Exploding Chinese demand, a disappointing North American harvest and drier-than-normal conditions across key soy-producing areas of Brazil and Argentina have provided the fuel for the ongoing bull market in soybeans. “Beans” closed at $12.64 per… Read More
Is Bitcoin Back?
It is certainly possible. It costs roughly $5,000 to “mine” one Bitcoin. Bitcoin was trading well below this level just a few weeks ago and has rallied 20% to just above it now. Want to know more about Bitcoin? Here is a newly-revised version of our report on Bitcoin that we posted last September… 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
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
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
US Dollar Making New Lows for the Year
Last Friday’s close in the US Dollar Index was the third consecutive weekly close below its 3-year old uptrend line. This puts a continued dollar rally in doubt. What fascinates us most about the chart… Read More
El Niño and Chinese Demand Could Give Coffee a Wake-up Call
The stimulating power of coffee has made it the 2nd most traded commodity on the planet after crude oil. The allure of a tasty pick-me-up is universal. Europe is the biggest consumer, accounting for the… Read More
Sideways Corn Setting Up for Potential “Big Move” This Summer
Spring has barely sprung and March is living up to its reputation by going “out like a lamb” – at least where commodities are concerned. Nearly the entire sector – including grains, precious metals and… Read More
Managed Futures 101 (Part A)
Managed futures are one of the fastest-growing asset classes. Money under management by the Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) who direct the trading for this asset class has increased nearly 60% in the past 7 years…. Read More
Beaten-Down Cocoa Signals Potential Bottom
Who doesn’t like chocolate? While some may not be susceptible to its seductive charms, global demand for chocolate and its raw material, cocoa, has exploded. Western consumers eat 286 chocolate bars per person, per year…. Read More