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It’s the final session of the year, and the markets are gifting us with clear signs for 2026 – at least its early part.
It has been a wild ride in Metals this week, with more of the same expected Wednesday.
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose to a 1-week high on Tuesday and finished up by +0.18%. The dollar found support Tuesday from better-than-expected US economic news on home prices and the Dec MNI Chicago...
The leading most diversified U.S. stock market index is the S&P 500. While the index has rallied by nearly 16% in 2025 to a record high, the top stock index may be inexpensive relative to another asset...
Neo Performance Materials still looks like a reasonable long-term way to play non-Chinese rare earths after a 100%+ run, but the smarter approach is now adding in small, disciplined increments rather than...
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is trading at new 3-year highs. The stock is up nearly 70% over the past year and has strong technical momentum. KALU maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. Analyst and...
Man, 2025 was a wild ride in commodities. Prices were down 7% overall per the World Bank, thanks to weak growth, oversupply, and all those tariff/election headaches. But hey, not total doom... precious...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.09%. The dollar is slightly higher today on better-than-expected US economic news on home prices and the Dec MNI Chicago PMI. Also, higher T-note yields today...
It was another busy night in the Metals sector, driven by more of the same comments and activities on the global stage.
What comes up, must come down, right? Not quite.
