by Aaron Fennell
The debt crisis in the Eurozone has spooked investors, creating downdrafts in many commodity markets, including lumber. Fears of a global double-dip recession are damaging the market, and CME lumber futures fell their trading price limit of $10 two days in a row, settling at $225 per thousand board feet on Wednesday, [...]
by Gord Weisemann
Volatility and risk aversion are still the primary themes in the market. In many respects though, I don’t think the sell-offs we saw in the stock market and some commodities markets in early May is unwarranted or out of line with global fundamentals. Traders have been trampling [...]
by Drew Shaw
On February 18, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it would increase the discount rate by 25 basis points, to 0.75 percent. That has left market participants wondering if a hike in the Federal Funds rate is coming next—and what the implications will be for the economy and the markets.
To understand the significance of [...]
by Aaron Fennell
The disheartening events taking place in Greece over the past few weeks have been a setback to the global financial recovery. You might be surprised to learn that Greece’s debt-to-GDP ratio isn’t actually the highest in the Eurozone. It’s interesting to compare countries’ debt-to-GDP ratios, and see how dire the situation really is. [...]
by Aaron Fennell
The stock market staged a strong recovery in 2009, and now there has been some debate going on about whether it’s still a good time to buy, or whether it’s time to sell, because the global economic outlook isn’t exactly sanguine yet. I think this type of debate could lead to bouts of [...]
Heating Oil and Gasoline Seasonal Strategies
by Andrew Vallance
The energy market is an interesting one. It seems like a simple market to trade, but comes with a lot of volatility. When you trade crude oil, you have to be right about the price direction, as well as the timing. Trading products such as heating oil and [...]
Has the Canadian Dollar Topped?
by Andrew Vallance
The Canadian dollar has been outperforming the U.S. dollar for a variety of reasons, and overall it’s hard not to be bullish the CAD. However, there are technical signs it hit a near-term top in mid-October that could hold for a while. This should offer shorter-term traders some selling [...]
Our popular “Markets on the Move” webinar series will now be incorporating the views of our Lind Plus market strategists from Canada. Every Tuesday at 3:30 CT, you’ll get a view of the state of the commodities markets from north of the border. Similar to our U.S.-based webinars each Monday afternoon, these online events will [...]
Lind-Waldock, the premier commodity futures broker for individual investors in the United States, has expanded into Canada, now offering investors there the superior client service, extensive futures trading resources and expertise for which Lind-Waldock is known. Lind-Waldock is owned by MF Global Ltd., and in Canada it is a division of MF Global Canada Co. [...]
