on May 27th and Fischer delivers remarks Thursday in New York.

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Key levels to watch this week:
S&P 500 (CME:SP500): 2,099.89
Dow (INDEX:DJI): 18,084.66
NASDAQ (NASDAQ:COMP): 4,915.00
Gold (FOREX:XAUUSDO): 1,264.34
Crude Oil (NYMEX:CL.M16.E): 45.75
U.S. Dollar (NYBOT:DX.M16.E): 95.10

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Jeremy Lutz
INO.com and MarketClub.com

Copper Bites The Dust Behind Strong Oil

Posted on by Aibek Burabayev

Aibek Burabayev - INO.com Contributor - Metals


All of the top commodities have rebounded amid the dollar's weakness recently, but copper didn't follow the pack to make gains. I think we should take a chance as this misbehavior will not last for long.

Chart 1. Copper-Oil Correlation: Huge Divergence!

Copper-Oil Correlation
Chart courtesy of tradingview.com

The crude oil is very strong these days, although last time we have been witnessing its comparative weakness to copper. It looks like the Double Bottom reversal pattern is still making the game for oil with the first strong barrier at the $50 level.

This time, copper overreacted to the short-lived drop of crude hitting the $2.06 area, and this gap that we can see on the chart above kept at the following strong rebound. And then another weird thing happened – crude oil had a minor pullback and continued its upward move while copper overreacted again down to the previous low area at $2.06, this time with even larger divergence. Now look at the left part of the chart, the current gap reminds me the one-year-old situation – oil had stalled at the end of May 2015 while copper overcame it with a new high and then it dropped sharply to run down crude. Therefore, there is a high probability of copper catching up soon with the current oil price corresponding to $2.40-2.50 copper price levels.

Let's look at the copper chart below to find it out. Continue reading "Copper Bites The Dust Behind Strong Oil" →

Goldcorp Is Back and Spending: Could West Red Lake Gold Mines Be Next?

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Goldcorp is fresh off an announced transaction of $520M for Kaminak Gold, which is a big win for the industry. The company has been quietly putting dollars in juniors, like $16M in Gold Standard Ventures, and there could be more to come. In this article, Resource Maven Gwen Preston discusses possible target West Red Lake Gold Mines and how this company is shaping up to take advantage of the initial turnaround in the market.

A million ounces of high-grade gold in Ontario, open for expansion. A management team that has done it before. A major miner as joint venture partner. A potential new discovery near the kind of structural intersection that can carry considerable gold in this part of the world. And cash in the bank to go back and drill test it. West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc. (RLG:CSNX/ West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc. (NASDAQ:HYLKF) has the right property, people, structure and plan to potentially hit a home run in a gold market looking for high grades in good jurisdictions.

RLG is headed up by Thomas Meredith. Merediths last company was VG Gold. He took the helm there when it was a broken company with a $3 million market capitalization. He cleaned up the management and board, and then focused on advancing and derisking the companys four projects, which were all historic mines in the Timmins gold camp in Ontario.

Under his leadership VG grew its resource base from 60,000 oz to 2 million oz, completed two PEAs, worked one project through a joint venture with Goldcorp Inc. (G:TSX/GG:NYSE), got permitting underway, and attracted Rob McEwen in as an investor, who took a 40% stake in VG through his company Lexam Exploration. About 18 months later Lexam and VG merged. By then, VG Gold had a market cap of $200 million.

Now Meredith is working to do it again. Continue reading "Goldcorp Is Back and Spending: Could West Red Lake Gold Mines Be Next?" →

Will CVS Continue To Deliver Sustained Growth?

Posted on by Noah Kiedrowski

Noah Kiedrowski - INO.com Contributor - Biotech


Introduction

CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) had recently capped off a fantastic 2015 performance in several metrics (EPS growth, revenue, dividends, share buybacks and acquisitions) that drive shareholder value. I posted that CVS presented a compelling investment opportunity in the healthcare space. This premise was based on the fact that CVS has been highly acquisitive, continues to deliver robust growth, growing its dividends over time and has an aggressive share buyback program. CVS recently reported a record year in 2015 and continues to drive and position itself for long-term success. With its recent acquisitions and partnerships, specifically, the acquisition Target’s pharmacies and Omnicare will significantly expand its footprint and ability to dispense prescriptions to the general public and in assisted living and long-term care facilities that serve the senior patient population. As the United States continues to absorb an aging population alongside growing overall healthcare costs, more specifically prescription drug costs, CVS looks poised to benefit and continue to outperform the broader market. 2015 was a record year for CVS and with a 21% boost in its dividend payout only underscores this premise. The release of its Q1 2016 earnings reiterates this premise and this company is maintaining its growth story. I content that CVS will continue to deliver sustained growth and position itself for long-term success to drive shareholder value. Continue reading "Will CVS Continue To Deliver Sustained Growth?" →

Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery

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We've asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of the commodity and option markets.

Michael frequently appears on multiple business networks including Bloomberg news, Fox Business, CNBC Worldwide, CNN Business, and Bloomberg TV. He is also a guest on First Business, which is a national and internationally syndicated business show.

Crude Oil Futures

Crude oil futures in the June contract settled last Friday in New York at 44.66 a barrel while currently trading at 46.22 up about $1.50 for the trading week continuing its bullish momentum hitting a 6 month high. I have not been involved in oil for several months, but if you do have a bullish position, I would place my stop loss at the 10 day low around 43.00 as I think this market is getting a little long in the tooth as I’m starting to have a bearish bias. Crude oil prices are trading far above their 20 and 100-day moving average telling you that the short-term trend is higher as the chart structure has improved tremendously. We could be possibly entering a short position in the next several weeks so keep a close eye on this market as the risk/reward could be your favor soon. Continue reading "Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery" →