by Drew Shaw
On July 20, the Bank of Canada raised its key short-term interest rate for the second month in a row by 25 basis points, to 0.75 percent. Hawkish policy should support gains in the Canadian dollar, and it’s worth considering bullish strategies using futures and options. However, parity with the U.S. dollar could [...]

by Stuart Kaufman
Stocks and commodities rallied early Monday, June 21, on the news that China’s currency, which was viewed as undervalued versus the U.S. dollar, would be allowed to rise. The euro currency initially got a boost, but I think the news won’t outweigh the debt problems in the Eurozone. Natural gas, on the [...]

by Aaron Fennell
This year’s hurricane season could prove to be an active one. There are some factors energy traders need to keep in mind regarding how the markets will react as any storms develop, and the differences in volatility between various products.
Hurricanes often move through the Gulf of Mexico, which contains [...]

by Aaron Fennell
It was a wild first week of May for the markets as investors’ fears about debt problems in the Eurozone intensified. A nearly $1 trillion bailout package quickly brought market stability, but I think it might prove to be just a band-aid for the Eurozone and not a cure.

by Jeff Friedman
Moving averages are one of the oldest and the most popular technical analysis tools. There are different types of moving averages, including simple, exponential, time series, triangular, variable, volume-adjusted and weighted. You can also calculate a moving average of another moving average.

by Aaron Fennell
Currently, the yield curve for U.S. interest rate vehicles is particularly steep right now, a unique situation which may lend itself to interesting trading opportunities. The yield curve represents the relationship between interest rate instruments of varying maturities, from very short-term to very long-term. Interest rates are extremely low for short-term interest rate [...]

by Dennis Cajigas
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence, otherwise known as MACD, was created by Gerald Appel in the 1960s as a way to analyze market momentum and strength. While it fell out of favor in the early 1980s, it experienced a resurgence of popularity with the development of the MACD histogram by Thomas Aspey in 1986. The [...]

by Phil Streible
There are many different types of chart patterns market technicians focus on when making trading decisions, and many ways to interpret them. That is why technical analysis is truly an art. The key is to be able to recognize these patterns, and implement a trading strategy based on what you think the charts [...]

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszn appeared on First Business tv Thursday, January 21, 2010. Hear his views on the market that day in this clip (scroll down). http://bit.ly/7jSH4A

by Aaron Fennell and David Berglas
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are now among the most heavily traded equity vehicles, making up over 30 percent of the trading volume of the NYSE and over 15 percent trading volume on the TSX. Commodity-based ETFs use commodity futures, or over-the-counter forward contacts, as underlying assets. They are often seen [...]