How Has The Recent Slide In Gold Prices Affected Newmont Stock?

Newmont stock (NYSE: NEM) has dropped more than 20% in the last three months and currently trades at $59 per share. The recent drop has been driven by a decline in global gold prices. After registering a sharp rise from $1,500/ounce in January 2020 to over $2,000/ounce in September 2020, gold prices have since then remained volatile and have, in fact, largely declined. Weakness in the gold price was driven by a gradual lifting of lockdowns, which led to expectations of faster economic recovery. Additionally, the successful rollout of a vaccine has led to overall positive sentiment in the market, in turn affecting prices of precious metals. The price of gold per ounce has dropped from over $1,900 in May 2021 to less than $1,800 in August 2021. The better-than-expected jobs data in the U.S. (943,000 jobs being added back in July 2021) has led to a stronger dollar and speculation of the possibility of stimulus measures being rolled back earlier than expected. This led to further weakening of the yellow metal in the last three months. The drop in gold prices took a toll on Newmont’s stock, as the company gets 94% of its revenue from gold. But will Newmont’s stock continue its downward trajectory over the coming weeks, or is a recovery in the stock more likely?

According to the Trefis Machine Learning Engine, which identifies trends in a company’s stock price data for the last ten years, returns for NEM stock average close to 6% in the next three-month (63 trading days) period after experiencing a 20% drop over the previous three-month (63 trading days) period. There is a 65% probability that the stock will give a positive return. But how would these numbers change if you are interested in holding NEM stock for a shorter or a longer time period? You can test the answer and many other combinations on the Trefis Machine Learning Engine to test NEM stock chances of a rise after a fall and vice versa. You can test the chance of recovery over different time intervals of a quarter, month, or even just one day!

MACHINE LEARNING ENGINE – try it yourself:

IF NEM stock moved by -5% over five trading days, THEN over the next 21 trading days, NEM stock moves an average of close to 2.6 percent, with a 53% probability of positive return over this period.

Some Fun Scenarios, FAQs & Making Sense of NEM Stock Movements:

Question 1: Is the average return for Newmont Mining stock higher after a drop?

Answer:

Consider two situations,

Case 1: Newmont Mining stock drops by -5% or more in a week

Case 2: Newmont Mining stock rises by 5% or more in a week

Is the average return for Newmont Mining stock higher over the subsequent month after Case 1 or Case 2?

NEM stock fares better after Case 1, with an average return of 2.6% over the next month (21 trading days) under Case 1 (where the stock has just suffered a 5% loss over the previous week), versus, an average return of 1.4% for Case 2.

In comparison, the S&P 500 has an average return of 3.1% over the next 21 trading days under Case 1, and an average return of just 0.5% for Case 2 as detailed in our dashboard that details the average return for the S&P 500 after a fall or rise.

Try the Trefis machine learning engine above to see for yourself how Newmont Mining stock is likely to behave after any specific gain or loss over a period.

Question 2: Does patience pay?

Answer:

If you buy and hold Newmont Mining stock, the expectation is over time the near-term fluctuations will cancel out, and the long-term positive trend will favor you – at least if the company is otherwise strong.

Overall, according to data and Trefis machine learning engine’s calculations, patience absolutely pays for most stocks!

For NEM stock, the returns over the next N days after a -5% change over the last five trading days is detailed in the table below, along with the returns for the S&P500:

Question 3: What about the average return after a rise if you wait for a while?

Answer:

The average return after a rise is understandably lower than after a fall as detailed in the previous question. Interestingly, though, if a stock has gained over the last few days, you would do better to avoid short-term bets for most stocks.

NEM’s returns over the next N days after a 5% change over the last five trading days is detailed in the table below, along with the returns for the S&P500:

It’s pretty powerful to test the trend for yourself for Newmont Mining stock by changing the inputs in the charts above.

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