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
Managed Futures: If Not Now, When?
We write this on Bastille Day, which commemorates the storming and seizing of the infamous French fortress by revolutionaries. They were determined to make the 1 percent pay for the injustices they believed were heaped… Read More
Managed Futures 101 (Part B)
In Part A of our “Managed Futures 101” blog post we tried to shed light on this little-known asset class by comparing it to more well-known investments like mutual funds and ETFs. In Part B… 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