Cotton Futures Stand Strong Admidst Today's Slaughter
In the midst of yet another slaughter of commodities and stocks, cotton futures held up remarkably well today.The March 2009 cotton contract closed down 0.88 to finish at 47.03, thanks to a steady rally after an initial drop. A push above the 48-cent mark would be impressive, as cotton continues to retrace [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 21:19:00
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Olam
Prices of most inventories are hedged. Olam’s business model is to earn amargin from providing the supply chain management service to its clients, andOlam does not speculate on soft commodity prices to get its margin. Olamtypically hedges 80-85% of its inventories with futures contracts (futures contractexist for cotton, coffee, cocoa [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 03:36:06
Credit crunch crunching markets
If recent conversations with elevator managers and farmers are even slightly predictive, it’s gonna be a long, ... downtrend lines from Sept. 23’s action on futures price charts for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton ... the harvest season peak for Dec. corn futures at $5.72 per [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 05:58:00
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
Are Any Grains Worth Buying at These Prices?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ... in 07-08 was really a speculative phenomena. Traders started piling into cotton futures contracts ... , as the market was not able to sustain a rally. But it's coming. Wheat also may be worth a look here [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 19:08:00
Bob Stoops’ Recent Bowl Game Blunders Aside, the Oklahoma Sooners Might Win it All
Last weekend, a friend with a passion for college football - he sets his DVR for College Football Live - notified us of his National Champion pick: ... . None of those teams are ranked. No Missouri. Kansas and Texas Tech visit Norman. Texas at the Cotton ... . We now have futures wagers on Georgia (+700) and Oklahoma to win it all, which is sort of silly … [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 17:45:45
Swinger
In reply to Frozen Summer: 1913: Hey, thanks Ole Cooter, for that bit of knowledge on old time batting styles ... out he became quite wealthy, as in millions, as an early investor in Coca Cola shares and cotton futures amongst other things. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 16:12:00
WHEEEEEEEEEEEE
Consumer confidence low. U.S. consumer confidence fell in June to its lowest in 16 years as high inflation continued to sap confidence and pushed ... week, validating my decision some months ago to put my vast portfolio into FCOJ and Egyptian cotton futures. [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 14:24:00
The world just got a whole lot better today.
It is summer in New Zealand now and looking out on the clear blue sky quilted with tufts of cotton wool clouds; ... us from the frightening futures we have created for ourselves; and we can begin this process and accept this future right [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 05:51:04
the future of search
Much has been written about Adaptive Path's "futurethink" program on the future of the browser for Mozilla ... of Search Posted by Ed Cotton Tags: tokyo (3) graphicdesign (1) search (3) futures [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 19:13:33
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
Four Calling Birds
So, in the last two days I’ve learned some very interesting things from you… 1 ... baking in our futures. 2. You are sticker freaks. Who knew? Scratch & sniff, puffy, googly ... of two types of cotton fabric, some ribbon and a box of wax paper. We’ll meet back here for sticker [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 16:03:20
World food prices collapsing: biofuel critics were wrong
A whole army of biofuel critics was wrong: green fuels like ethanol and biodiesel have played virtually no role in the surge in food prices ... have crashed, losing more than 40%. Cotton is in full free-fall as well. Clearly, all major ... was seen as a key driver of corn futures to record highs in June, but since then the sharp decline [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 20:15:43
if it's the end of wall street- what's next?
With the crisis continuing and two venerable brands looking at new futures, Fortune Magazine suggests the end has just happened ... ? What does this mean for corporations, individuals and financing? Posted by Ed Cotton Tags [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 20:30:52
thinking like an analyst
Randomly surfing news channels yesterday, I saw an economic analyst from a leading investment bank talk about his thoughts on surging oil ... to play the oil futures market, or are just care about when the price of your daily commute is going to come down, there's a specialist who provides this data, for a fee. Posted by Ed Cotton Tags [more...]
Date: 2008-06-11 16:03:04
When Folk Aren’t Sued-Then it Tells Me it must all be True………
Reptiles Well i have no idea- but had someone tried to tell me ten years ago that Westminster was in the clutches of a fabian marxist fifth column i’d have laughed…… The Windsor wealth The Windsors are wealthy beyond description. The Queen’s title of the ‘richest woman in the world’ hardly tells the story and no wonder Prince Philip calls [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 19:30:59
Ypulse Essentials: Milk Campaign Taps Teens, MySpace Music Alienates Indie Labels, 'Sorority Forever' Reviewed
Reminder: The "early adopter" deadline for the Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup East is October 3. We just added Spencer Baim from Vice as a keynote ... (by Reel Pop. Plus Cotton to launch fashion oriented webisodes geared towards young women) (AdAge.com, reg ... participation, evidently help with math scores. Plus new wonky youth-tech-learning blog - Future [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 20:41:59
DrumBeat: September 27, 2008
Lehman-Backed Muni Gas Bonds Trade for Cents; Deliveries Halted (Bloomberg) -- Tax-exempt bonds guaranteed by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. for a gas-supply contract may be worth little more than unsecured debt after the bankrupt underwriter's commodity unit stopped deliveries last week. Main Street Natural Gas, a financing vehicle [more...]
Date: 2008-09-27 14:11:57
Munger on Middlemen
Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the often-vilified middleman--someone who buys cheap, sells dear and does nothing to improve the product. Munger explains the economic function of arbitrage using a classic article about how prices emerged in a POW camp during World War II [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 12:39:55
Did Speculation Fuel Oil Price Swings?
(CBS) About the only economic break most Americans have gotten in the last six months has been the drastic drop in the price of oil, which has fallen even more precipitously than it rose. In a year's time, a commodity that was theoretically priced according to supply and demand doubled from $69 a barrel to nearly $150 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:10:00
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
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
World food prices collapsing: were biofuel critics wrong?
A whole army of biofuel critics may have been wrong: contrary to what they said, ... have crashed, losing more than 40%. Cotton is in full free-fall as well. Clearly, all major agricultural ... for corn from ethanol makers was seen as a key driver of corn futures to record highs in June, but since [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 17:19:33
Panic In China Over Jobs, Economy, Cotton
The Telegraph is reporting China slashes interest rates as panic spreads.Factory workers surround a damaged police car during a protest outside Kai Da toy factory in Dongguan, China. Photo: REUTERSThe People's Bank of China cut interest rates by more than 1pc point as the economy crumbles and millions of jobs are predicted to go ahead of Christmas [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 06:42:00
GLOBALIZATION AND POVERTY:
Technorati Tags: Globalisation,food crisisInterview with Dr. Vandana Shiva By Gary Null Progressive Radio Network, Broadcast December 16, 2008GARY NULL (GN): My guest today is one of the more remarkable individuals that you will ever hear speak on the subjects that we’re going to discuss: the relationship between globalization and poverty, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 16:58:29
Investing In Commodities
I was reading Larry Swedroe’s The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll Ever Need the other day, ... a futures contract; however, I have been thinking about adding commodities to my overall portfolio ... There are several ways to gain exposure to commodities without the complexities of futures trading [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 00:28:53
Panic In China Over Jobs, Economy, Cotton
The Telegraph is reporting China slashes interest rates as panic spreads.Factory workers surround a damaged police car during a protest outside Kai Da toy factory in Dongguan, China. Photo: REUTERS The People's Bank of China cut interest rates by more than 1pc point as the economy crumbles and millions of jobs are predicted to go ahead of [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 06:51:37
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
Oil price outlook from Roger Wiegand: Part II
... up in the commodity market to invest, that investors should look at as a general trend? RW: The two best commodity plays for next year, in my view, are gold and soybeans. Corn and wheat are going to be good, too [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 14:33:58
US Electon: History in the balance
In the shadow of the Big Peach, a giant canvas fruit towering above Interstate 75, lie two Middle Georgia towns separated by 11 miles of asphalt and the politics of red and blue. Fort Valley’s population of 8,000 is almost 75 percent black. The mantra there is Barack Obama’s campaign chant: “Yes, we can [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 11:37:41
Down for the Count - Bush’s “ownership society” hits the canvas
Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 06/17/08 “ICH’ The economy is in tatters. Consumer confidence has plummeted, food and energy prices are soaring, and the housing market is experiencing its biggest crash since the Great Depression. Manufacturing is down, unemployment is up, gasoline is topping $4 per gallon, [more...]
Date: 2008-06-18 12:36:58
NY POST: "GET READY FOR THE OIL-PRICE DROP
UPDATED! SCROLL DOWN! The New York Post must be reading Astute Bloggers, because we've been predicting this for weeks. From NY Post: June 6, 2008 -- THE price of crude oil has jumped as high as $135 lately, up from $87 in early February. The news encouraged some Wall Street analysts to suggest oil might approach $200 before long [more...]
Date: 2008-06-06 14:37:25
Lehman Brothers (1850-2008)
Lehman Brothers were established, under this name, in 1850 when Mayer Lehman, the youngest brother (the guy on the right side) ... on the left side), and emigrated from Bavaria to Alabama. Their first businesses were based on using cotton ... volatility we have seen - that futures traders and other speculators (and not supply and demand [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 17:56:00
Show A Profit of Over 300% From 2009 Stocks
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 09:45:00
Show A Profit of Over 300% From 2009 Stocks
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 09:45:00
Show A Profit of Over 300% From 2009 Stocks
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 09:45:00
The Economy: "A Journey Down the River Styx"
“The breakdown in the political, economic, and social structure of the United States will produce considerable casualties: some human and some financial. The casualties will not be confined to the shores of the US; they will be seen around the world. Signs of the financial decay have been around for almost a decade and you don't have to look any [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 04:15:00
Tajikistan’s “White Gold”
It’s easy to tell when cotton season has arrived in Tajikistan, ... of students are sent to do unofficially mandatory labor in the cotton fields. They are often paid little ... and devastating. Tajikistan’s economy and culture are dominated by cotton. The industry employs [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 11:58:25
12/31/2008 Farm Bureau Market Report
Click here to view this report online. Grain & Soybean Date: December 31, 2008 Soybeans Local Elevators: (Dec) EAST AR: 935 to 972 (NC) Summ ... Futures:Jan 09up26 1/2at 972 1/4 Mar 09 up 27 at 980 May 09up26 3/4 at 991 1/2 July 09up26 1/2 at 1002 3/4 ... rode a late rally in oil futures to a positive year end close. Weather concerns in South [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 19:40:00
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
Within agriculture, what happens to ethanol and other biofuels will be the big issue for 2009
Ethanol Will Remain Big Issue to Watch in 2009 Pat Hill DTN Markets Editor Mon Jan 5, 2009 08:30 AM CST OMAHA (DTN) -- Along with the stacks of seed catalogs and new calendars, it seems as if every economist and every blogger has some dandy forecast for us -- when the recession will end, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 02:40:00
SPOTLIGHT: Books of December 2008
Welcome to the December 2008 edition of Fantasy Book Critic’s monthly SPOTLIGHT which covers fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, YA, and more. Previous spotlights are listed at the end of this article. So another holiday season is here and you know what that means: presents! [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 08:01:00
Cotton price spike mystifies traders, prompts inquiry
Cotton price spike mystifies traders, prompts inquiry Posted Aug 13th 2008 12:20PM by Joseph Lazzaro Filed under: Other issues, Commodities cotton ... Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether cotton prices were 'artificially inflated ... . In Wednesday morning trading, cotton rose about four-tenths of one cent to 70.070 cents per pound [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 20:01:13
Obama's New Appointments
Obama's New Appointments - by Stephen LendmanThe beat goes on. As with his economic and security appointments, Obama again disappointed but didn't surprise. Without exception, his team assures business as usual, a near-seamless transition from George Bush, and not "change to believe in [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 11:28:00
