Archive for November, 2009

Can Gold Stay Above $1,100?

By Paul Nowak • Nov 23rd, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell discusses the gold market. Gold reached recorded highs above $1,100 an ounce recently. Aaron discusses whether or not gold could maintain these levels. The video segment below is from Aaron’s weekly webinar series, “Futures Forum.” To register and watch his next webinar, click here.



Commodity News Digest

By Paul Nowak • Nov 20th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold Advances for Sixth Straight Session - Bloomberg
Wheat Prices Fall for Third Day as Demand for U.S. Grain Drops - Bloomberg
Wall Street: Mixed Week Ends on a Low Note - CNNMoney.com
The ‘Real’ Jobless Rate: 17.5% - CNBC
Gross: China Faces Its Own Bubble - Bloomberg
China Grapples with Yuan Pressure - Wall Street Journal
Overly-Bullish Gold Timers a [...]



How to Use Options to Trade the Gold Market

By Paul Nowak • Nov 20th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell discusses how to use options to trade the gold market. Aaron covers a basic option strategy and how it can be used in other markets as well. The video segment below is from Aaron’s weekly webinar series, “Futures Forum.” To register and watch his next webinar, click here.



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Two Fed “Hawks” See No Immediate Inflation Threat - Reuters
Copper Ends Down on Stronger Dollar, Stockpiles- Reuters
Oil Falls More than $2 on Equities, Dollar - Reuters
Is $6,300 Fair Value for Gold? - Telegraph U.K.
Treasurys Resume Rally as Risk Appetite Wanes - MarketWatch
Going for Gold? A Few Things to Consider First - WSJ
U.S. Gas: Futures End  [...]



Is Silver Lagging Behind Gold?

By Paul Nowak • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell discusses why silver is lagging gold and whether investors can expect the market to catch back up to gold. Despite gold hitting record highs, silver has yet to reach its record highs which were posted a few years ago. The video segment below is from Aaron’s weekly webinar [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Copper, Gold Drive Commodities, but Bubble Concerns - WSJ
Commodities Popularity at Highest in 4 Years - Morningstar
Betting on Rising Oil with Options - TheStreet.com
Housing Starts Fall Sharply, Inflation Edges Up - Reuters
U.S. Copper Ends Below 14-Month Top on Weak Housing - Reuters
CME Lumber Dips 4 Pct on Housing, Overbought Market - Reuters
Gold Futures Finish Higher [...]



Mining for Metals Opportunities: Silver, Platinum and Palladium

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Mining for Metals Opportunities: Silver, Platinum and Palladium
By Aaron Fennell
There has so much activity in the precious metals in recent weeks, and most of it has been focused on gold, which continues to make record highs. However, it’s been a challenge to look for good entry points in gold if you are not already [...]



How Silver and other Metals are Used in Industry

By Paul Nowak • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell discusses the importance of silver and how it is used in industry. The industrial use of silver is important to examining the current price of silver and other metals like palladium, platinum and copper. The video segment below is from Aaron’s weekly webinar series, “Futures Forum.” To register [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Oil Pushes Higher for Second Straight Day - AP
Gold Ends at Fresh Record as Dollar Hovers Near 15 Month Lows - MarketWatch
Industrial Output Growth Slows, Inflation Quiet - Reuters
CME Lumber Surges to End Limit Up for Second Day - Reuters
Dollar Rebounds Broadly as Markets Digest Bernanke - Reuters
From Screams to Screens - WSJ
Treasurys Gain as [...]



The Bull Call Butterfly Spread

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Educational, Market Updates

Sugar Bull Call Butterfly Spread
By Phil Streible
A bull call butterfly spread enables a speculator to enter the market with limited risk, while providing a large range for the trade to turn a profit. Sugar looks bullish, and offers a good market to apply this strategy to right now. The strategy involves buying a March 24 [...]