Hints of Risk Appetite in the Stock Market

As 2008 came to a close, many of the headlines recapped how bad a year it was for the stock market ... degree of risk appetite among equity investors. That same appetite has been driving prices ... increasing signs of life in the commodity markets. Short-term Treasury prices, meanwhile, are hovering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 19:08:00

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Bookkeeping: Starting Linn Energy (LINE) Position

A few readers have been sending me some great information/recommendations on energy royalty trusts, ... to assure a steady revenue stream from an otherwise unpredictable commodity market. Seeking Alpha - Why [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 17:34:09

Investment Banks, By the Numbers

At the beginning of 2007 the five major investment-banking firms (not including those, such as J.P. Morgan Chase & Co ... tons, both on bets in currency and commodity markets, and on the trading of those assets ... billion Merrill Lynch financial advisors, second quarter 2008: 16,690 Bank of America financial [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 15:09:09

The Global Market Portofolio Still Very Much Alive

Mr. Market is hurting these days, but what exactly does that mean? The world’s capital and commodity markets are comprised of multiple asset classes, of course ... : global stocks, global bonds and global REITs plus commodities–based on U.S. futures—with everything [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 17:44:20

Links 6/27/08

The 'value' of protecting whales BBC Researchers study hidden homicide trend PhysOrg Boston Suburb's `Taj Mahal' Brings Ban on Luxury High ... . This is a very good post for those interested in oil and commodities futures markets generally. Antidote du [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 04:48:51

Parallel Petroleum Chooses Triple Point's Solution for Fair Value Disclosure

/India PRwire/ - Triple Point Technology®, the leading global provider of multi-market commodity and enterprise risk management software solutions, ... company with proved reserves of 43.8 MMBOE, has selected Triple Point’s Commodity XL for Fair Value ... for its energy commodity derivative transactions. Parallel joins the impressive ranks of Copano [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 09:21:22

Recession to hit Britain this year: European Commission

Recession will hit Britain with its economy expected to shrink in the second half of this year, the European Commission (EC) has warned ... under the impact of high commodity prices, turmoil in financial markets and slumping house prices ... growth in only two other years since Labour came to power in 1997. The Times quotes official figures [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 08:09:37

Experts: The Bailout Worked! We Think. So Far.

Wondering when the financial crisis will end? How do you feel about….now? An increasing number of experts say the U.S ... BlackRock strategist Bob Doll. Here are some choice quotes from financial experts today ... of credit market easing, the drop in commodities prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 12:30:00

Great volunteer gig in Ghana for experienced web developer

If my writing on Ghana’s elections, the nation’s stability, peace and comparative prosperity have you excited, well, Mark Davies has a gig for you ... which provides market information for agricultural commodities traded in West Africa. The software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:41:27

2009 Outlook

As discussed in our previous post, ... economy as the world will continue to slip deeper into recession. In terms of investing ... quality corporate bonds will warrant the risk of default emerging markets and commodities will continue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:24:07

In 2009, Big Media to Continue Losing to Pirates

Image via Wikipedia Unless someone makes a very bold move, ... s a commodity item out there on the market and the vendor, for no particular reason, neglects to make ... of options, none of which were official options provided by the NFL. What I found was a site [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 15:15:56

Will energy show us that inflation and deflation can occur at the same time?

At the beginning of this decade investment advisor Marc Faber told incredulous investors that rising economic prosperity in Asia signalled the ... has important implications for what is currently unfolding in the financial and commodity markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:30:00

It's Not The Cheese That Costs so Much

I admit that I can still be astonished. When I watched '60 Minutes' last night I saw a big surprise report that I was right all along about oil ... the commodities futures market. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, it's traded alongside cotton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:28:09

THE GLOBAL MARKET PORTFOLIO'S BRUISED, BUT VERY MUCH ALIVE

Mr. Market is hurting these days, but what exactly does that mean? The world's capital and commodity markets are comprised of multiple asset classes, of course ... : global stocks, global bonds and global REITs plus commodities--based on U.S. futures— [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 17:23:02

'60 Minutes': Did speculation fuel oil price?

There was an excellent item last night on 60 Minutes about the role speculators played in the oil price spike this summer ... problem was a result of the commodities markets being "invaded by a new breed of investor." "Approximately 60 to 70 percent of the oil contracts in the futures markets are now held by speculative [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:26:00

Oil falls to 3-year low on bleak US economic news

The contract plummeted overnight $5.15 to settle at $49.28 after more signs of a weakening U.S ... Index sliding 3.4 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropping 4.8 percent. Oil investors ... the same; consumption worries continue to depress the oil market,” said David Moore, commodity strategist [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 10:03:07

Fear and Greed eclipse each other

Fear and Greed are the two driving forces of any market ... , commodity or tulip bulbs and drive prices to a level where they are no longer sustainable and become ... completely and makes people forget how scared they were just a few years ago. Past Greed and Future [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 08:00:57

Specialty music boutique for the digital high street

  The Japanese electronic musician and DJ Captain Funk  / Tatsuya Oe recently launched Club Model Electronic to bring his creative ... that the audience goes to mega shops like Amazon or Borders to purchase music, as these are commodity markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:22:02

US/MALAYSIA MARKET MORNING QUOTES

MALAYSIA MARKET N/A US MARKET Street Looks to '09 With Relief After Terrible '08 The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a merciful end ... bills, notes and bonds. Commodities markets, usually ignored by most investors, soared on speculative [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 00:57:00

Falling Down: Enviros Shouldn?t Sweat Lower Oil Prices

Falling oil prices generally aren’t good news for environmentalists ... question is how far oil can fall, and if that will be enough. Crude futures dropped below $90 a barrel ... to get cash to speculate in oil, or any other commodities market. OPEC president Chakib Khelil said [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:55:00

Quelle Surprise! Commodities Regulators Lack Adequate Information About Their Markets

One of the polarized and emotionally charged debates these days (Cassandra compared it to Israel vs. Palestine) is whether the runup in oil prices is due to speculation or fundamental forces. And these extreme views tend to drown out notions that complex phenomena or conflating factors might be at work [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 06:42:50

Oil drops below $39 as commodities retreat

Oil drops below $39 as commodities retreatBy Chris FloodCopyright The Financial Times Limited 2009Published: January 12 2009 11:45 | Last updated: ... fell below the $39 a barrel level and base metals staged a broad retreat as commodity markets got ... package for its car industry in the near future with the scheme likely to include a reduction or [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:48:00

Nikkei to Cash, Gold Bearish

Sheesh. Hope you survived the week in one piece! We're just 100 points on the S&P 500 from the Oct. 2002 low of 777. Amazing ... by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (See my "How It Works" page for details.) Trading new signals ... , derivatives, Black Swans, market timing, trading system development, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 20:33:00

Alcoa lays off 15,000, US economy moves toward depression

By Tom Eley Less than one week into 2009, new economic data indicate the US will not quickly rebound from the crash of 2008 ... the fall, as its markets shrank and commodity prices fell. These trends, however, have only continued [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:15:40

Recession and Environment: Why Bother?

Recession and Environment: Why Bother? December 24, 2008 at 8:51 am by Gialome · Filed under Just Delhi, environment [ ... grain prices in the local markets. The daily consumer commodities prices rose by 20 percentage points ... form $140 a barrel to less than $100 a barrel. Over next one year, hopefully, commodities, oil [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 03:21:39

“Saturday Seminars” - Keep It Simple Stupid: Trading with the Elliott Wave

Using Elliott Wave successfully means using it simply ... . Along with the basics, Mark shares several trading approaches to the Elliott Wave sequence ... -time commentary on dozens of global equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets for professional [more...]

Date: 2008-07-26 10:00:40

The Government Wants Your Opinion on Prediction-Markets Regulation

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is soliciting public comment on the regulatory treatment of event (prediction) ... to that enjoyed by established futures and options exchanges. Aside from the obvious libertarian argument [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 22:26:38

Cyklotron 2.4

New technical analysis method. New formulas and indicators. Professional tool for market analysts. Stocks, commodities, forex, futures and t-bonds trading become unexpected effective. EOD data in csv and prn formats. Cyklotron finds and optimizes quotes cycle and it generates traading signals [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 07:50:05

The Economy: Peter Schiff- "Beware the Bond Bubble"

“In the beginning, there was a Nasdaq bubble. When the air went rushing out of it, a housing bubble formed, ... in the emerging markets, in oil, and in other commodities. Pop, pop, pop, pop. Can there possibly ... Capital, a brokerage firm based in Connecticut. He's one of a small number of financial pros who called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:25:00

Soaring Soybeans

I believe that more investors are beginning to bet on future inflation by returning to the commodity markets. This is one reason why the price of gold has continued bouyant despite soft prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:03:00

US Market and Commodities Wrap-up

Sunday, December 21, 2008 Following the decision to allocate unused TARP money to Chrysler and General Motors, ... commodities, however, are hanging onto gains made in the previous week, with gold remaining well above [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 04:09:00

International Trade Seizing Up Due to Banking Crisis (Updated)

I have been more than a tad concerned about near-paralysis in the money markets and imploding equity prices ... shortages of commodities begins to show up. THE CENTRAL BANKS CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN OR WE HAVE NO ECONOMY ... comes from the Financial Post, "Grain piles up in ports" (hat tip reader Vox Sanus): The credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 02:56:53

DrumBeat: August 18, 2008

Schools scramble as tougher times hit WASHINGTON (AP) -- Harder times and higher fuel prices are following kids back to school this fall ... This Is a Correction, Not the End of the Commodity Bull Market Part I Every single day, the world's [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 13:50:02

Wall Street hopes for economic recovery in the second half of 2009 after terrible 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a merciful end to an abysmal year -- the worst since the Great Depression, ... an unprecedented rush for the safety of Treasury bills, notes and bonds. Commodities markets, usually ignored [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:10:00

Commodities Weekly Review

December and January have been good months for many commodities, as many markets have had significant rallies from their lows. Stabilization may be the key word here as the... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:52:15

Is the "Commodity Super Cycle" Dead or Alive?

Tens of thousands of traders piled into the commodities markets in recent years, attracting nearly $280 billion, bidding-up everything for crude oil to corn, coal to soybeans, and silver to sugar [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 23:16:27

Why Investing in CDs Won’t Help You Recover From the Stock Market Crash

I recently read that the money mavens in Washington have officially certified that our country is in a true recession ... more in line with Chase after the kickoff of the New Year. With the stock exchange and commodities markets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:58:31

Monday Morning Coffee with TradingMarkets

Crude Rallies to New Record ... Futures Pointing to Further Pullback at Open ... H&R Block Profitable for First Time Since 2006, Beats Estimates ... Analysts Call Commodities Bull Market "A Bubble" ... Anheuser Busch to Cut Up to 15% [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 00:15:00

Lewis: 'ACORN Doesn't Pay People In Crack'

Lewis: 'ACORN Doesn't Pay People In Crack' October 31, ... Street through its long record of forcing mortgage brokers to make extravagant super-jumbo loans ... for the deregulation of commodities markets and credit-default swaps." "Not to mention, ACORN has also [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 13:30:46

Obama Hates Oil Speculators, Hearts Ethanol

Bloomberg reports that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is proposing new rules to increase government interven... err... oversight in energy markets. He wants to "require the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate trading in energy futures contracts and direct the commission to investigate ways [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 16:04:51

“Housing Markets Will Roar Back in 2009”

At dire times like these, we can all use a laugh or two. So our  thanks to the author of the report, “Housing Markets Will Roar Back in 2009 ... bubble’, commodity prices lower, tax credits available for homebuyers, and the government eager ... in late 2009 once price appreciation kicks in.” Let us then ignore two stories in the news: Mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:07:52

Media Digest 1/1/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg (GM)(C)(IBM)(TWX)(VIA)(WFC)

According to Reuters, Wall St. closed its worst year since The Depression ... of the US financial stock index dropped 57% last year. The FT reports that the commodities markets ... giant Gazprom has cut deliveries to the Ukraine The New York Times reports that US markets lost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 10:40:54

Four at Four: Santa Rides Off

So long, Santa Claus. The vaunted Santa Claus rally, which failed so miserably at the end of 2007 and into 2008, was better this year, ... , and commodity markets did better. A similar dynamic was observed for IntercontinentalExchange, which reported [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:47:00

Media Digest 12/4/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, falling interest rates will not offset unemployment and falling prices to save to housing market ... in commodities is continuing. The Wall Street Journal writes that retailers took a big hit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 08:54:10

Links of our Lives: Hello 2009 Edition

Welcome to the first northslope blog post of the New Year! ... game that brings the market to you as you trade commodities with other players.  I would be interested to see a new version of “pit” that replaces Corn, Flax, and Barley with updated commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:03:46

To Stimulate or Not To Stimulate, That is the Question

by Mary Putting together an economic stimulus package that is big enough and fast enough to jolt the economic out of its downward spiral is one ... buyouts, hedge funds, commercial and industrial loans, corporate bonds, commodities, and credit-default swaps—a dangerous unregulated market wherein up to $60 trillion of nominal protection was sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 03:07:42

Tough Swing Trading Market and Some Wednesday Resources

* No Trend, No Friend - Since 2006, the correlation between the current day's price change in the S&P 500 Index (SPY) ... has not been a friend for swing traders of late. * Impressive Rally, Less Impressive Indicator - The market rose ... and Energy, the two commodity-related groups. Consumer Staples and Health Care, two sectors usually [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 11:14:55

Podcast #35

This is the 35th episode of the StackOverflow podcast, where Joel and Jeff discuss the mysteries of server hardware, anomalous voting patterns, ... . I believe understanding the commodity hardware market is important for programmers. Joel notes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 01:23:27

Flawed system

11 November, 2008 General News/Issues   Source TheStar Tuesday November 11, ... trading on the world stock exchanges. These commodities are traded in the futures markets where ... changes. Hedge funds and other speculative investment funds control about 60% of the wheat traded [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 05:15:24

Bonds Fall After $92B in Auctions

Government bonds fell Monday for the second straight session after the Treasury Department auctioned off $92 billion in debt ... demand for government bonds. With the stock and commodities markets plunging this year, investors [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 03:39:00

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