Have Traders Abandoned Gold's "Flight to Safety" Status?

Fundamentals It sure looks like some so called "Gold Bugs" have been swatted recently, as the yellow metal's historic price rise has hit some speed bumps lately. Ironically, one of the big bullish arguments for buying Gold was the fear... Read More...

Jobs Data May Cloud Recovery

Fundamentals Stocks suffered heavy losses yesterday, after the initial claims showed an unexpected rise, signaling that the employment outlook for the economy may not be as strong as had previously been hoped. This news comes on the heels of a... Read More...

Traders Show No Love for the Euro

Fundaamentals What a difference a year makes! That is the cry of currency traders especially regarding the plight of the Eurocurrency versus the U.S. Dollar. It was less than one year ago that many pundits were decrying the end of... Read More...

Treasury Auction Announcement Looms

Fundamentals T-Note futures are lower this morning, ahead of the US government's announcement regarding how much debt it plans to sell in the upcoming treasury auctions. The yield of the 10-Year note remains near the lowest levels of the year,... Read More...

Will Oil Prices Gush Higher or Spill Lower?

Fundamentals The year is off to a rough start for energy bulls, as Crude Oil prices have fallen over $10 per barrel in the past 3 weeks. The main catalysts for Oil's slide have been a rising U.S. Dollar, the... Read More...

On the Verge of a Meltdown?

Fundamentals Gold futures have been trading in a very tight, side-ways pattern lately, due to uncertainty over the economy and the exchange rate of the Dollar. The economy has shown significant improvement over the past few months, even prompting the... Read More...

Where's the Beef?

Fundamentals Apparently not in the feedlots, as the U.S. cattle herd is expected to be at its lowest levels in over 50 years. The main reason for the large drop in future "hamburgers on the hoof "was due to lower... Read More...

Will Fed's "Recovery" Bolsters Dollar

Fundamentals The Dollar Index has seen very quiet sessions the past few days, following the directionless days in the equity markets. The currency did get a boost from the Fed yesterday, when the central bank used the word "recovery" for... Read More...

Will the Rally in Lumber Prices be Cut Down?

Fundamentals What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time, front month Lumber futures were trading below $140.00 per 1,000 board feet price levels that were last seen in the mid-1980's, as the economic fall-out from the U.S.... Read More...

Traders Not Souring on Sugar

Fundamentals Sugar futures are higher in overnight trading, on expectations that demand for the sweetener will remain robust for the foreseeable future. The fact that India has had a relatively dry monsoon season indicates that the world's largest user of... Read More...