Friday, January 27, 2012 Some traders who are looking for the recent rally in Soybean futures to falter may perhaps wish to explore buying just-out-of-the-money puts in Soybean futures options. For example, with the March futures trading at 1225.25 as... Read More...
Thursday, January 26, 2012 The appeal of Gold futures as a hedge against inflation rose with the FOMC's confirmation that interest rates will be kept low over the next 2-3 years. The Fed's focus on growth versus inflation may be... Read More...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Crude Oil traders have once again proven to be a fickle bunch, resulting in the wind coming out of the sails of the most recent rally. Investor confidence has eroded to an extent on the failure... Read More...
Monday, January 23, 2012 Improving economic data out of the U.S. and more refinery closings may make Gasoline inventories tight going into the summer, especially on the east coast. This is important as the delivery point for NYMEX RBOB futures... Read More...
Friday, January 20, 2012 Though Sugar futures have turned positive on a technical basis, the still large surplus expected this year combined with the potential for larger export quantities from India, may weigh heavily on prices, especially if the European... Read More...
Thursday, January 19, 2012 The current Sugar surpluses may be on the way out, replaced with a supply shortage in the future. Growing conditions remain an unknown, but food and ethanol demand is on the rise, suggesting conditions would have... Read More...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Since the 2011 lows were made back in October, Crude Oil futures have made a series of higher highs and higher lows which is supportive of bullish leaning trades in Crude Oil futures. Until this trend... Read More...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Copper futures have seen support from both strong electronic sales and the expectation that China will begin easing interest rates. European concerns are slowly losing their place in the forefront of traders' minds and inflation is... Read More...
Friday, January 13, 2012 The bearish January USDA report has sparked a sell-off in the old crop/new crop Corn spread, lowering the old crop price premium by nearly 20 cents on Thursday alone. A look at the daily spread chart... Read More...
Thursday, January 12, 2012 Crude Oil futures got a jolt from the Iranian and Nigerian situations, as many traders put European debt concerns on the back burner for the time being. While the market is well supplied at the moment,... Read More...
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