Oil Nears $100 — On the Way Down.

For a time, it looked as if the next round number of significance for oil was $200 a barrel, but unless something quite spectacular occurs, ... Consumers started to change their habits a bit,” says Scott Magnuson, commodity trading advisor at MF Global. David Aleman, senior trade analyst with Grand Central Trading Co. in Newport Beach, Calif., [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 16:13:40

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Managed Futures Funds Gain in Popularity and Performance

Excellent article from MarketWatch.  Of course to us it’s just preaching to the choir ... of negative performance. Managed Futures funds (also referred to as Commodity Trading Advisors or CTAs ... , commodity futures and currency markets. Managers who have done well to- date this quarter have generally [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 23:09:12

Remember $50 a Barrel Oil? It Has Returned.

Remember $50 a Barrel Oil? It Has Returned. Posted by David Gaffen ... , falling to one-third of that price in recent trading. Scott Magnuson, commodity trading advisor at MF Global, says oil could eventually settle into a trading range in the $45 to $50 area, but to date [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:03:47

DC’s Cosa Nostra

Judah Freed of examiner.com writes~ “Obama last week tapped Mary Schapiro to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ... Gensler to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Instability in the commodities markets ... financial advisor to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Gensler has not yet shown to critics [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 06:54:25

Four at Four: OPEC Gets Burned

This is a situation the market has not witnessed in some time: declines in oil, the dollar, bond yields and stocks ... Scott Magnuson, commodity trading advisor at MF Global. “The perception of another six to seven ... Paul Brigandi, vice president of trading at Direxion Funds. macys_art_160_20081217161108.jpg [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:26:00

Four at Four: OPEC Gets Burned

This is a situation the market has not witnessed in some time: declines in oil, the dollar, bond yields and stocks ... Scott Magnuson, commodity trading advisor at MF Global. “The perception of another six to seven ... Paul Brigandi, vice president of trading at Direxion Funds. macys_art_160_20081217161108.jpg [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:26:00

Managed Futures Shine in 2008 Massacre

Managed futures funds or Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ... , trade over 100 highly liquid global futures contracts, including stock indexes, bond indexes ... compared to a 15.6% gain for the CSFB/Tremont Managed Futures Index. Only dedicated short-sellers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:38:44

Trading Post Brokerage now a CTA

It’s been a busy holiday season – the busiest I think I’ve ever had with my young family ... as a Commodity Trading Advisor. ... . It happened under the radar a couple of weeks ago, but Trading Post Brokerage Services, in addition [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 07:54:37

A Look Back to 2008 and Forward to 2009

I’d like to wish everyone a happy New Year. It’s incredulous that we are now in 2009 ... (IB) and Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). The number of brokerage relationships also doubled ... . This is a year that I hope you come closer to more of your trading goals. I would like to thank [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:39:00

Monday links: brash market calls

“For the first time in a couple of decades, stocks are now relatively cheap (US, developed markets, emerging) ... system is like a “stagnant, smelly swamp.”  (Global Investing) Commodity trading advisors (CTAs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 16:22:34

Waiting for Gustav

Investors in energy markets are nervously watching the path of Gustav, ... , commodity trading advisor at MF Global. “Now, markets are nervous, so it’s a reason to buy ... at Alaron Trading. “With demand already being poor [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 17:30:06

Oh, and Oil Is Rallying Again

The surest path to an oil-market rally is through the road that leads from Tehran to Jerusalem, with perhaps a side trip to Lagos. [ ... once again,” says Scott Magnuson, commodity trading advisor at MF Global. Nigeria is in the mix [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 14:28:03

Managed Futures Shine in 2008 Massacre

Managed futures funds or Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ... % gain for the CSFB/Tremont Managed Futures Index. Only dedicated short-sellers have outpaced CTAs ... as margins collapse and assets nosedive. It’s a different story altogether for managed futures this year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:14:05

forex avenger Greetings fellow forex traders. I just found out that there is a new forex trading course called Forex Avenger ... is NOT an automated trading system - i.e it is not an EA (expert advisor). It is though a 100% mechanical trading system, which seems to be the hot commodity everyone is looking for in the forex world. Here [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 15:02:36

Investors Smitten With CTAs, Sour On Hedge Funds

Commodity trading advisors have outperformed their hedge fund counterparts through the financial crisis and investors have taken notice. read more [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:07:00

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

Morning Brief: U.S. and Iraq nearing troop agreement

Morning Brief: U.S. and Iraq nearing troop agreement Thu, 08/21/2008 - 9:54am Top Story Khalid Mohammed - Pool/Getty Images U.S ... of speculators appear to rule the oil markets. According to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... for the New York Times Magazine. Obama advisors Richard Clarke and Susan Rice slammed "quick-draw [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 13:05:11

Obama's team

DOMESTIC TEAM Ray LaHood Transportation Secretary Hilda Solis Labor Secretary Ron Kirk U.S ... Dan Tarullo Member, Federal Reserve Board Gary Gensler Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... D. Romer Director of the Council of Economic Advisors Melody C. Barnes Director of the Domestic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 10:10:45

IFE inc. - COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR CTA - FOREIGN INTRODUCING BROKER FIB - Home

The International Future Exchange, Futures and options online trading, systems trading, managed futures, discount trading, simulated trading, free re 1 Vote(s) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 01:04:30

Population Bombs

Try as he might, Ross "every sperm is sacred" Douthat cannot locate a "key insight" about population growth in Ehrlich's book ... to fall in price unto the end of time, which is why trading in commodity futures is performed ... it is no less than John Holdren, Barack Obama's new science advisor, who claimed to have found [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:27:00

Listen to this article

Homosexual brain resembles that of opposite sex: study PhysOrg Blogger arrests hit record high BBC ... about Clinton corruption too (please, the commodity trading, the sale of the Lincoln bedroom, the list goes ... of the CIA who was also given a two star general rank as an advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 05:43:51

Mind Games of Trading (Paperback)

Mind Games of Trading by Stephen Mepstead Review & Details Buy Mind Games of Trading Now Editorial Reviews Product Description " ... appointed in 1993, through to 2001, as trading advisor and consultant to M.A.M. He was a member ... No matter what markets you are turning your attention to: financials, equities, commodities, forex [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 08:29:00

Predicting the grain market is like checking the chicken entrails

If you drive down state Route 46 north of the Eastwood Mall, there used to be a sign for a “reader and advisor.” You see one of those once in awhile ... . Now that we are back in the fours on futures, we can look for that next 50 cents, or we can expect ... now is that we have lost demand. All commodities, farm and nonfarm, are trading lower. Gas is [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:58:13

Commodities bull market not over, says Skarica: Part I

Largest moves always at the beginning and the end David Skarica, author of the Addicted to Profits newsletter, ... inflation, a super pop in gold stocks, and the demise of an empire. A financial advisor who earned ... and discovered that there’s a similar trading pattern when you reach the true bottom. A panic like we saw [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 18:22:12

Open the Online trading account of Karvy

Karvy Fortune a business franchisee of Karvy Stock Broking Ltd, ... such as stock, commodities and insurance broking, investment banking, mutual funds distribution ... Advisor. http://www.karvy.com/v2/fortune/index.asp [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 10:06:40

in Financial Press | Short Selling | Trading There were a sew of articles in the papers today about just how much money those damned shorts are ... Partners I, from various commodity-related investments, among other areas. It isn't necessarily ... by Spitalfields Advisors, the London-based firm specializing in securities lending, show. Almost [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 16:26:57

Capitulation Nation

There will not be a sign like this to let you know it is safe ... Advisors. Some of this may be taking place — high-flying agricultural and commodity-based stocks ... Index, or the VIX, to levels above 30, suggesting heightened worry. Of late the VIX was trading below [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 09:28:00

Neil Hrab: Brits in glass houses still throwing rocks at Wall Street

The list of victims caught up in the $50-billion Ponzi scheme allegedly run by disgraced financial guru Bernard Madoff grows each hour. While some of those who have lost money don't feel like talking to the media, others are eager to vent their anger publicly. One member of the latter group is Nicola Horlick, a well-known British money manager [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 18:30:00

Four at Four: Fickle and Confused

It’s all about perception, which is why a 360-point tumble in the Dow doesn’t appear so bad when compared with the prism of an 800-point drop earlier in the trading day. The last hours of trading lifted markets from their nadir ... be its own animal here, but it has something in common with the others: a reliance on commodity-related [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 11:40:00

Weekly Economic Potpourri

The jobs report comes out tomorrow and the overwhelming odds are it will be the 9th consecutive month of job losses. Here are some interesting headlines and quotes from the past week. Asian Stocks Fall to Three-Year Low, Led by Toyota, Hang Seng "In my adult lifetime I don't think I've ever seen people as fearful, economically, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 06:47:57

Live-Blogging Goldman Sachs’ Fourth-Quarter Earnings

We nominate this for the securities industry’s saddest sentence: “For the period ended Nov. 30, Goldman reported a net loss of $2 ... of long-term investing decisions…we entered into these decisions with a full understanding of fair-value implications…” 11:09: M&A, rates, currencies, commodities and asset management were [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 16:26:31

Live-Blogging Goldman Sachs’ Fourth-Quarter Earnings

We nominate this for the securities industry’s saddest sentence: “For the period ended Nov. 30, Goldman reported a net loss of $2 ... of long-term investing decisions…we entered into these decisions with a full understanding of fair-value implications…” 11:09: M&A, rates, currencies, commodities and asset management were [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 19:11:00

Latin American Banks Attempt to Save Currencies

We have now come full cycle. Money poured into Latin America and places like Iceland driving their currencies to insane levels vs. the US dollar ... Kaupthing and closes stock market The Times Online is reporting Iceland seizes Kaupthing as meltdown continues Crisis-hit Iceland has taken control of Kaupthing, its biggest bank, and suspended trading [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 18:55:01

More on Gold and Silver Backwardation and Manipulation (5/5)

“Gold going to permanent backwardation means that gold is no longer for sale at any price, whether it is quoted in dollars, yens, euros, or Swiss francs… To put it differently, all offers to sell gold are being withdrawn.” - Dr. Antal Fekete by Jake, the Champion of the Constitution Originally published December 14, 2008 at http://www [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 22:25:25

Debt Rattle, November 30 2008: How to Build a Lifeboat

National Photo Co. Mack Sennett Girl 1919. Actress Marvel Rea, one of film producer Mack Sennett's well-rounded "bathing girls" Stoneleigh: Yesterday we talked about why we are facing deflation and today I wanted to review and explain the suggestions we have made previously for dealing with a deflationary scenario [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 20:00:51

Charles Kirk Interviews Jeff Miller, A Dash of Insight

Jeff is traveling, so we are republishing his recent interview from the Kirk Report, one of our featured sources.  The Kirk Report is an excellent investor resource, with many specific stock ideas for members.  Charles Kirk also reads very widely and provides regular links to articles we might otherwise have missed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 17:10:46

Jon Nadler, Senior Analyst Kitco, Chimes In On The Precious Metals Conspiracy

The amount of hate email I have been receiving in response to The Great Gold, Silver Conspiracy Explained is large but not unsurprising. People simply want to blame others for their own trading mistakes. I will have more on that in a separate post. Most of the emails I received are unprintable because of the profanity [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 05:05:29

Dandelion Salad by Petrino DiLeo http://socialistworker.org September 18, 2008 Petrino DiLeo looks at how politicians of both parties allowed an unregulated shadow banking system to take shape. IT’S UNTHINKABLE. The United States–the paragon of the “free market” and loudest proponent of neoliberal policies such as free trade, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 22:09:19

When the Lights Go Out in the City

Hawaii Island of Oahu Loses Power During Storm By David Briscoe, Associated Press Writer / USA TodayHONOLULU — The island of Oahu lost power Friday evening in the midst of heavy rain and lightning, leaving some 800,000 residents and thousands of tourists in the dark, as well as the neighborhood where President-elect Barack Obama was vacationing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 15:49:00

Gold Sale Spurs Manipulation Talk

MarketWatch is reporting Gold Sale Spurs Manipulation Talk Recent heat from Congress and regulators, along with public speculation, over whether commodity prices are being manipulated has also reached gold pits, where the debate ... , an investment advisor at Sitka Pacific Capital Management, in an online blog post on Wednesday. Banks [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 06:21:11

Stock Market Dictionary - I

IFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is the third preferred bond of the company. I.B.E.S ... AssociationI.T.S.See: Intermarket trading systemIBC's money fund report averageReport giving the average yield ... and can be diversified through holding a portfolio of stocks.I-I pageRefers to over-the-counter trading. Same [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:40:00

Baruch College’s Schwartz Institute Featured in Higher Education Magazine Change-’Improving Communication is Everyone’s Responsibility’ by Fara Warner

In 2003, Terrence Martell, a finance professor at the City University of New York’s Baruch College, encountered a classroom of 80 seniors who could navigate the complex intricacies of the futures markets and commodities trading. But when he asked them to write a report explaining to a commodity [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:12:05

$6 - $8 Trillion in Investment Losses for 2008

On NPR radio (I don't recall the exact source) and this CNBC article on How the Financial Crisis Impacts Your Retirement estimated investment losses ... , commodities, hedge funds, value investing, mutual funds, sector funds, real estate, etc ... all the losses go. Looking back, here's what worked in 2008: Investing in CDs, bonds, and shorting stocks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:08:03

7. BY WHAT MEASURE?

Mature understanding of and respect for risk is the hallmark of the best traders ... , perhaps the only question, to ask when you are considering a system-based trading strategy or trying to select a fund advisor who uses such a strategy is: “How can you know whether a system or a manager [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:10:00

How To Select The Best Forex Software

How To Select The Best Forex Software Filed Under Currency Trading | Comments Off There are several factors you must consider when choosing ... ?  By knowing your own personal education and experience level in the forex trading markets ... important aspects specific to the forex trading experience.  To begin with, the concept of foreign [more...]

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

The Best Forex Software

The Best Forex Software Filed Under Currency Trading | Comments Off Before outlining forex trading software let me answer a question ... to do a lot except plug in the parameters beforehand. In my opinion the second type of automated forex ... being a human puts on you in the realm of forex trading. Having a machine jump in and out of trades [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:12:09

Obama’s War Cabinet: Same “Old Faces”, Different Administration

Jewish States of America December 1 brought more disappointment but no surprises. Obama’s national security appointees (like all his earlier ones) aren’t “change to believe in” or what people expected for their votes. They’re recycled establishment figures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 13:37:57

Obama's War Cabinet

December 1 brought more disappointment but no surprises. Obama's national security appointees (like all his earlier ones) aren't "change to believe in" or what people expected for their votes. They're recycled establishment figures. Their agenda is business as usual, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:17:53

I Meant to Do That

I Meant to Do That December 19, 2008 By John Mauldin The Fed has taken interest rates to zero. They have clearly started a program of quantitative easing. What exactly does that mean? Are we all now Japanese? Is the Fed pushing on a string, as Japan has done for almost two decades? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 13:29:22

Gold promises to be an outperformer in 2009

On the global scale, gold performed exceptionally well as compared to other commodities during the past one year ... as compared to rest of the commodities though the ride was not smooth because of the demand worries due ... . During the first half of the last year, weakness in dollar resulted in rally in gold futures, while [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:26:40

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