Despite recent price rise, traders seeking tankers is bearish for oil

Filed under: International markets, Commodities, OilThose investors ready to position themselves in oil stocks, or perhaps even dabble in oil futures, may want to wait a while. Oil traders are seeking ... ." Dietz added that he was currently short unleaded gasoline, with a monthly contract. Continue reading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:45:00

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Derivative Bets Gone Bad May Worsen Shipping Industry Woes

When it rains, it pours. Amazingly, the list of possible casualties from positions on forward freight agreements includes not only ship owners, ... in charter rates for ships carrying coal, iron ore and other commodities. The sector’s Baltic Dry Index ... director in the futures division of London’s Simpson, Spence & Young shipbrokers, said the market’s [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 07:26:33

Dow Directions 12/22/08

Dow Directions 12/22/08 December 23rd, 2008 by Uncle Mike Another wild day on Wall Street ... in the comming weeks. Technorati Profile Relevant Tags:candlesticks, day trading, futures, market directions, mechanical trading, momentum oscillators, moving averages, online trading, stocks and commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:49:19

Commodity futures trading - Income means cash dividends.

Capital appreciation means an increase in the market price of a stock. Safety means maximum insurance against loss of the funds invested ... held. For expert in-depth information on all aspects of Make Money Trading Commodity, visit Commodity Trading Software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:00:07

Traders bet LA/OC home prices fall 18.5% more

blog-trade.bmp Traders making commodity-like bets on future home pricing think that the LA/OC market will be further smacked by losses through November ‘09. TFS Derivatives, which makes a market [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 20:17:57

Green Ink: Detroit Gets Greener, Will Jobs?

paper Crude futures peeked above $100 on rebounding stock markets and signs of financial-market stability, Bloomberg reports ... markets, the WSJ reports (sub reqd.), with question marks over commodities trades made with Lehman [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 12:18:37

Don't Shoot The Price Messenger, aka Speculator

The futures market may be a convenient scapegoat, but it's simply a price discovery mechanism ... and demand, as well as the rate of inflation. The political theory is that such futures trading ... fundamentals. Thus, $4 gas. But there's no inherent reason to "bet" that commodities will go up rather than [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 15:39:02

monday watch

Monday, January 5 2009ESH9 FUTURE (March Contract)S1 901.75S2 878S3 862.5R1 941R2 956.5R3 980.25PIVOT917 ... its double top around 920 on the March SP futures Friday, which should signal higher prices ... it is the commodities leading the market higher. Unfortunately this looks like an oversold bounce rather [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 20:12:00

Studies show increased consumer interest in a variety of sports betting market areas

“I’m excited about the future possibilities in our sports betting industry,” said manager Sakamoto Bollacker, ... market will slow acquisition down, stocks will continue to trade hands. News of possible lay-offs ... leadership last year.” “I’m doubtful of a fast turnaround,” said Mechelle Mcevers, a commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:01:01

Jim Hamiton Listens to Janet Yellen of the SF Fed on Risks for the U.S. Economy

Janet: Econbrowser: Janet Yellen on risks and prospects for the U.S ... high... inventories of unsold homes remain at elevated levels.... futures market for house prices ... in developing countries has boosted their appetite for commodities... since 2000, world demand for oil [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 18:43:00

4 Minute Devotions: Everything We Need

This is one of those blessed verses that we all need to read and hear during uncertain times ... of us worry about our future, and with the stock market crash, some of us have lost substantial ... for or start a new job. In times like these, faith becomes a priceless commodity through the promises [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:25:05

7 Things and Pop-Tastic

I’ve been tagged for the “7” things meme by Ed Shepherd from Learning to Collaborate ... to work in education. I still trade commodities on the side to make some extra scratch and I manage a handful of accounts for friends and family. I also teach our seniors every year about futures markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:31:00

4 Minute Devotions: Everything We Need

This is one of those blessed verses that we all need to read and hear during uncertain times ... of us worry about our future, and with the stock market crash, some of us have lost substantial ... for or start a new job. In times like these, faith becomes a priceless commodity through the promises [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:08:00

Gustav Goes, Not With a Bang, But a Whimper

As it relates to the energy markets, Gustav wasn’t much more than a light breeze ... . 26, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The large speculators ... was off $4.49 a barrel to $110.97 a barrel in electronic trading, and other energy commodities were [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 13:27:46

Financial Spreads: Oil Slick, Bonds Stick And Pounding Sterling

SPREAD Watch: Anorak’s look at the financial spread markets BUY much last month? The Office For National Statistics ( ... on this year’s highs. Meanwhile, US regulators at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission allege ... s civil complaint, traders said they would “hammer” [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 09:34:38

Did Airlines Help to Stop Oil Speculation?

The January 6 ATA SmartBrief (a free newsletter that is well worth subscribing to) ... in the prices of agricultural commodities as well? May also writes that “with nearly 90 organizations ... , speculative money started flowing rapidly out of the oil futures market.” This effect isn’t necessarily [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:13:47

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

TheCramerReport.com's Mad Money Recap - January 5, 2009

Segment 1: Where are We Now? Cramer is back from vacation, and is looking ahead to 2009, ... problems looming in the future, but the market depends on Washington to get us back into a good place to invest. He is happy to see that commodity stocks were higher today, but thinks that we need Obama's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:59:13

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

Stocks, commodities surge

The stock market rally from the October low proved short-lived. The rally from the November low is proving stronger, especially after Monday's gains ... in commodities. General Motors Corp. jumped 21 percent as lawmakers agreed in principle with the White House ... percent, to settle at $43.71 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange...Copper futures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 00:12:00

Collapse of Proposed Bailout Endangers Car Industry

We all know that the wind of recession had severely hit the global car market. Big U ... stocks, and commodity prices have started tumbling in response to the immediate effect ... in India. The Indian auto industry is gradually making efforts to revive its future. But, a bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 12:46:09

Market Mayhem Watch: Fear and Greed

Guido can't resist and is now actively trading once again in financial markets, attracted by the blood on the streets of New York and London ... to financial futures, foreign exchange and commodities rather than individual stocks. Have an aversion [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 08:29:41

As oil stays up, the target on speculators' backs gets bigger

Congress' current favorite definition of an Enemy of the State: ... commodities. Four different congressional committees are taking up the question of why oil is so high ... to limit speculation in energy-futures markets, four energy analysts told Congress." Do you believe [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 03:18:41

The Fed Shouldn’t Escape Blame for Investment Bubbles

If you haven’t noticed, gas prices are back down ... the credit mania and then compounded the felony with a commodity bubble and run on the dollar whose ... can be a problem. But if we want more stable markets in the future, we need to be sure to address [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 13:16:17

Cautious Optimism In a Minefield

In markets such as this, all optimism can be described as “cautious.” Equity futures currently suggest a mild boost when the market opens, following mixed results ... The bursting of the credit bubble alongside the collapsed housing and commodities booms are weighing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 14:34:04

Changing BRIC for BRAC: A new look for global investors

Changing BRIC for BRAC: A new look for global investors Posted Jul 25th 2008 10:35AM by Steven Halpern Filed under: International markets, India, China, Brazil, Russia, Newsletters, Canada, Commodities, Oil, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy ... economies and still face exceptional futures. "But their major resources are cheap labor, which [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 10:35:00

Weekly Futures Positions Review - November 30, 2008

Top posts from the past week: Are Any Grains Worth Buying At These Prices? ... are the most attractive investment opportunity I see today. They are actually trading below the prices they were at when the entire bull market in commodities began. Other existing positions I've got [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 21:31:00

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

The Fed's Desired 'Weaker Dollar'

A: Fed cut 50 basis points yesterday and until the last five minutes of trading, the markets enjoyed it. Why not right? Now, I have been in the camp of rate cuts for about 4 months now, once the commodity bubble ... in the near future. While housing and credit contract, are prices everywhere going down though [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 12:09:45

Obama picks signal tighter market oversight

[ President-elect Barack Obama, right, announces more members to his economic team, left to right, Securities Exchange Commission chairman- designate, Mary Schapiro, Commodities Futures Trading Commission chairman-designate Gary Gensler and Federal Reserve Board of Governors- designate Daniel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 00:49:42

Forex Scam; How forex Brokers Defraud Retail Forex Traders

According to wikipedia "A forex scam is any trading scheme used to defraud individual traders by convincing them that they can expect to gain a high profit by trading in the foreign exchange market. Currency trading 'has become the fraud du jour' as of early 2008, according to Michael Dunn of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:10:00

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

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

The Top 10 Biofuels Stories of the Year: #6, Commodity prices

Palm, corn, wheat, ethanol, oil, and soybeans went on their biggest Coney Island rollercoaster ride ever this year, with corn rising as high last summer as $7.85 in the futures markets before falling to $3.50 late ... , had just two biodiesel plants operating in the country. Corn, soybean futures rise sharply on weak [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:59:02

Stock Market Dictionary - C

CFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock descriptor specifying that issue is exempt from Nasdaq listing requirements for a temporary period ... taxesCFCSee: Controlled foreign corporationCFRSee: Cost and FreightCFTCSee: Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:33:00

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

ONN.tv's Mark2Market: CME Trader Peter Yastrow Describes Today's Massive Central Bank Actions to Keep Money Flowing

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Mark2Market, ONN.tv's newest programming on futures and commodities, goes to the CME/CBOT trading floors every morning for special reports on financial markets and currency trading. On Thursday morning's edition [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 11:58:00

Oil falls below $54 as US demand outlook worsens

Markets in the United States are closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday, but electronic trading on the Nymex continues ... from a low of $52.62 earlier in the session. Investors tend to increase their holdings in commodities ... cents to $53.21 on the ICE Futures exchange. Prices have hovered just above three-year lows [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 13:01:00

An Obama surge on Wall Street, and beyond?

Did we just witness the Obama pre-victory rally? The stock market today bucked convention with a sharp advance that lifted the Dow Jones ... stocks (European blue-chip shares jumped 4.1%, on average) and commodities (oil futures soared $6.62 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 08:49:47

Naughty and nice in the oil markets

It’s an iconic scene, playing out in many movies from Trading Places and Wall Street to A Good Year (below) ... that hedging, rather than speculation, is at fault.  Refiner SemGroup overinvested in oil futures ... investors tend to hold long positions in commodities as inflation hedges. Losses in stocks forced [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 20:17:00

A Critical Day For Commodities - A Look At Wheat, Aluminum, & Copper

A Critical Day For Commodities - A Look At Wheat, Aluminum, & Copper Posted December 5th, 2008 by Epiphany Investing Basic Materials Alcoa aluminum charts copper Freeport front month futures market mosaic Potash Corp technical analysis Read the full article: http [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 21:15:04

Asia Likely to Lead the US Markets Higher...

Are you ready for 2009? Asia's investors were ready to go ... trading was light, it was interesting to note that Asian commodities traders were most active. Buyers ... futures are rising, so you can expect that for those traders active in the US tomorrow [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 07:08:00

FutureGame Brings Stock Market Streak Games to Facebook

Don’t let the name fool you. This game is nothing like what you might think ... , Facebook game FutureGame does technically deal with the future, just not the distant future. It’ ... whether a particular stock, currency, or commodity will go up or down in the next 30 seconds. That’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:01:42

18-24 months global recession likely - and stagnation?

18-24 months global recession likely - and stagnation? ... and commodity speculators until recently. The latest stock market rally on Wall Street is likely ... Nouriel Roubini: … major sources of future stress in the financial system remain; these include [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 05:54:24

Markets are in absolute freefall

The news on markets around the world is particularly dire this morning. Despite a late day rally in the U.S., markets in Asia and Europe are down as much as 9 and 10% and S&P Futures are 60 limit down ... 3%, agricultural commodities are down, and all currencies are getting killed against the dollar excep [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:49:05

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

Stuck on stupid

What with the current high jinks in the financial markets we are of course hearing the usual calls for re-regulation of said markets ... . For example, they never actually take delivery of those commodities: meaning that when it comes to delivery time, the moment when the futures price meets the spot price, they are in fact sellers [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 05:18:42

CFTC Event Market Comment

In May the US CFTC declared that it was considering offering more legal approval for "markets commonly referred to as event, prediction, ... insurance, and common-risk-hedging futures, it could make sense to have a distinct regulatory regime for markets whose main reason to exist is the info that they collect. Compared with existing commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 21:18:07

Investing with style

Investing with style December 23rd, 2008 Variety in commodities funds protects your investments These days, there is no single safe investment ... insurance and cohesion. Commodities funds should be invested over a wide range of markets and assets, protected against any single big loss. That’s the beauty of managed futures, an alternative [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:58:55

Opening Thoughts October 29 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have rebounded from the depressed levels attained in late trading yesterday ... of the equity market. As the US consumer totes up his assets and future liabilities, he cannot hold ... . Inflation had been a concern of the central bank but the decline in commodity prices should assuage those [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 10:56:50

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