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Oil Rises to 5-Week High Above $50 on OPEC Cuts, Russia Dispute

By Grant Smith Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose to a five-week high above $50 as Kuwait and Qatar indicated they will implement supply cuts ... percent, to $51.86 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange, also the highest since Dec. 1. The contract traded at $51.37 a barrel at 1:23 p.m. “Russia continues to play hardball [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:49:59

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DrumBeat: December 31, 2008

The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest Before grappling with 2009, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a dark side to what lies ahead. There was a little flurry in the news last week when it was discovered that the Army War College had released a report talking about preparing for civil unrest in the U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 13:58:02

BDS Media Meme Destroyed: Weak Dollar Doesn't Mean Higher Oil

As oil and gasoline prices rose throughout much of this decade, a popular media meme was that a lower dollar was largely to blame ... culminating in the commodity futures bubble that peaked in July. Yet, since early November, oil ... to that! In the end, there were a number of factors that created the energy/commodity futures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 17:05:30

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

THE JOBS

Markets opens lower despite the pre market futures moving up on the "only 525K job losses" which beat the ADP number and the probable whisper level ... a short term bounce coming for day traders as it was straight down after the open- just don't expect much- Probably next weeks business.Madoff the movie;Market Sci BLOGtesting the TM trading rules;High [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:01:00

Retail gasoline prices drift to 58-month low

Retail gasoline prices tumbled Friday to the lowest level in nearly five years ... . And while crude futures rose, analysts believed it was a temporary pause in an extended, downward arc as the recession spreads. AP Oil at 120 “We’re paying about a billion dollars per day less [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 04:46:03

Satyam's accounting fraud spooks market; Satyam plunges 78%

Just as the market was recovering somewhat, India's fourth largest IT firm Satyam Computer's explosive revelations send the Sensex on a southward spiral. Satyam shares plunged a whopping 77.69% as chairman Ramalinga Raju resigned after announcing during trading hours today, 7 January 2009, that the company's accounts were inflated artificially [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:26:00

Sensex down 9% in two days as Satyam scandal rattles investor confidence

A massive accounting scandal at IT major Satyam Computer and caution ahead of the US non-farm payroll data for December 2008, pulled the market down for the second day in a row. IT pivotals surged as investors churned portfolio after Satyam's scandal. FMCG stocks gained on defensive buying even as realty and metal stocks fell. Volatility was high [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:37:00

More of What's Working, Less of What's Not

Click charts to ENLARGE.How do we decide? If something is working, why change? ... ).But we can also apply some additional trading principles that might help, although are not absolutes:How does ... ?Is it a 'trend' day (less common) or a 'trade' day?How does the chart look in other time frames, e.g. 10 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:21:00

Advertising Exchange: Ad Exchanges Open Up Your Ad Inventory To Real-Time Bidding - Best Ad Exchanges Reviewed

When ad networks alone are not enough to sell all of your ad inventory, ad exchanges step in to help you maximize the money you make. Put simply, ad exchanges work on the same idea as stock markets. They allow buyers to bid on your inventory, and the demand for your inventory determines the price at which you can sell it. [ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:02:00

Belief Still in Ascendancy

Good Evening: Today’s action in the capital markets did not appear very remarkable on the surface, but it did reveal once again that investors are ( ... futures had a modest bid prior to this morning’s open, and the major averages popped for gains [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 06:04:03

Sunday Reading: Broder on the Republican South

Sunday Reading: Broder on the Republican South FT. WORTH, Texas -- Maybe it's because The Fix is in the Lone Star State for the Christmas holiday but this morning's column by David Broder -- the Dean of the political press corps -- struck a chord with us. The piece starts as a look at how retiring Illinois Republican Rep [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 16:32:00

Currency Trading With Forex Futures

by Mark Alison The spot foreign exchange (forex or FX) market is the world’s largest market, with over one trillion U.S. dollars traded per day ... t. Trading forex futures is true speculation and appeals to many people. There is more than 4 trillion ... . One derivative of this market is the forex futures market, which is only 1/100th the size [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:49:13

Forexpros.com Daily Analysis - 07/01/2009

FREE Live Forex Webinar This Afternoon!! Foreign Exchange doesn't have to be Foreign Hosted by Jay Engelmayer of Finexo Wed, Jan 7, 2009, 16:00 GMT For most people, the foreign exchange market – or Forex might seem – well, foreign ... s Webinar will address the following topics: -- The logical side of Forex trading – decoding all that data [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:42:35

'60 Minutes': Did speculation fuel oil price?

There was an excellent item last night on 60 Minutes about the role speculators played in the oil price spike this summer ... problem was a result of the commodities markets being "invaded by a new breed of investor." "Approximately 60 to 70 percent of the oil contracts in the futures markets are now held by speculative [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:26:00

Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08

Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008. With the S&amp;P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Index down by 35.8% and 40.6% respectively for the year to date, many investors would be anxious to wave the old year goodbye [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33

Newly Waived Players

I’ll be keeping a running log over the next week on players who have been waived during this period ... have since re-signed Jones to a 10 day contract The Bucks waived Austin CroshereThe Heat waived Shaun ... Miles to a 10 day contract Spurs waive Anthony TolliverMemphis waive Shaun LivingstonThe Clippers waive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:38:33

Gas: Russia’s Damocles’ sword over Europe

Date: 2009-01-11 02:39:57

With Oil?s Surge, Renewed Buying in Energy

Oil’s rapid rebound has re-ignited interest in the energy sector, ... . The Oil Service Holdrs ETF was up nearly 16% since that date headed into Tuesday’s trading, while ... stocks were holding their gains even as crude oil ended the day down 11 cents to $48.70 a barrel. “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 10:42:00

Market extends losses fall for the third day as heavyweights slide; Satyam recovers

Key benchmark indices, remained in negative zone throughout the day, ... largest software services exporter in terms of sales, tumbled 10.63% after the company said ... of the institution shares in its initial public offering. The company made the announcement during trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:37:00

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

DrumBeat: December 27, 2008

Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq For Iraq the timing couldn’t be better. As reserves dry up around the world and national governments tighten their grip on what is left, the industry is more desperate than ever to get its hands on the Iraqi honey-pot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:00:31

Crude drops

Prices cross $50 during mid day trading but ends lowerAfter rallying for four previous sessions, crude oil prices ended lower today on Tuesday, ... Tuesday, crude-oil futures for light sweet crude for February delivery closed at $48.58/barrel (lower by $0.23 or 0.5%) on the New York Mercantile Exchange. During intra day trading, prices touched [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 02:58:00

Will the US Electric Grid Be Our Undoing?

Back in May 2008, I wrote a post on the US Electric Grid. With the Obama administration taking over shortly, I expect there will be more discussion about upgrading the US electric grid, so below the fold is a re-post of the earlier essay. One obstacle to upgrading the grid not discussed in my earlier post is the issue of the differing costs of [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:54:00

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 06 January 2009

FINTAG COMMENT Predictions. I started a website last year that exposed people who said one thing and did another ... on it and my results will be published soon. Or not. Having gained glory but not capitalised on my excellent trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:46:30

Day Trading FX Technical Indicators

.fullpost{display:inline;}by Barbara RodriguezIn the following article, ... . It is presently known that technical analysis does tend to work best when it is applied to the forex market. If you are wondering why there are so many forex traders out there that are turning to the technical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 07:39:00

Obama Reports on Contacts With Blagojevich

Obama Reports on Contacts With Blagojevich President-elect Barack Obama's transition team released a report of contacts between its operation and that of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The full report is below. And,while there doesn't appear to be any smoking gun in the report, it's not by accident that it was released at 4:30 p.m [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 22:40:35

DrumBeat: January 6, 2009

The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand OTTAWA — A major source of oil for the United States must now confront another problem: its carbon footprint. Canada, in large part because of the production capacity of its oil sands, is now the largest oil supplier to the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:47:30

Stock futures point to higher Wall Street open

(Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a firmer Wall Street start on Tuesday, with futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&amp; ... stories from top sites:Wall Street braces for reportsStock futures point to lower open ahead of auto salesWall St. Soars on First '09 Trading Day [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 10:41:58

Base Metals Stagnant

Base Metals Stagnant Doug Casey Writes: The base metals were mostly in the red on Monday ... slipping a little late in the day to finish at $1.4251/lb., down less than a quarter-cent. Nickel ... during the pre-dawn hours but rallied back the rest of the day to end at $0.6854/lb., down three [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:58:57

Forex Market Overview

The forex market exists wherever one currency is traded for another ... . It includes trading between large banks, central banks, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial institutions.The forex market is a cash inter-bank established in 1971 when floating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:01:00

Trading the News: When Bad News Can't Keep a Market Down

Here's a great example of a worthwhile market pattern ... , and the ES futures (chart above) dropped below their morning range. They quickly rebounded and moved ... us higher through the day. Markets that cannot rise on good news and that cannot drop on bad news [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:55:00

Permanent Link to 365. Speculation in crude oil futures markets

365. Speculation in crude oil futures markets When George Bush was inaugurated on January 20, 2001 the NYMEX near futures crude oil contract was $32.19/bbl (see also item 308). On September 10 ... weeks, due to international cooperation and support, the futures price actually fell hitting a low [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:57:43

DrumBeat: December 19, 2008

'No way' did oil demand plunge Simmons & Company Chairman Matthew Simmons says the low price of crude is not reflective of a drastic demand ... on Monday, rose 69 cents to $42.36 a barrel in a trading day with very little price movement. Energy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 13:33:59

Crude continues to drop

Prices drop by 12% last week on dour economic dataAfter rallying for four previous sessions, crude oil prices ended lower for the fourth consecutive day today on Friday, 09 January, 2009 ... , crude-oil futures for light sweet crude for February delivery closed at $40.83/barrel (lower by $0.87 [more...]

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

2008 Lookback: Oddities

There were plenty of disappointments, surprises, bad decisions and obnoxious comments throughout the year, ... traded, non-transparent market as a basis for which to move the entire equity market on a given day [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:23:40

Breaking News and Political Commentary

Israeli Offensive Presses into Gaza CityBy Richard Boudreaux and Rusdi abu Alouf - Los Angeles TimesIn the heaviest fighting since the invasion began, troops and tanks hit the capital from three directions. Gaza City is shaken by shelling and helicopter missile fire [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:18:00

Four at Four: Santa Rides Off

So long, Santa Claus. The vaunted Santa Claus rally, which failed so miserably at the end of 2007 and into 2008, was better this year, ... , and commodity markets did better. A similar dynamic was observed for IntercontinentalExchange, which reported [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:47:00

Tracking the Volume of Individual Trades in ES Futures

I was taking a look at the distribution of volume for the ES futures for trades during the first half of Friday's trading session. Of particular interest:* Trades of 20 contracts or more made up about 7% of all trades, but accounted for about 56% of all volume in the ES contract;* Trades of 10 contracts or more constituted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 21:41:00

Sensex up, Nifty down in volatile market

The key benchmark indices showed a divergent trend, with the Sensex gaining 0.59% and the broader-based S&P CNX Nifty shedding 0.28% ... . Both these stocks bounced back in late trading, aiding recovery on the bourses.The market was caught [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:15:00

Crude reclaims $50 amid OPEC output cuts, Gaza fighting

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures rose Tuesday for a fourth straight session, ... , the contract hit an intraday high of $50.47 a barrel. The benchmark contract has gained more than $10, or 25 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:25:17

1 Month. Nearly 700,000

1 Month. Nearly 700,000 January 7th, 2009 This is a staggering number, worse (naturally) ... of us? The flood of job losses is so severe that computer systems set up to handle unemployment claims [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:36:09

Nonferrous metals lead China futures market on first trading day ... - Your Metal News (press release)

Nonferrous metals lead China futures market on first trading day ... Your Metal News (press release), UK - 11 hours ago Five categories, namely copper, zinc, natural rubber, fuel oil and LLDPE [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:42:54

CFDs-Australia

by Singapore Trader Report Contracts for Difference (CFDs) ... , commodity, per the number of specified CFD contracts. A CFD differs from the traditional trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:01:45

Part 1 - Full Review of “Futures Trading Secrets”

As the saying goes, futures trading is not “rocket science,” but it does help to have a rocket scientist help you understand it ... in general, let alone futures trading or Emini trading, I had 5 misconceptions about day trading ... for a minimum of $5,000 for Emini trading accounts. Futures trading is like gambling A common belief [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 05:43:51

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