Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. has increased its holdings of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock by over four times in the third quarter from the second quarter, the company’s 13F filings show.
Precious metals stocks and precious metals reacted positively to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s announcement that interest rates will by 0.75%. Because this sector is traditionally considered an inflation hedge — although not so much lately — the slightly upward move may be a little surprising.
Second-quarter earnings season was mostly bad news for North American precious metal miners. Several producers lowered their guidance for the second half of the year, and Bank of America analyst Lawson Winder lowered his price target for a handful of gold and silver miners on Monday.
On the daily price chart, it’s clear that gold topped out in March at $192 — using the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA: GLD) as a proxy for gold price — and that a low of $158 came on July 21. Since then, the metal is seeing bullish momentum as it lifts up off of the lows and blasts it way back up to the $167 level before a bit of selling came in early August.
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (NYSE: NUGT) shot up over 6% higher after the market opened, but the move higher was hampered by the general market, which saw the S&P 500 falling about 0.7%.
Gold is oversold and at support. That means it may be time to buy the commodity. The downtrend that started in March may be over.
The term "oversold" refers to a security’s momentum. This is a measure of how far it has moved in a given time. If it gets sold aggressively and pushed below its typical range, traders say it’s oversold.