“Hit ‘em where they ain’t.” This quote from old-time batting champ and Hall-of-Famer Willie Keeler was the inspiration for our Big Move Trade Alert, “Silver Could Surprise Soon” back in January. Silver has surprised everyone… Read More
Managed Futures More Important Than Ever In Post-Brexit World
Brexit has come and gone. After plunging precariously on the news, global stock markets quickly recovered all they lost following the announcement that the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union. So was… Read More
Bunds Go Negative… Is Market Top Next?
It finally happened… Germany joined Japan and Switzerland in the negative interest rate club. It will now cost you to lend money to the governments of these three advanced, industrial nations for 10 years or… Read More
Aussie Dollar May Be One of the Last Commodity Bargains Left
Commodities are just starting to get noticed by the financial press, but a stealth bull market has been raging in this sector for quite some time. Many key markets are up substantially from their lows…. Read More
Prep for the Unexpected: Black Swans & Portfolio Diversification
Made popular by his book “The Black Swan: The Impact Of The Highly Improbable” (Penguin, 2008), Nassim Nicholas Taleb, investor and Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University, is credited for cementing the term… Read More
Will Stocks Get Trumped by “The Donald”? What to Do Now That He’s Won
In our latest blog series “Investing in the Age of Trump”: Parts One, Two and Three, we examined the Trump phenomenon, assessed his odds of winning and determined that he would be the Republican nominee… Read More
Springtime for Commodities
April showers bring May flowers, but will a budding bull market in commodities bloom this May? Emerging green shoots in gold, silver and crude oil could be early signs that the deep freeze gripping commodities… Read More
Investing in the Age of Trump, Part 3: Winners, Losers and the S&P’s 7-Year Shelf Life
Stock market investors should get ready for a wild ride in the next few months – especially if Donald J. Trump wins it all in November. The last two major stock market crashes occurred during… Read More
Tax Treatment and Other Managed Futures Advantages
With tax day right around the corner, we want to remind investors that tax treatment of most Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — regulated products is different from that of stocks, stock options and other,… Read More
Investing in the Age of Trump, Part 2: What Do Donald and Hillary Share?
In Part 1 of “Investing in the Age of Trump”, we examined the key causes of his unexpected primary performance and potential Republican nomination. While there are no sure bets in politics, last Tuesday’s primaries… Read More