Grains have taken it on the chin lately. Corn, wheat and soybeans have gotten crushed as nearly perfect weather conditions and the expectation of bumper crops in the US weigh on prices. This may be… Read More
Hedging Stock Exposure Using VIX
When do you hold and when do you fold? Nobody can answer this correctly – at least not consistently. The public stayed on the sidelines for most of the 185% rise in the stock market… Read More
Deflation Fears & Chart Set-up Say “Short Euro” – Investing in Global Chaos: Part III
Deflation Fears & Chart Set-up Say “Short Euro” Europe is in trouble. Eighteen months after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi halted a collapse in the euro by promising to do “whatever it takes” the… 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