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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Weekly Futures Positions Review - December 7, 2008

Top posts from the past week:Should the Big Three Be Allowed to Fail? ... review of my futures trades from the previous week:Covered my cotton position. It appears I may have been too early in going long cotton, so I have closed this position and will watch [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:55:00

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

Oil's Well That Ends Well

Well, no shit Sherlock speculation drove up the price of oil to obscene levels, as did the nonsense of "peak oil ... the commodities futures market. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, it's traded alongside cotton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:34:00

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