Cotton Futures Continue Their March Towards Zero

Can you spot the trend?Trading below 40 cents, cotton must be one of the most underpriced commodities in the history of western civilization.Supply was already under pressure, as farmers neglected planting cotton in recent years in favor of higher priced grains, such as corn and soybeans.Lock and load, because we're going to see cotton [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 00:42:00

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Sunday Morning Crumbs

Click charts to ENLARGE. No doubt that the big money comes from holding a trending, winning position, rather than trading ... that among the BRIC house (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) the short-term winners are the commodity ... see how much follow-through we get today. Good trading and great risk management [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:27:11

Traditional Forex Brokers Vs Online Broker

These days, day traders opt for online trading because of its trending nature. There a number of benefits of trading Forex online ... timely financial news, information, real-time quotes, charts etc. Coupled with the elimination ... Exchange, Commodities, etc. Source [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 01:00:48

Wednesday links: quant comedown

Is trading against the trend worth the risk?  (MarketSci Blog) What now for quants?  (Market Movers) The VIX was never all that accurate.  ( ... .  (Daily Options Report) One attempt at a lazy, ETF-heavy, retirement portfolio.  (Infectious Greed ... market?  (Bespoke) What effect has the commodity index re-balancing had on the markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:53:19

China corn futures dip after week of price increases, metals keep rising

Major commodities kept an upward trend on Tuesday, with metals continuing a strong rise ... U.S. dollars a bushel on the latest trading day, equal to about 1,107 yuan a ton. In an effort ... a tonne during the week. May Copper on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose by the daily limit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:19:22

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

Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot

Down another $3 today, oil looks like it will at least test its low of $33.87 on December 12th ... of weeks.  The trend will need to continue for some time, however, for silver and platinum to trade back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:49:24

US SESSION: GOVT. BAILOUT PROVIDES SHORT TERM EUPHORIA, STILL ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL MARKET TURBULENCE

The dollar was battered in intraday trading as the market reacts to the announcement of another US Govt. bailout ... in the marketplace. Equity futures are pointing higher in the US, following the trend of European stock indexes with the FTSE up 175pts or 4.6% and the DAX up 141pts or 3.4%. Commodities are consistent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 21:48:55

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