(Click to read or re-read “Part 1” and/or “Part 2.”) Bitcoin Futures Solve Certain Issues The incredible growth in Bitcoin’s market capitalization, combined with growing global acceptance of it as a potentially-lucrative store of value,… Read More
Bitcoin: Currency of the Future Or Pure Speculation? (Part 2 of 3)
(Click here to read or re-read “Part 1”) “Mining” Bitcoin There are three ways to obtain bitcoins: 1) accept them as payment for goods and services, 2) buy them on an exchange, or 3) “mine”… Read More
Bitcoin: Currency of the Future Or Pure Speculation? (Part 1 of 3)
In 2009, a Norwegian student named Kristoffer Koch bought 5,000 bitcoins for roughly $27 as part of his thesis on encryption technology. He put them in his digital wallet and promptly forgot about them. Four… Read More
Dr. Copper Predicting Commodity Comeback in 2018
We didn’t release many “Big Move Trade Alerts” in 2017 because there weren’t many “Big Move” opportunities available in 2017 – at least not in the commodity sector. Grains moved sideways, so did sugar, gold… Read More
Can Crude Climb Higher?
Remember when “peak oil” was all the rage? Doomsday predictions of the world running out of the black, sticky stuff had analysts the world over predicting prices would soar well into the $100s and even… Read More
Sun Should Shine on Silver Soon
Sun Should Shine on Silver Soon Silver has a dual personality. Like gold, it is a precious metal and, because it is cheaper than gold and accessible to many more investors, nearly always outperforms… Read More
Low Volatility Generating Opportunities in Corn
There is a lot of talk in the financial press about abnormally low volatility in stocks. VIX has dropped below 10% numerous times since the Trump rally began. But one of the most surprising factors… Read More
Low Volatility Setting Up Possible “Sweet Move” in Sugar
Like most tropical agricultural products, sugar has a reputation of being very volatile. Shortages caused by weather, unexpected demand or a combination of both can cause price to rise rapidly. Rising prices eventually spur more… Read More
Baby Copper Bull Finding Its Legs
Copper prices are considered by many analysts to be a key measure of economic strength. Growing economies require a lot of copper; it is used in construction, electronics, power transmission and many other applications too… Read More
The Bitcoin Effect: Gold Options Look Dirt Cheap
Is gold dead? It sure acts like it. The “barbarous relic,” once counted on as the “hedge of last resort,” has done nothing but move sideways during the first half of 2017, despite the political… Read More