Trend Indicator
Why are some traders more successful than others? There are probably as many answers as there are traders out there ... as options and futures are concerned. In options trading your biggest enemy by far is time ... on the long run.The same rule applies to any short-term oriented trader. The Global Futures Trend Index [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 23:04:00
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Rick Santelli Strikes Again
Interesting discussion of credit, liquidity and commodity corrections. Steve Liesman missed the opportunity to tell Santelli that the Fed Futures traders got rates wrong for over a year -- from January 2006 until the Fed began cutting in August 2007, futures traders [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 09:30:00
Elite Trader,Chech this site out/CRWE.OB
Become a Member - Help - Search Member Login Username: Password: Welcome to Elite Trader, the #1 community for active traders of Stocks, Futures, Options, and Currencies. Although anyone ... advice thinkorswim Not Impressed thinkorswim Doesn’t Merit The Hype TransAct Futures [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 16:48:03
Cebolas
“What onions teach us about oil prices” na CNN The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders (and not the new farms ... in onions. The law still stands. And yet even with no traders to blame, the volatility in onion prices [more...]
Date: 2008-07-09 09:35:41
What do onion prices tell us about oil prices?
A reader asked me a while back what I thought of this little article by my former Fortune colleague Jon Birger about onions: The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders (and not the new farms sprouting up in Wisconsin [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 11:45:33
Another Wall Street casualty
This Wall Street Journal report($) detailing one more casualty of the financial crisis really makes you stop and think ... Stearns manager. Barry Fox, a research supervisor who worked for nine years at the brokerage firm ... weeks later, a Chicago futures trader fatally shot himself after reportedly sustaining big losses [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 17:35:00
Keeping things simple in your trading
Beanieville posted Don’t Let All Those Technical Analysis Gurus Confuse You on Tuesday with the primary suggestion being that one should keep things ... : “If you’ve been to some options or futures trading sites most of you probably feel like you don’ ... part - what prices are doing. Now, having said that, the idea that options and futures traders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:59:49
What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Prices?
Onions have no futures market, yet their recent price volatility makes the swings in oil and corn look tame ... in a commodity not in today's news: onions. The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders were [more...]
Date: 2008-06-29 15:52:02
Surprise! More Jobs Lost & Unemployment Surges
A: Well, not a surprise actually. Anyone surprised by this report simply has decided to keep their head in the sand, to hold on to hope ... , as the fed futures traders and mass media led us to believe. Today's surge in unemployment, downward ... cut, from bets on a rate hike previously to combat commodity inflation. First the news [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 14:11:04
Get Ready For $2 Gas as Fuel Prices Continue to Rise
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline posted their seventh consecutive gain on Tuesday, ... to data from the Department of Energy. Futures traders were also worried about potential fallout ... gasoline prices generally lag beind oil futures which traded above $50 a barrel today, up from below $32 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:18:07
Tuesday links: another Ponzi post
Madoff’s strategy supposedly used options, but it never added up. (MarketBeat, Barrons.com) When did Madoff go Ponzi? (Curious Capitalist) ... ? If so can you play it with option? (Marketwatch.com also MarketSci Blog) How to play the January Effect with closed-end funds. (Trader’s Narrative) Managed futures have been a beneficiary of recent [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 15:48:54
Economics 101 for Congress
The New Hampshire Union Leader has a great idea.MAYBE THE quickest way to lower oil and gas prices would be this: ... on them the price would fall. But here is what Walter Lukken, chairman of the Commodity Futures ... are not unregulated traders, as Shaheen keeps saying. The real problem is that with demand continuing [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 13:18:00
OPEC cuts can’t stop the slide
Crude oil is currently at $34.54/bbl, the lowest price in years. The OPEC cuts don’t seem to be affecting the law of supply and demand. Who knew? ... that had futures traders betting on $25/bbl by February. They may have been off by a month ... for the better. With any luck, Hamas, Hezbullah, and Syria will be cut off from their Iranian sugar [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 15:30:05
The Waiting Game
by Larry LevinMy goodness, will the markets ever open for business? The momentum is negligent; it's as if there are only 2 traders in the S&P futures pits trading ... . But that's just the official number. This morning traders in New York started to spread their "whisper [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 01:57:00
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
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
Futures new years resolution + levels and Economic reports for Dec. 31st
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Worth reading from our weekly newsletter and written by a Cannon Broker: Futures Traders New Years Resolution by Mack B. Stevens, Senior Broker, Cannon Trading Trading futures is an alluring [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 21:03:00
Commodities Markets Expected to Stabilize in 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008 Commodities may face lingering economic pressures; ... , particularly for those who had invested in oil, futures contracts were their undoing.At the start of 2009 ... demand and they need present demand," said Matt Zeman, head trader at LaSalle Futures in Chicago. "Until [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 02:50:00
Above the fold
A DAILY round-up of economic news: The bailout saga continues to turn ... for oil yesterday. Traders buying October oil futures to cover earlier sales of the contract briefly ... by resurgent commodities prices and a tangled global financial situation. [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 14:18:14
Investment Bankers = Carbon Traders: Entrusted With Earth's Future?
financial trading desk cap and trade photo Trust In The Speculator Class Eroded We've all read about the world's financial system collapsing, ... the dynamic of the US Presidential election: all triggered by "derivatives" trading schemes enabled ... people that caused the banking system melt down - promoting and utilizing unregulated systems [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 15:28:01
For the uninitiated, every year televangelist Pat Robertson has predictions dressed up as prophecy. He contends that the Lord speaks to him [ ... to $300 a barrel."Does God really inspire his own to predict commodities futures ... is a part time commodities trader. "The Lord said the dollar is going to go down dramatically," Robertson [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 00:19:05
Citi nears Morgan Stanley brokerage deal (Reuters)
Reuters - The break-up of U.S ... nears Morgan Stanley brokerage deal (Reuters) Full Story -> Share This Traders work ... futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Monday while investors worry about corporate [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 13:03:23
IB programmes in the Forex market
ForexGen IB programme is a great opportunity for both individuals and companies to receive commission for introducing their customers or contacts to ... services and training · Insurance companies · Successful traders on FOREX, stock, futures markets · Trading rooms · Investment or trading clubs · Stock brokerage or trading companies · Money managers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 20:32:00
Winnetka FX Dealers Arrested
Did some shoveling and errands, now more news, this time in the more immediate neighborhood. HT Cal Skinner, the McHenry County Blog on the arrest of two futures traders for fraud. Here's the complaint. John E. Walsh was arrested at his home in Lake Forest and they caught up with Charles [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 22:29:00
Fxworking - Fxworking.com
I'm not the admin. QUOTEFXworking is a private international membership club, it is not a HYIP-game or HYIP-pyramid ... team, as well as, by highly experienced traders involved in real estate, commodities, forex, futures ... . Interest payouts are done on trading days, and will be made directly to your LR account. Payments [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 03:06:22
President Bush Threatens Veto of Poison-pill Laden Drilling Bill; Oil Falls to $90/bbl
—Gabriel Malor So far, Republicans have managed not to cave on offshore drilling (though ANWR seems to be out of the question) ... . In related news, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission actually looked through the data ... the six-month period. In other words, index traders and swap dealers were driving the future price [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 14:55:10
James Bianco on Possible Role of SemGroup Bankruptcy in Oil Price Drop
James Bianco, a respected fixed income analyst at Arbor Research, ... , down $5 on the day. Traders sold oil futures as news emerged that tropical storm Dolly was set to miss ... billion loss on July 16 after it transferred its New York Mercantile Exchange oil futures trading [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 19:39:00
Shocker: Federal Regulators Conclude That Oil Speculators Not Responsible For High Gas Prices
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released financial data indicating that commodities traders engaged in oil speculation have had little ... driving the future price of oil down. Commodity index funds also have a much smaller share ... of transactions worth billions of dollars between January and June of this year. Commodity futures [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 14:50:11
Don’t Give Up on Gold
If you were counting on gold to boost your returns this year, chances are you’ve been cruelly disappointed ... futures traders have some of the lowest net short positions in years? And what does this tell [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 15:36:14
Dec 29 2008
Mostly slow day, still presented a few nice trades. SLW particularly was useful educational one as we applied so called "umbrella concept" ... :30 {Threei} NYMEX FEB CRUDE FUTURES MOVE BACK BELOW $40/BARREL - TRADERS 08:30 {Threei} **Note ... {ese} my kind of measuring 09:18 {Threei} watching SLW, possible mover on renewed commodities [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 21:06:20
China fuel price hike may not sap demand
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — The jump in China’s state-controlled fuel prices will inevitably squeeze consumers at both filling stations and grocery ... the oil market may have overreacted to the news from China, with some traders buying oil futures [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 16:15:11
Oil Slick: Crude Below $40 a Barrel
Crude Oil Carolyn Cui reports: Crude oil is bloodletting. One day after the OPEC announced the most aggressive production cut, oil dropped 4 ... s session, and traders on the long side in the futures market -– meaning who have the right to take ... barrels. Meanwhile, shipping agencies say that many refiners and oil trading companies are renting [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 19:43:00
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
Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion
Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion December 7th, ... platform where traders can deal in stocks, options, futures, commodities and corporate bonds across two ... in an advance release of its Monday edition. Trading would based in New York, while derivatives would remain [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 20:51:02
Unfolding Worldwide Turmoil Could Reverse Years of Prosperity
TIPPING POINT? Traders work at the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo. Brazilian stocks plunged the most in a decade as commodity producers dropped, and trading was halted twice because of the decline. (By Marcos Issa — Bloomberg News) [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 15:21:42
Oil Slick: Crude Below $40 a Barrel
Carolyn Cui reports: Crude oil is bloodletting. One day after the OPEC announced the most aggressive production cut, oil dropped 4 ... to put the oil, so the longs are liquidating their positions,” said Jeff Grossman at BRG Brokerage ... s session, and traders on the long side in the futures market -– meaning who have the right to take [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 16:43:27
Obama goes after McCain, oil speculation
by John McCormick Sen. Barack Obama's campaign went on the offensive again today on energy related matters, charging that a co-chairman for Sen ... said the provision in law exempts some energy traders from regulation and thus prevents the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from fully overseeing the oil futures market and investigating cases [more...]
Date: 2008-06-22 18:55:46
#19-AubreyJ’s Energy Update Report - Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008
AubreyJ’s Energy Update ReportCrude Oil Price falls below $40.00 a barrel -- again...+ LATEST News out on the Shale Plays.. ... posted on their website today and it goes in part link this...Oil futures slipped below 40 dollars ... downwards: traders.* The LATimes.com website reports... The U.S. average retail gasoline price fell [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 00:03:00
Nobody Likes Bland Benedict —UK Times says nobody's coming to see the Pope because he's just an old grumpy meany pants. WaPo: Iraq War Is Over! ... to $300 a barrel."Does God really inspire his own to predict commodities futures? Now I am not saying ... time commodities trader. "The Lord said the dollar is going to go down dramatically," Robertson said [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 02:44:43
Study Shows Speculators Helped LOWER Oil Prices
It was said to be the year of speculators gone wild ... , the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has offered hard statistical data that financial trading hasn't ... -month period. In other words, index traders and swap dealers were driving the future price of oil [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 15:39:38
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
Red Sox Find a Bull Market
When a group of investors led by futures trader John Henry took over the Boston Red Sox, it didn't take them long to realize that the marketing principles applied to the Sox could easily [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 13:27:03
Sweet crude at $42/barrel
AP: Sweet crude for February delivery tumbled 12 percent, or $5.95, to settle at $42 ... he's seen in a while. ... The crude futures market is now in what oil traders call a "contango" -- in which ... delivery was trading at $49.34, about $5 cheaper than the February contract. "A steep contango [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 00:34:17
U.S. stocks reduce losses as Sears offsets Wal-Mart damage
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:01:12 -0500U.S. stocks reduce losses as Sears offsets Wal-Mart damageU.S ... MILLIONTD Ameritrade Holding said Thursday it has agreed tobuy online brokerage firm Thinkorswim ... newtrading functionality for traders, including advanced options trading,futures, foreign exchange [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 17:09:00
Stock futures mixed ahead of auto sales data (AP)
Traders react as they eye financial charts and data on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday Jan. 2, 2009 ... proceeded warily into the first full week of 2009, trading mixed in premarket activity Monday ahead ... in light holiday trading (AP) AP - Wall Street rose modestly in light holiday trading...European stocks [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:00:27
Dow Up 890 After Ten-Times Increase in Commercial Paper Sales
US equity markers were already having a very good day, even by the standards of recent high market volatility, ... Davis, an independent trader active in Treasury and stock-index futures at the Chicago Board of Trade [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 20:36:01
Silver Gets Spiked!
Traders enjoy the leverage that can be obtained using futures and options; however, I would like to bring to your attention the ability for you to invest with commodity-like leverage without as much risk. You see, many mining companies are similar to ... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 17:32:29
Take It to the Limit
Has capitulation day finally arrived? After a brutal trading day in Asia and a stomach-churning morning in Europe, December futures in the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded on Globex hit limit down Friday, a further sign of extreme market stress. Traders had said that they weren’t surprised the DJIA futures [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 10:52:46
Common Questions About Currency Trading
Although forex is the largest financial market in the world, it is relatively unfamiliar terrain to retail traders ... from other markets?Unlike the trading of stocks, futures or options, currency trading does not take ... .Until the popularization of internet trading a few years ago, FX was primarily the domain of large [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 21:21:00
SPI Daily 9th January 2009 recap
"There is no probability pattern today, as price looks to be moving into a weekly 5-day sideways pattern, ... Report out tomorrow.Daily Trading Set-ups & AnalysisIndex Futures SPI, DOW S&P, & ForexSubscribe to the Trader Premiumhttp://www.datafeeds.com.au/premiumtrader.html [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 05:48:00
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