How To Spot Fake Financial News

Wouldn’t it be nice to see a financial news report that simply reported the facts? For instance, the following would be an example of accurate reporting: “The stock market was down X percent today.” But the following is how financial media always reports the news: “The stock market was down X points today on {insert a rationale here}.” Stating ANY REASON for movements in the stock market is more than suspect. It is the perfect example of fake news.

A Chartist’s View of New Gold Inc. (ticker NGD)

New Gold Incorporated is a mid-tier gold mining company with mining operations in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.  NGD stock made its all-time low of 74 cents per share in December 2008, and its all-time high of $14.15 per share in September 2011.  New Gold is one of the holdings in the two most popular gold mining ETF’s, GDX and GDXJ.  Its annual revenue is currently about $725 million.  Let’s examine a chart of NGD starting at the 2011 high from a technical point of view.

Sid’s timely call on Natural Gas during the May 14, 2017 weekly “Counts” Webinar

Sid’s Timely Call on Natural Gas (NG Futures Contract) During his May 14, 2017 Weekly “Counts” Webinar. Each week, Sid Norris of ElliottWavePlus.com holds a Sunday webinar for “Pro Plan” subscribers.  During the session, he presents his Elliott Wave counts and associated Fibonacci price targets for many of the world’s major stock markets, commodities, currencies, […]