There are certain relationships between commodities that bear watching, especially when they get out of whack. The chart below shows the relationship between platinum and gold going back to 1991. Platinum is nearly… Read More
Time to Buy Protection in the S&P 500
We have been resisting the urge to short the US stock market all year for 3 reasons: 1) the market is in an uptrend; 2) low global interest rates mean stocks are still the only… Read More
Risk Point Hit In Coffee: Exit May Bull Spreads
Sometimes things don’t work out. The bullish chart setup in coffee we identified in Alert #2, was negated by yesterday’s second, consecutive, lower close below our risk point of $1.60 in the May contract. Global… Read More
Sugar Losing Sour Taste: Is It Time to Buy?
Drought in Brazil – the world’s #1 sugar producer – was the catalyst behind last week’s move higher in sugar. Dry conditions have caused production in the sugar-growing regions of Brazil to drop 7.4% compared… Read More
Take Some Cash Off the Table in T-Bonds
Last week was a good one for bond bears. December T-bond futures managed to close below the weekly uptrend line and shift momentum to the downside. However we need to see another lower close this… Read More
Euro, Yen, Hogs & T-Bond Updates
September has been very friendly to our bearish positions in both the euro and the Japanese yen. And while the jury is still out on our short positions in hogs and T-bonds, recent price action… Read More
Take Cash Off the Table in Euro
The time has come to take some cash off the table in Euro. The common currency fallen below our first short-term downside target of $1.3250 and appears to be holding support. If you own more… Read More
Bearish Opportunities in T-Bonds & Notes
The rally in T-notes and T-bonds has been one of the biggest surprises of the summer. Prices have risen (and yields fallen) despite an American economy that has been gathering momentum. The US economy may… Read More
VIX, Euro & Yen “Big Move” Updates
So much for a slow summer. The release of Federal Reserve’s meeting notes last week revealed a lot more optimism than Wall Street expected. This “good news” spelled bad news for the stock market as… Read More
Investing in the New Gold: Protein
The need for food is unrelenting and universal. It has been the force behind mass migrations and wars. English cleric and scholar Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) was fascinated by the relationship between population and food. He… Read More