Markets and timeframes for price distribution charting

Have a trading related question? Submit it here. I received a set of questions following on my How to identify price targets for your trades post ... ? What about commodity markets like mini gold futures etc ? What about applying this method on US stock markets ... , like Nikkei or even Singapore’s small futures market, the SIMSCI futures. What I would [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 14:00:44

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Friday morning links

TOP STORIES Wall St. futures frozen after plunge - AP OPEC slashes production; ... U.S. stock futures blasted after Asia plunge - MarketWatch Oil falls despite production cuts - BBC Balle, balle..great demand for India Post gold coins! - Commodity Online Oil, Gold, Commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 13:17:00

Give me the physical, not the paper

#fullpost{display:inline;}Ambrose Evans Pritchard over at the Telegraph has filed this report (hat tip Domus) ... their stockbroker to buy shares of one of the many gold ETFs or some commodity futures contract ... ," he said, referring to exchange trade funds listed in London, New York, and other bourses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:44:00

The Case of the Telltale Hoax

The Case of the Telltale Hoax Who was behind the Mumbai massacre? ... commodities, including energy and agriculture futures, also ... commodities tumble NEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices continued their descent Friday as a troubling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:24:10

Gold gains in broad-based commodities surge

Gold and other metals futures rallied Monday, getting a boost from soaring oil prices, weakness in the U.S. dollar and President-elect Barack Obama's pledge of a massive new infrastructure investment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 22:11:22

4 Links I liked:

4 Links I liked: Posted November 7th, 2008 by itrade4real Financial bonds business commodities corn dollar ETF finance futures gold loss markets Money profit risk stock trading treasury Wheat Read the full article: http://www.itrade4real.com/2008/11/links-i-liked.html10vote Our catalyst today is the payroll data at 8:30 am. Not much [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 13:46:45

GATA Meets with CFTC

Bill Murphy, chairman of GATA (Gold Anti Trust Action Committee) ... of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, this news hit the tape: “Obama to appoint Gary Gensler to lead Commodities Futures Trading Commission — AP.” Gensler is a former undersecretary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:02:43

U.S Market Update

- Equity markets have begun the week in positive territory, helped by declining commodity prices. Oil futures have shed about $4/bbl and gold has fallen this morning as the dollar has firmed ... % in Chicago led by Wheat while August natural gas is off close to 5% despite the formulation [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 15:35:29

Wednesday morning links

TOP STORIES Vote on Detroit Bailout Nears - Washington Post China’s Exports Decline for First Time in 7 Years - MarketWatch Rio Tinto to cut 14, ... offer to resolve worker sit-in - Reuters MARKETS/INVESTING Gold futures rise for a third session as oil rallies - MarketWatch Questioning the Commodities Super Cycle - Naked Captialism The Shadow Gold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:33:55

Global Carnage In Pictures

I talked about the Sea of Red except for gold an government bonds earlier today in Treasuries and Gold Rise as Global Credit Freeze Prompts More ... Grain Futures Softs Futures Metals Futures Meat And Dairy Futures Currency Futures ... click on chart for sharper image Future Tables are Courtesy of Barchart Commodities. Government [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:41:01

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

Commodity Boom Turns Bust in 2008 as Worldwide Economy Crumbles

Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, metals and grains tumbled in the second half because of the recession ... . Sugar, gold and hogs were the only other commodities to post gains. Gasoline futures declined ... on July 11. The 2008 low was 78.5 cents on Dec. 24. Crude oil futures tumbled a record 54 percent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:23:20

Commodity Boom Turns Bust in 2008 as Worldwide Economy Crumbles

Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, metals and grains tumbled in the second half because of the recession ... . Sugar, gold and hogs were the only other commodities to post gains. Gasoline futures declined ... on July 11. The 2008 low was 78.5 cents on Dec. 24. Crude oil futures tumbled a record 54 percent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 09:25:14

MBCFX - spread 2 pips for major

MBCFX | Forex, Futures & Commodities, Spot Gold & Silver, Spot Oil Anybody has any experience on this broker, kindly share. Is the spread fix or variable subject to market condition [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 05:18:56

Oil back above 8 on upbeat US economic data - MarketWatch

Oil back above 8 on upbeat US economic data MarketWatch - 1 hour ago December natural gas futures rose 17.3 cents, or 2.7%, to .484 per million British thermal units. Elsewhere in commodities, gold futures edged lower after ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 01:40:57

Commodity Boom Turns Bust in 2008 as Worldwide Economy Crumbles

Commodity prices in 2008 plunged the most in five decades as demand for energy, metals and grains tumbled in the second half because of the recession ... percent, the most among CRB components. Cocoa climbed 31 percent, the biggest increase. Sugar, gold and hogs were the only other commodities to post gains. Gasoline futures declined to $1.0082 a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:46:41

Support GATA Now!

An exchange on gold’s future, and GATA’s post from CPowell on the GATA.org web site. Monday, January 5, 2009 Dear GATA: I am wondering if the words of Commodity Futures Trading ... now? Will it be enough just to get the government to stop coaxing major banks to use the futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:40:33

Gold, the solution to high commodity prices

If policy makers were astute, they would quickly seize on the obvious solution to today's soaring commodity prices that are causing so much pain and ... , corn, and other goods on commodities futures exchanges that really weren't set up to handle the sort [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 14:21:00

Bullion metals end almost unchanged

Weak employment report increases the appeal of precious metalsBullion metals ended almost unchanged on Friday, 09 January, ... dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become ... Friday, Comex silver futures for March delivery rose by 23 cents to $11.32 an ounce. For the week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:24:00

Technical Update - Gap Fill

Last night we said that NR7 price/volume contraction implied price expansion, but direction was not clear ... between the trendline. However, after hours S&P futures are ripping lower, the trendline ... fell sharply as energy, gold, and commodities rallied on the open. USD is now in a support zone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 04:22:10

The Significance of Gold Backwardation Explained (4/5)

“The bulls are on the warpath.” - Dr. Antal Fekete, December 10, 2008 by Jake, ... on commodity futures markets in a similar fashion as gold and silver are today.  Let’s say I absolutely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:51:50

Sunday morning links

TOP STORIES $700 Billion Is Sought for Wall Street in Vast Bailout - NY Times Cultural and Structural Shifts Rise Out of Risk-Taking Titans' Hard ... crisis? - MarketWatch 'Panic effect could push Gold to $4,000 or $5,000' - Commodity Online ECONOMY Home ... of the Future - Shiller, NY Times Follow the money - Krugman, NY Times WaMu loaned millions to OC [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 12:56:00

Technical Update - Gap Fill

Last night we said that NR7 price/volume contraction implied price expansion, but direction was not clear ... between the trendline. However, after hours S&P futures are ripping lower, the trendline is broken ... as energy, gold, and commodities rallied on the open. USD is now in a support zone and near [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 03:49:00

Commodities Outlook 2009

The outlook for commodity futures – including gold – as 2009 begins… read more Publisher: BullionVault [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:03:11

Global central banks hold 29,783 tones of Gold!

2009-01-02 Commodity Online As we analyze the possible reasons behind future directional move in gold prices in 2009, ... in 2008. The Rest… Commodity Online.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:36:55

An exchange on gold’s future, and GATA’s

Monday, January 5, 2009 Dear GATA: I am wondering if the words of Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Bart Chilton, distributed by GATA on January 4 (http://www.gata.org/node/7056 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 10:17:40

Oil Squeeze? Blame Yourself

The Journal’s Russell Gold reports: When it comes to the price of crude oil and gasoline, who is in the driver’s seat? One common answer is no one ... into the commodity futures market. All of this plays a role: the availability of supply, financial market interest in commodities, and don’t forget the strength of the U.S. dollar (the global [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 18:43:00

Commodity Snapshot

Judging by the way that commodities prices have literally been “drawn and quartered” since July, ... intervention by way of shorting gold in the futures market. Either way, given the sheer amount ... at these charts: Dollar Premium Platinum vs. gold %-age Premium Platiinum vs. Gold Platinum, which [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 15:04:13

The USD and Backwardation.

(Chart from SharpCharts - Click on image to enlarge) The USD has had a great run, but now it looks very toppy to me ... . Backwardation in basic commodities happens frequently, but this is the first time since 1999, briefly ... of Gold is higher than the nearest futures contract. Some would define “backwardation” as the cash price [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 04:09:13

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

Technical Picture - Consolidation Ahead of FED

Stocks sold off in early trade as investors grappled with ongoing uncertainty and the threat of more losses from the financial sector, ... funds futures imply a reduction to the fed funds target rate is certain. There is currently a 66 ... in commodities such as agchem, natural gas, gold, and crude oil. Crude was up as much as 8.2% during [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 06:16:00

Technical Picture - Consolidation Ahead of FED

Stocks sold off in early trade as investors grappled with ongoing uncertainty and the threat of more losses from the financial sector, ... funds futures imply a reduction to the fed funds target rate is certain. There is currently a 66 ... in commodities such as agchem, natural gas, gold, and crude oil. Crude was up as much as 8.2% during [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 07:00:16

International Forecaster December 2008 (#6) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More

By: Bob Chapman Sunday, 21 December 2008 US MARKETS When, in the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse, ... derivatives market with the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, an opaque market, which ... destroying it. They were drawing out huge salaries, stock options, bonuses, golden parachutes, fees [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 17:31:27

Bullion metals shine

Gold and silver prices rise for the first time in 2009After three sessions of fall, bullion metal prices ended higher on Tuesday, 06 January, ... -denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become more expensive for holders of other ... %.On Tuesday, Comex silver futures for March delivery rose 15.5 cents (1.6%) to $11.445 an ounce [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 03:05:00

Asian Session - All Calm Right Now

Market Brief Usd was stable in Asian session as the lack of new data and non-data events gave speculators nothing new to trade on ... . Asian Equity markets are in the green while European index futures are pointing to a negative open. Commodities are higher with wti crude trading at $129.88bbl and gold up [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 08:30:46

Gold and silver market manipulation update

Remarks by Chris Powell, Secretary/Treasurer Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc ... as some related developments. Maybe most interesting have been the studies of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 15:03:15

Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides

Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides filed in Business on Jan.02, 2009 ‘) ... late on Wednesday, the last trading session of 2008. U.S. gold futures for February delivery fell ... as a hedge against oil-led inflation and as rising crude prices often increase interest in commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:56:24

PRECIOUS-Gold rebounds from 2-week low on oil

PRECIOUS-Gold rebounds from 2-week low on oil December 8th, 2008 SINGAPORE, Dec 8 (Reuters) ... as dismal U.S. job reports sparked selling of assets fromstocks to oil and commodities. -- Gold &lt ... , when it fell as lowas $740.40 an ounce. -- London Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 rose $1.01 to$40.75 a barrel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 01:03:06

The Manipulation of Gold Prices

There is no other leveraged commodity market where short sellers increase their positions, materially, as the price rises, ... or so, “fake” precious metals supply in the form of promises of future delivery have habitually [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 03:05:27

As Per Astrology: Gold Will Be Safe Investment in 2009

Lt. Col. Ajay Jain, Commodity Online Leave the year 2008 behind and look for the future as the coming year is expected to bring good hopes for Asian ... and commodity markets. But hold on. The US and European economy may still suffer before it can rebound. Astro ... , this is right time for investment in crude oil for short term trading, since crude oil [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:51:43

What's Up, What's Down: Crude Oil Down Sharply Along with Heating Oil, RBOB, and Natural Gas

Oil and gas are down across the board, see how other commodities and currencies futures are expected to perform today, including cattle, pork, orange juice, and gold. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 03:17:00

Mid East tension takes precious metal prices higher

Gold and silver prices go up amid thin trading volumesBullion metal prices ended higher on Monday, 29 December, ... dollar. Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude ... prices are higher by 4.6%. Futures have averaged $865 in 2008. The dollar index has gained 8% this year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:20:00

The Depression: UK Edition

Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), the UK's largest lender, is the latest victim in the global financial meltdown ... . No surprise the price of gold has soared. Today marked the largest one-day gain for that commodity ... rewarding malfeasance and encouraging more of the same in the future. By the same token, without [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 02:26:58

White gold tarnished

At the start of last year sheep and beef farmers looked enviously at the returns dairy farmers were enjoying and aimed to get prices for meat, ... September last year. The state of global commodity markets isn’t the only problem facing Fonterra ... in any future investment in China.However, the financial losses from the Sanlu investment have already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:59:59

Deflation, Inflation or Stagflation???

Remember FCX as leading indicator?Gold rallied 31 percent in 2007 as inflation rose at the fastest rate in almost two decades ... . Crude-oil futures have plunged 74 percent from a record in July.Will copper and oil and CRX drag gold ... only fleetingly in the form of a speculative blowoff in commodities, was just a head-fake, a seduction [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 17:34:00

Royal Gold, Envy of Chartists & Gold Bugs (RGLD, ABX, MFN, GG, NEM, GDX)

In the current climate and current stock market, there are hardly any stocks which are hitting new 52-week highs ... and arguably without at least some of the risks of commodity prices. This can be good and can be bad ... a serious future pipeline. The company has also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 17:12:29

Selling decimates the markets; gold rallies, T-bill rates dive

Calamity rules in markets today after the House, in a shocker, voted down the financial-system bailout bill ... demand to dry up if the global economy contracts sharply. Crude oil futures are down $9.26 to $97.63 a barrel. The Reuters/Jefferies CRB index of 19 commodities is down 5%. The only major commodity [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 19:36:55

Gold Loses Some Shine

Allen Sykora reports: Comex gold is on the defensive due to factors such as a slightly higher dollar, “less enormous” volatility in stock-index futures overnight than other recent sessions ... that there is potential for a heavier sell-off, pointing out that other commodities such as copper, silver, corn [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 15:15:22

American Gold IRA Report: Gold Heads for Record Eighth Annual Gain on Dollar, Recession

By Stuart Wallace Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) ... Index of 26 commodities this year, behind cocoa. The gains attracted money from investors seeking ... . This year’s advance would be the smallest since 2001. Futures for February fell $10.40, or 1.2 percent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:00:37

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