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LEAP Options

Ahmad Hassam — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:20:10 +0000

British Pound is known to be a stable currency. Great Britain is a strong economy. But, Great Britain was finding it difficult to stay within the tight exchange rate band set by the European Monetary Union (EMU) in the early'90s. One person who made history with options was George Soros who is famously known as the man who broke the Bank of England.

Trading With Point And Figure Charts (Part I)

Ahmad Hassam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:26 +0000

Do you know how to read Point and figure charts? Point and figure trading in many ways is similar to the support and resistance breakout trading on bar or candlestick charts. The main difference is the look and functionality of the price charts themselves!

Commodity Trading and Commodity Market Developments

Investment Education Staff — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:19:36 +0000

Global commodity trading now takes place on a growing platform of modern, transparent commodity exchanges across all time zones. Using agreed frameworks of rules and regulations and standard contract designs we now see a wide range of commodities traded between end users and primary producers. The result is that it is now much easier to buy and sell across the range of basic commodities from orange juice to gold bullion, from crude oil to coffee beans.

Jim Rogers On CNBC- I Have No Shorts For First Time Since 1987

Investment Education Staff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:59:01 +0000

For the majority of his career, Jim Rogers has had both long and short positions. As of this interview, this is one of the few times Jim Rogers does not have a short position. Among the reasons for Jim not having any shorts is a possible currency crisis and thus should avoid shorting the market. Rogers typically holds both long and short positions, but his perception of global currencies' instability has led him to pull out all his shorts, he said. The last time he can remember doing so was before the market fiasco in 1987. Among other things Jim Rogers continues to be "wildly" bullish on China, "wildly" bullish on commodities. Specifically, Jim likes Silver over Gold, Natural Gas and Cotton.

The Yield Curve and the Global Macro Investor

Investment Education Staff — Sat, 30 May 2009 10:43:00 +0000

There are many global macro investing strategies that make use of the yield curve. While primarily used to trade bonds, there are also several good uses for trading stocks and currencies as well. In fact as powerful as the yield curve is, there is likely a few yield curve strategies for every asset class out there.

Buy and Sell Successfully on the Import Export Market

Investment Education Staff — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:01:54 +0000

The import export market is a busy place, where a multitude of small companies buy and sell an array of products. Many manufacturers sell products in this market, which is also ideal for investing in commodities, including agricultural products, gold and oil.

Online Gold Trading Is A Safe Bet

Investment Education Staff — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:54:49 +0000

With the strong performance of gold lately, many are looking into online gold trading. Thats because gold is highly traded around the world, with demand increasing daily. Using the Internet to trade for gold provides investors with a globally efficient, economical and convenient way to track prices around the clock and buy and sell accordingly.

Bullion Prices Represent A Safe Haven

Investment Education Staff — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:22:55 +0000

The market in bullion is very competitive, as bullion prices represent real-time worth. The prices are set on gold and silver coin, bar or ingot and these precious metals are sold in bulk form. As bullion is traded globally, the market never closes and is therefore very competitive.

D2 Spot Market Analysis

Investment Education Staff — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:10:34 +0000

D2 Spot is a type of fuel and certain trading market. This can be translated as buying or selling diesel fuel for immediate delivery. As much of the petroleum products in use come from around the world, the Internet is commonly used for trading most of the spot market commodities.

What’s the next move?

Joe Drake — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:08:03 +0000

The case for my long side trade in commodities stems from my belief that trends re-exert their forces at some point. This article was originally posted on April 26 of this year, but is particularly applicable in the current environment. This observation has nothing to do with economic models or secret [...]

CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: CNBC Stock Blog: What factor(s) did HSBCâ€™s Jim Steel recently cite as making precious metals â€œsafe investmentsâ€?

William Trent — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:45:14 +0000

CNBC Stock Blog: What factor(s) did HSBC’s Jim Steel recently cite as making precious metals “safe investments”? “The persistently high price of oil, the weaker dollar and the resurfacing credit crisis are driving up the price of precious metals, making them safe investments,” said Jim Steel, chief commodities analyst for HSBC. Looks like an “all [...]

Mining boom will save economy, say experts

Raymond Teo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:33:02 +0000

Mining will keep economy growing Need to increase production Prices may fall but demand will be strong Â THE mining boom will help keep Australia’s economy from falling into a hole until at least 2013, a report suggests. Economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel said record levels of mining investment together with a ramp-up in production will insulate the economy from recession [...]

Cashing in on Commodities: Three Ways to Profit From Record Meat and Dairy Prices

Money Morning — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:03:57 +0000

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth installment of a new Money Morning series highlighting investment opportunities in the global bull market for commodities. By Jennifer Yousfi Managing... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsome...

Two Profit Plays to Make as the Fed Inflates the Commodities Bubble

Martin Hutchinson — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:44:38 +0000

By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ignored the warnings of most economists last week, and kept the benchmark Federal Funds rate at 2%, far ... Money Morning is here to help investors profit hands...

With Volatile Commodity Prices, Diversified Miners Fare Better Than Gold Miners

The Gold Report — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:55:22 +0000

Source: Mineweb.com 06/17/2008 In its review of global trends of the mining industry, Price WaterhouseCoopers predicts that “2008 will reflect production growth that reflects growing cost pressures.” “Commodity prices will remain volatile; however, recent significant price rises for bulk commodities will positively impact the bottom line,” according to PwC’s fifth annual review of the global mining industry. “Consistent [...]

Commodity Funds Performance YTD (June 2008)

Richard Shaw — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:31:31 +0000

Commodities are all the rage lately.Â How are they doing?Â Generally, they are ahead for the year-to-date period. The energy commodity funds are leading the pack. The broad based commodity funds GSG, DJP and DBC, which we reviewed in some detail in a prior article, show middling performance.Â The other narrow scope commodity funds are generally [...]

Fortune: Hot Commodities – Too Late to Buy?

Trader Mark — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Fortune asks - is it too late to invest in commodities? We've touched on this theme many times in the blog [Mar 22: Alert - Commodities are Dead] and my thesis is we'll have a long term upward move as too many humans want to live like Americans ("Worl...

Cross Atlantic Commodities Inc. (CXAC.OB) Starts Recruiting Drive for European Food Manufacturers with 4,000 Store US Marketing Agreement

QualityStocks — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:04:56 +0000

As the US dollar continues to bounce along at its lowest levels in some time, European manufacturers are eyeing opportunities in the United States. The problem is they are unfamiliar with the odd requirements that American consumers and regulation-happy legislators want. The company that can provide aid and comfort to these groups will be the [...]

The Aden Forecast

The Energy Report — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:56:47 +0000

“The rise in crude since May 1, from near $112 to the recent high near $139, seems excessive, but wild swings will likely continue for a while longer. Geopolitical tensions alone will cause oil to soar and the latest provides a good example of this. Israel said they will attack Iran if it continues to [...]

Inescapable Oil

Condor Options — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:00:58 +0000

For mental health reasons, we hardly ever watch CNBC anymore. But glancing at it this afternoon, at one point we saw three separate live graphics displaying the price of crude oil. So much screen space was taken up by live oil trackers, there wasn’t enough space left to show the chart of whatever [...]

But How Do You Hedge Against Commodities?

The Energy Report — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:44:25 +0000

Source: Mineweb.com 06/09/2008 Since the onset of the so-called supercycle, around early 2002, commodities have increasingly gained the reputation of being a hedge against everything – except, now, so it seems, commodities. In the past few days, crude oil prices have surged into unchartered territory, close to $140 per barrel, closer to an as-yet unknown “choke [...]

StockEgg Featured Company: New Century Energy Corp. (NCEY.OB) First Quarter Revenue up 100% based on Sub-$100 Oil

QualityStocks — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:02:58 +0000

Some companies just have all the luck. They work to find what they know could be a lucrative product, and find it. Then, to top off the find, the product’s value shoots through the roof just as the company’s efforts hit their production stride. Timing and luck - there is little one can do to [...]

What the Export Land Model Means for Energy Prices

The Energy Report — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:25:06 +0000

Source: David Galland, Casey Research 06/04/2008 Jeffrey Brown is someone you should know. That’s because he can help you understand today’s high energy prices and that, as an investor, make you a lot of money. I’ll introduce to you to Jeff Brown in a moment. But first, as it’s relevant to the discussion, I want to [...]

Target Achieved on Ultrashort Oil & Gas (DUG)

Trader Mark — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0000

On May 21 I opened a position in Ultrashort Oil & Gas [May 21: Oil Looks Toppy to Me - Starting Ultrashort Oil & Gas (DUG)] I wroteThis type of run simply looks overextended and toppy to me - I believe sooner rather than later (probably within...

Tuesday Linkfest

Sean Brodrick — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:52:38 +0000

Here's what I'm reading this morning. You might find these stories and blogs interesting, too.Economics as science? No chance.Economics is not a science. Physics wouldn't be a science either if esteemed members of that profession who got prestigious jobs running the country were willing to make statements that contradict all known facts.Commodity Futures SpeculationFundamentals are the most important part of the 5-year story, but that the falling dollar, negative real interest rates, and quite possibly fund purchases of commodity futures contracts have also made an important contribution during 2008.The Economics of SawdustI was in Vermont over the weekend and talking to a dairy farmer about the rising price of milk. I was surprised when she said that higher sawdust prices was one of the causes.xx Sean's note -- everything is interconnected, and in our modern society, even more so. I'm always wondering what shoe missing a nail is going to drop next. Speaking of which ...More Collateral Damage from the Housing CrisisThe fallout of the housing crisis is affecting many more people than just those who purchased a home on dicey terms (or who provided the loan, or now owns the debt). In several posts we will highlight how the current crash has been cause for concern in some unexpected places.Austrian Finance Minister Proposes European Tax on Commodity Speculation Austrian Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer said he'll propose a Europe-wide tax on commodities speculation as people across the continent protest against higher fuel and food prices.Oil Trades Little Changed as Asian Governments Attempt to Cool Consumption Crude oil was little changed as Malaysia scrapped fuel price controls and India said subsidies were becoming unsustainable.Corn Falls After U.S. Crop Conditions as Expected; Wheat Futures Decline Corn futures declined in Chicago for the first time in three days as a government report on the state of the U.S. crop, the world's biggest, was within market expectations. Soybeans rose for a third day, while wheat fell.Nifty Oil ClockWant to see how much oil the world uses second by second? CLICK HERE.

Brazil’s Ready For That $2.6 Trillion

Graham Summers — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:25:56 +0000

May 30th, 2008: Brazil's investment grade and ready for $2.6 trillion worth of capital to flow inward.

China secures food sources

Tony Sagami — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:10:42 +0000

The Chinese are very smart. They know they need to secure natural resources and commodities to fuel their future growth and are taking steps to insure they get what they need. Fonterra, a New Zealand dairy giant, signed a deal to supply milk powder deal to China for $235 million. Chinese has imported 456,000 tons of agricultural products worth 540 million from Taiwan in the last three years.

You ain’t seen nothing yet!

Larry Edelson — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:19:04 +0000

Nearly every natural resource under the sun is about to enter the second, most powerful phase of their bull markets, eventually reaching dizzying heights that make today’s record prices seem tame by comparison. Almost everyone would scoff if I gave you my peak projections for copper, uranium, corn, wheat, and [...]

Nikkei Weekly Outlook: Resiliency or Reluctance at 14,000 (EWJ)?

Steven Towns — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:14:24 +0000

What to watch: Thursday, May 29: U.S. Revised Q1 GDP; Friday, May 30: CPI for April (May for select metropolitan areas); April - Industrial Production; April - Household income and expenditure survey; April - New housing starts; April - Unemployment and Ratio of Job Offers to Applicants Ongoing: Commodities and forex volatility — more inflation reporting [...]

THE CASE FOR USD 1,300/oz GOLD

John Lee — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:24:55 +0000

In October 2007, when gold was USD 750/oz and a US Dollar fetched 7.5 Chinese Renminbi Yuan (RMB), I published an article titled “Gold and RMB – Last Shoe to Drop for the dollar”, in which I said: For a US family that spends $300 to $500 a month on Chinese goods, a further 40% [...]

REITs Outperform Stocks & Direct Real Estate

Richard Shaw — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:24:46 +0000

It is ironic that US REITs year-to-date have outperformed US stocks, non-US developed market stocks, and emerging market stocks, as well as directly owned commercial and residential real estate. Only commodities have outperformed REITs so far this year. VNQ, ICF, IYR and RWR are still down from 17% to 20% on a trailing 12-month basis, [...]

Difference between ETF and ETN.

Vlada Kynsky — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:58:00 +0000

Exchange traded funds (ETF) and Exchange traded notes (ETN) are derivatives underlying investment assets (stocks, indexes, commodities etc.). Issuer are big investment banks.

ETF represents in fact ownership for underlying assets. Therefore especially big institutional holders could and also do asking to redeem their ETF position for underlying stocks. This makes ETF price staying closely along underlying stocks. For example this is not the case for Closed end funds - CEF.

Contrary ETN is kind of structured product issued as a debt note. And that's why credit risk is here. Of course nobody really expect Barclays' goes bankrupt. ETN are lack of tracking risk. It means that price exactly reflects underlying index. ETF can differ from NAV.

The Individual Investor Experience

Jeffrey Miller — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:17:56 +0000

At "A Dash" we let the big guys do the marketing research for us. Television ads for online brokers indicate that "leading investors" are thinking for themselves instead of relying upon help from their former investment advisors. Not wanting to...

Commodity Poll Results

Trader Mark — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:06:00 +0000

I know we have a lot of readers who subscribe only by email and hence do not come to the website itself, but just as an fyi sometimes we run polls and/or there are comments made by readers that you are missing out on ;)Anyhow in this week's poll we ask...

Interview: Spotlight on Prieur du Plessis

Prieur du Plessis — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:37:07 +0000

I was recently interviewed by Mert Erkal (Search for Blogging) for the April 2008 edition of Bloghology. The questions and answers are republished below. Mert Erkal: Prieur, please tell us about an investment professional’s life especially when alarm bells are ringing for global economy. Prieur du Plessis: The investment environment is notoriously dynamic (or, [...]

Resistance is (for now) Support

Trader Mark — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:13:00 +0000

After clearing the bogey at S&P 1405 at last in the previous week, the index has now pulled back to that level and for now bounced off it... hence old "resistance" now becomes new "support". It will be interesting to see if this holds but I expect...

Commodities

Roger Nusbaum — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:55:51 +0000

You probably caught the news that the global rice shortage has kicked it up a notch and is starting to impact retail outlets in northern California (Costco and Sam’s Club I believe). The price action in commodities has been extreme for the last few years as perceptions or realities (take your pick) of demand have changed, [...]

The Ten Big Investment Themes for 2008 – Credit Suisse 15Apr2008

Wayne Koh — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:52:00 +0000

Theme One: Frontier Markets Theme Two: Asian Currencies Theme Three: US Presidential Elections Theme Four: Inflation-Linked Bonds Theme Five: Chinese Brand Names Theme Six: Climate Change Theme Seven: Commodities Theme Eight: Community Investment Theme Nine: Cheap Distressed Assets Theme 10: Quality Credits Click here for full article.