Archive for June, 2009

Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 30th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gloomy U.S. Consumers Clip Housing Recovery Hopes - Reuters
Can the Fed Raise Rates Earlier Than Expected? - Reuters
CFTC Looking for Excessive Speculation - Reuters
Top Commodity Indexes up 15 pct in Second Quarter - Reuters/Forbes
Did Homeowners Cause the Great Recession? - Forbes
Treasurys Fall as Economic Data Brightens - MarketWatch
Crude Below $70 After Consumer Confidence, Home Prices [...]



Top Five Trading Mistakes

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 30th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Educational

Top Five Trading Mistakes
by Ben Kim
 
Over the years I have seen some repeated mistakes new traders make, and most are relatively easy to avoid if you are disciplined. Before I get into my list of the top five trading mistakes, I’ll mention one more that applies to trading as we move closer to the 4th [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 29th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Commodity Rally May Falter on Supply, Speculators - Bloomberg
VIX Drops to Lowest Level Since Lehman’s Collapse as Fear Ebbs - Bloomberg
Sugar Rises to Three-Year High; India Output May Trail Forecast - Bloomberg
Oil Rises Over 3 Percent on Nigeria Attacks - Reuters
Gold Ends Tad Down but Dollar in Focus - Reuters
CME Livestock Review: Cattle Complex Surges, [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Paul Nowak • Jun 26th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

China Call for World Currency - Bloomberg
Consumer Spending in U.S. Rises - Bloomberg
Deflation Fears Ignite in Japan - RealClearMarkets
Text of FOMC Statement - RealClearMarkets
How Much Power for Fed? - CNBC
Inflation is the Real Threat to Sustained Recovery - Alan Greenspan, FT
Why Congress Asks Bernanke Bogus Questions - Flow Chart
6 Reasons Why NatGas is Better Investment [...]



Listen to Our New Podcasts for Traders

By Paul Nowak • Jun 26th, 2009 • Category: Educational

Education Podcast - Futures Trading for Investors
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The Business of Day Trading
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Friedman’s Futures Forecast - Strictly Technical Hotline
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Weekly Review of Commodity Markets
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Commodity News Digest

By Paul Nowak • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

U.S. Stocks in Broad Rally - Wall Street Journal
New Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly to 627k - RealClearMarkets
Durable Goods Much Better Than Expected - Wachovia
Gold Rises for Third Day - Bloomberg
Wheat Falls to Eight-Week Low - Bloomberg
U.S. Crisis is Like Japan’s, Only 7 Times Faster - Newsweek
Regulatory Reform: A Primer - Forbes
The Fed Offers No Hints [...]



ETFs vs. E-Minis - Video Presentation

By Paul Nowak • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Educational, Webinars

Join Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Michael Sabo for a look at the major differences between trading ETFs and the CME Group’s E-mini stock index futures. Michael will discuss the advantages of trading E-minis on the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ, while also discussing trading strategies for you to consider. This webinar is co-sponsored by [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Fed Holds Policy Steady, Less Worried on Deflation - Reuters
NYMEX Crude Reverses Higher on Big Supply Draw - Reuters
Gold Cuts Gains After Fed as Dollar Rises - Reuters
Fed-Funds Futures Still Show Rate Hike This Year - MarketWatch
Copper Rises on OECD Outlook, U.S. Durables Data - MarketWatch
Buffett Says U.S. May Need a Second Stimulus Package - [...]



More Lind Plus Strategists Now on Twitter

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Lind-Waldock In the News

Now you can follow six more of our Lind Plus Senior Market Strategists on Twitter. They’ll be tweeting their thoughts, trading ideas and market analysis throughout the day.  Start following them today!
Ben Kim
http://twitter.com/LWBKim
Stuart Kaufman
http://twitter.com/LWSKaufman
Greg Perlin
http://twitter.com/LWGPerlin
Jim Barrett
http://twitter.com/LWJBarrett
Matt Kruspki
http://twitter.com/LWMKrupski
Brian Booth
http://twitter.com/LWBBooth



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 23rd, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Oil, Gasoline Rise as Dollar Drop Boosts Appeal of Commodities - Bloomberg
Dollar Weakens Most in Six Weeks as Fed Speculation Declines - Bloomberg
Brazil’s Real Rallies Most in World, Rebounding From Plunge - Bloomberg
U.S. Home Sales Rise, Manufacturing Activity Mends - Reuters
Optimism Stalls Amid Second Thoughts on Recovery - Reuters
Fear Guage is on the Rise, but [...]