Ghosts and goblins won’t be the only scary creatures roaming the globe this Halloween. The monster lurking within financial bowels of Japan won’t disappear any time soon. With a debt to GDP ratio of 250%… Read More
It's Too Late to Protect Yourself After the Fail
Futures Outlook: 10/28/13 It’s Too Late to Protect Yourself After the Fail The stock market rally has been pretty to be sure, but the trend lines to me seem to be overextended and I don’t… Read More
Consider Exiting Synthetic Gold / Crude Spreads
Time waits for no one. Will it wait for us? After months of heading in the wrong directions, gold and crude oil are finally started to converge, putting the synthetic “long gold / short crude… Read More
Seeing Gold in Corn
Futures Outlook: 10/15/13 Seeing Gold in Corn This time of year when you think of corn you may have images of a fall table or Indian corn accents. Today, I want you to think of… Read More
Triple Triangles Expose Potential Secondary Breakdown of the Yen
Futures Outlook: 09/30/13 Triple Triangles Expose Potential Secondary Breakdown of the Yen Japan isn’t a new topic of discussion for most and it won’t be today either. However, daily I am finding more and more… Read More
Japan is an Accident Waiting to Happen: Options Strategies for Capitalizing on Japanese Government Bonds and Yen
We live in an age of global chaos. Ten years of war by the world’s only remaining superpower frittered away the turn-of-the century “peace dividend” and turned Clinton era surpluses into crushing deficits. To fill… Read More
Get Ready for Winter with Heating Oil Breakout Potential
Futures Outlook: 09/24/13 Get Ready for Winter with Heating Oil Breakout Potential As we round out September and start to head into October, it may seem a little early for some to think about winter. … Read More
Post Fed: Next Steps in Notes, Gold, the Dow and the Dollar
Futures Outlook: 09/19/13 Post Fed: Next Steps in Notes, Gold, the Dow and the Dollar The news has been buzzing for the last week in anticipation of what the Fed would do next and to… Read More
Summers’ Stock Rally Should Be Sold
The decision by Larry Summers – announced yesterday – to remove his name from consideration for the job of Federal Reserve Chairmen has sent the overnight markets into a bullish tizzy. E-mini S&P 500 futures… Read More
What Has Your Dollar Done For You Lately
Futures Outlook: 09/10/13 What Has Your Dollar Done For You Lately The mighty/ not-so-mighty US Dollar is going to be the topic of discussion today. The plight of the US Dollar has been discussed in… Read More