By: Spencer Israel In the oil market, 2019 will be remembered as the year in which one of the worst-case scenarios happened…and the market almost immediately forgot about it. The Sept. 14 drone strikes on Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais knocked out more than half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production causing oil.. Read more
By: Spencer Israel In their role as market facilitators, exchanges are responsible for ensuring there is enough liquidity for buyers and sellers, and that the pair are matched up efficiently and fairly. One of the ways they’ve done this is by what’s called a “maker-taker” model, which has been around since 1997. Exchanges- like the.. Read more
By: Spencer Israel 2019 was an exceptionally strong year for precious metals. Silver is up 14% on the year after a big rally in July and August; gold is up 17% and is at prices not seen since 2013; platinum is up 17%; and palladium has outshone them all, rising 54% on a steady stream.. Read more
By: Spencer Israel On Dec. 16, investors were given an early Christmas present, as the S&P futures broke 3200 for the very first time. It was the culmination of a stunning rally that’s taken place in the last three months. As of this writing, the S&P futures have closed higher in 10 of the last.. Read more
By: Spencer Israel At the end of June, we wrote about the five biggest catalysts facing the stock market in the second half of 2019. Well, it turns out we were half right. The top two items on that list—the trade war with China and monetary policy—dominated headlines and drove sentiment in the back half.. Read more
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