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Free Report: 4 New Commodity Opportunities…By Syndicated Publisher on September 16, 2012 | No CommentsToday, you have a chance to see for yourself a real-life, professional-grade commodity market-forecasting tool from an Elliott wave expert. Elliott Wave International’s Chief Commodity Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy has delivered 100’s of successful forecasts to individual and professional tra...
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Food Prices and Commodity ETF’s…By Syndicated Publisher on September 4, 2012 | No CommentsWhile the Gulf Coast is dealing with far too much rain, food prices are reflecting the effects of the worst drought in 50 years in the corn-, soybean-, and wheat-raising areas of the US, to which are added the effects of drought conditions in Russia, the Ukraine, and Australia and the possibility th...
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Commodity Markets Take No Prisoners…By Syndicated Publisher on August 21, 2012 | No CommentsHow many losing trades can you tolerate each year and still be successful in the markets? How many consecutive losing trades? How many losing weeks, months, or even years would it take to end your trading career? Peter L. Brandt is a professional trader who openly acknowledges that only about 30 to ...
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Pettis: Debt, Currency Wars, Commodities and Capital ...By Syndicated Publisher on August 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe much-denied hard landing in China is now underway with weakening data everywhere one looks. Today there is More Bad News For China as FDI Falls. Foreign direct investment in China fell to the lowest level in two years in July, fueling concern that waning confidence in the nation’s growth pro...
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What To Do When Every Market Is Manipulated?By Syndicated Publisher on August 16, 2012 | No CommentsWhat do the following have in common? LIBOR, Bernie Madoff, MF Global, Peregrine Financial, zero-percent interest rates, the Social Security and Medicare entitlement funds, many state and municipal pension funds, mark-to-model asset values, quote stuffing and high frequency trading (HFT), and debt-b...
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Corn!By Syndicated Publisher on August 13, 2012 | No CommentsTwo expert agricultural economists joined this year’s gathering in Maine. Their expertise is worldwide. Each of them has years of experience forecasting various ag scenarios and resulting global impacts. One is chief economist of a major, worldwide trading company; the other is affiliated wi...
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Strong Dollar FallacyBy Syndicated Publisher on June 12, 2012 | No CommentsAfter a shocking upset in Greece’s parliamentary elections, the US dollar surged dramatically. Soaring 5.4% in May alone, the world’s reserve currency won legions of fans among traders. “King Dollar” was universally lauded, with everyone jumping on the strong-dollar bandwagon. But this...
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The Facebook IPO Should Be Ringing Alarm Bells!By Syndicated Publisher on May 23, 2012 | 1 CommentI’m tired of all the coverage of the Facebook IPO. Yet the IPO provides important lessons for investors, investment banks, the Nasdaq, and regulators concerned about the ability of the stock exchanges to handle high volume events. As everyone is aware, the Nasdaq system could not keep up with the...
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Plunging Commodities Ominous For Stock Markets!By Syndicated Publisher on May 12, 2012 | 3 CommentsConsumers understandably like to see prices for commodities decline, the more the merrier, particularly gasoline and energy costs. Many analysts also take commodity price declines as a positive for the economy, on the theory that consumers will have more spending money in their pockets, and manufact...
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China Commodities Drag!By Syndicated Publisher on April 21, 2012 | 258 CommentsCommodities have been sinking like stones since late February, an unusual divergence from the rallying stock markets. This relentless weakness has wreaked havoc on commodities sentiment, leading traders to abandon commodities stocks. As we all try to make sense of this surreal bloodbath, one cat...
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What Do Commodities See That Markets Do Not?By Syndicated Publisher on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsPlease consider a series of chart my friend BC put together of various indices vs. the Morgan Stanley Commodity Related Equity Index ($CRX). $SPX vs. $CRX click on any chart for a sharper image $CYC vs. $CRX $TRAN vs. $CRX $DJUSRR vs. $CRX What is the Commodities Sector Seeing that the Stock M...
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Dangerous Ideas: Peak OilBy Syndicated Publisher on February 24, 2012 | 222 CommentsWe are at a key turning moment in history. The actions that we will soon decide to take will be determined by the beliefs we hold. At a time like this, holding the wrong set of beliefs can destroy your wealth, sap your joy, and even prove to be life-shortening. Knowing the ‘right’ sets ...
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Technical Update: Currencies and Commodities SplinterBy Syndicated Publisher on December 29, 2011 | 248 CommentsOne of the most important elements of entering a longer term trade is understanding why you are doing such. Price will go higher or lower alone is not sufficient. You need to understand the basis for such movement in price. That way as the trade evolves you can begin to understand if your thesis is ...
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Dollar Crushes Commodities.By Syndicated Publisher on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe long-in-the-tooth commodities correction plunged to new lows this week. Traders were disappointed the Fed didn’t announce a new quantitative-easing campaign, so they dumped the popular commodities with a vengeance. But realize the primary driver of the recent commodities weakness is not th...
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Commodities Oversold, Eyeing The Dollar.By Syndicated Publisher on October 26, 2011 | 38 CommentsBelow are trading range charts for 10 major commodities from the Bespoke Group. All 10 commodities are currently at or below the bottom of their trading ranges, which would suggest at the moment, a good opportunity to get in at oversold levels for investors looking to gain long-term exposure. How...
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Copper: Red Alert On The Red Metal!.By Syndicated Publisher on September 22, 2011 | 58 CommentsAt the end of last year I made predictions (a total of 44) of what might come. So far I’ve got (at least) one right and other dead wrong. I’m worried about the one I’m wrong on. Right -Volatility is going up across the board. If you have the stomach for the swings that are coming across al...