Posts Tagged ‘leading commodities brokers’

How to Invest in Gold Via Futures

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Phil Streible discusses how investors can access gold via the futures market in this interview with thestreet.com tv.



Thoughts on Gold, Surges Most in Three Months

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, MF Global in the News, Market Updates

Gold has surged today, up about $29 an ounce in late afternoon trade, the biggest gain in more than three months. Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn gave his thoughts on gold and the euro on Canada’s BNN tv today. He said in addition to the latest developments out of Greece and a drop in [...]



S&P Selloff Intensifies

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 2nd, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

S&P Selloff Intensifies by Tom Schweer The stock market has struggled over the past three sessions, despite recent positive economic data including housing, manufacturing, and consumer confidence. As the S&P 500 closed sharply lower and under 1,000 on Tuesday, September 1, investors are starting to wonder if this is the start of a fall correction—and [...]



Inflation Outlook Podcasts are Up!

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 15th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Educational

Hyperinflation has become a buzzword this year. Are you prepared if it strikes? Many commodities like crude oil, gasoline and sugar are already on the move. Or, will the recession make deflation a bigger concern? We posed the following questions to Lind Plus Senior Market Strategists Jeff Friedman, Dennis Cajigas and Mike Sabo, who share [...]



Bullish Oil? Consider Waiting for a Dip

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Crude oil futures were lower this morning after crossing $73 a barrel on Thursday. According to a Bloomberg article, a  record plunge in European industrial production prompted speculation that bets on an economic recovery are premature. OPEC also announced that May output from its 12 members averaged 28.27 million barrels a day, up 135,000 barrels [...]



Natural Gas Cheap, Get Ready for a Rally

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 11th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Natural Gas Cheap, but Get Ready for a Rally by Phil Streible Natural gas has been the worst-performing commodity this year, falling more than 30 percent since the end of December and sliding to a six-year low in April. Weakness in the U.S. dollar, which has buoyed many commodities, including crude oil, has failed to [...]



Interested in Crude Oil? You Haven’t Missed the Boat

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Crude Oil Top Not In, Still Opportunities for Bulls By Tim Haberkorn Worries about inflation are heating up. Investors have been looking for inflation hedges and turning to commodities. A lot of that interest is directed at the energy markets, sending crude oil to new highs for the year at just above $70 a barrel. [...]



Friedman’s Futures Forecast for June

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 4th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Friedman’s Futures Forecast: Market Outlook for June By Jeff Friedman Month after month, the global economy has been in focus. There is no doubt the economy looks a little better than it did four months ago, and there’s no doubt it looks better than even a month ago. We heard the term “green shoots” come [...]



Mid-Year Inflation Outlook: Heating Up

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jun 4th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Mid-Year Inflation Outlook: Heating Up by Frank J. Cholly When I first sat down to write this article, I just wanted to inform my existing client base that I am very bullish on commodities. Imagine that, a commodity broker, bullish on commodities. Well, it’s true. I see these current price levels as good buying opportunities [...]