Gold

Trading Halted: Claude Resources (NYSE: CGR), news pending

Cusick's Corner Action in Asia and the EU overnight and into the morning was positive enough to keep the equity markets at an even keel. There also has been a lot of action in Gold, GCJ11 +6, which is being built into a lot of portfolios as a currency play or a market uncertainty play. We are...

Shares of Golden Star Resources (AMEX: GSS) are lower on the session by 0.32%, currently trading at $3.07. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

By Rodrigo Campos, Reuters Wall Street up on earnings bets, M&A hopes NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 rose near a seven-week high on Wednesday as investors bet the upcoming earnings season and more merger activity will continue to lift equities. The S&P 500 inched closer to 1,344,...

Shares of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration (AMEX: TRE) are higher on the session by 0.78%, currently trading at $6.48. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months and is currently consolidating between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on...

Shares of Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) are higher on the session by 2.59%, trading at $53.51. Overall call volume is now running at 2.23x the daily average, with 31% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 34,170 contracts have traded on the session so far. Goldcorp Inc. a gold producer...

Crystallex (NYSE: KRY) Trading Resumes

Crystallex International Corporation (NYSE: KRY) has received notice, dated April 5, 2011, that the NYSE Amex LLC intends to proceed with an application to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to remove the Company's common shares from listing on the Exchange. This determination...

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) dipped 43.33% to $14.10 in the pre-market session. AMSC projects a loss and lower revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter and forecast lower-than-expected earnings for the full year. Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: OPTR) lost 2.17% to $13.50 in...

Midway Gold Corp (AMEX:MDW) did well yesterday. The gold explorer closed just off the day's high of $2.13 to finish at $2.12 and managed a 15% gain. The above chart shows the stock breaking higher and approaching previous 52 week highs of $2.39. My very first post about this stock was back in...

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares (NYSE: NUGT) led the gainers among the ETFs on Tuesday, with an increase of 9.95%. NGUT closed at $39.89, and it had a volume of 116K traded shares. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) jumped 6.52% on the strength in the semiconductor...

Cusick's Corner The grind continued into the close. Overnight markets will be watched closely, especially in China and then early morning the EU. In China there is growing speculation that the tightening has slowed growth and now there is potential evidence in inventory builds, most notably...

Crystallex International Corporation (NYSE: KRY) has been advised by the NYSE Amex that trading in its common shares has been halted by the NYSE Amex based upon its determination that the Company no longer meets the qualitative standards for continued listing because NYSE Amex believes at this time...

Shares of Harmony Gold Mining Company (NYSE: HMY) are higher on the session by 2.84%, trading at $15.22. Overall put volume is now running at 3.64x the daily average, with 4% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,325 contracts have traded on the session so far. Harmony Gold Mining...

Shares of Randgold Resources (NASDAQ: GOLD) are higher on the session by 3.89%, trading at $84.74. Overall call volume is now running at 2.08x the daily average, with 29% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 3,723 contracts have traded on the session so far. Randgold Resources Ltd....