The foreclosure rate has risen sharply since the economic downtown began over a year ago. Some areas of the country are better off than others. Click on the image below to see an interactive map of foreclosures, and other economic data, throughout the U.S. Source: RealtyTrac Inc., U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nielsen Claritas Credit: [...]
With the advent of E-mini S&P futures in the 1990s, individual equity traders started taking notice of futures on a larger scale than before. The quick rise in popularity of the E-minis showed just how hungry smaller investors were to access futures markets on a level and transparent playing field with traditional participants, namely large [...]
It’s no mystery that the job market has been in a slump. With unemployment hovering near 10 percent, the economy continues to suffer from the decrease in consumer spending. Although nationwide unemployment is near 10 percent, the unemployment rate differs city-to-city. Here’s an interesting breakdown of unemployment by city. Click the image below to see [...]
Wheat Jumps to 10-Week High as Dollar Drop May Boost Exports – Bloomberg Copper Climbs as Dollar Slides, Spurring Demand for Commodities – Bloomberg China’s “Growth on Steriods” Risks Next Slowdown – Bloomberg Fed Says Economy Perked up from Depressed Demand – Reuters Crude Ends Atop $81 on EIA, Dollar Slip – Reuters Gold Ends [...]
Earlier this week, Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jim Comiskey presented a webinar covering the gold and crude oil markets. You can watch the webinar here. Jim discusses the fundamental and technical factors affecting the gold and crude oil markets. Watch the Archived Webinar Now! Register for Future Lind-Waldock Events
Oil Falls First Day in Nine After Topping $80 a Barrel – MarketWatch Dollar Rebounds from 14-Month Low Vs. Euro – MarketWatch Cocoa Climbs to 29-Year High on Supply Concerns in Ivory Coast – Bloomberg India Raises Sugar Forecast to Up to 18 Million Tons – Bloomberg Corn, Soybeans Decline as U.S. Farmers Accelerate Harvest [...]
CME Accepts Gold as Collateral for Exchange Trade – Reuters CME in Informal Talks to Take Over CBOE – Reuters Softs: Sugar Climbs; U.S. Cocoa, Arabica at 15-Month Highs – Forbes/Reuters Oil Rises Near $80 on Weaker Dollar, Higher Stock Markets – MarketWatch Gold Edges Higher as Dollar Weakens Against Euro – MarketWatch Higher Jobless [...]
Lind-Waldock President Mark Sachs and Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman were both quoted in a Forbes article out on Friday, “Real Commodities Bulls Belong in Futures.” They share their thoughts on why investors who are bullish on commodities should skip the ETFs and trade futures. “There’s a certain mystery behind futures and a misconception that [...]
Oil Prices Rally, Pullback on Horizon – CNN Money Oil Settles Above $77, First Time in 2009 – CNNMoney Dow 10,000, A Caution Sign for Investors – WSJ Bond Ebullience is Raising Eyebrows – WSJ Gold, Silver Pare Losses to End Near Steady – WSJ Sugar to Extend Gains on “Rationing Demand,” Coleman Predicts – [...]
Natural Gas and Heating Oil: Contrarian Seasonal Thoughts by Matt Krupski A common seasonal strategy traders take is to buy heating oil and natural gas futures going into the winter months, anticipating increased demand for these products in colder months will lead to increased prices. However, traders looking to profit from this seasonal pattern should [...]
