Comments on the July Employment report from Nick Kalivas, Vice President of Financial Research with MF Global Research:
Stocks poke below the 200 day moving average. This is sparking technical selling. The first hold did not seem to work. The market is also dancing around unchanged on the year.
The labor market is unimpressive. Growth continues [...]

by Richard Ilczyszyn
Gold has hit new record-highs above $1,240 an ounce, and while I think we could see further gains, the market could also see volatile corrections. If you have a position on now on either side of the market, I think it’s prudent to hedge.
Given the volatility, I see gold as a traders’ market [...]

by Jeff Friedman
No matter what type of trader you are or how much capital you have, I believe there is one thing that is more important to your long-term success than anything else. This “Holy Grail” of trading is money management. It takes discipline, but good money management can mean the difference between success and [...]

by Adam Klopfenstein
Rates for long-dated interest rate vehicles have been edging up, and it’s important to be prepared for an even greater shift in the low-rate environment we’ve been in. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is approaching the critical 4 percent barrier, which we haven’t seen since 2008. [...]

by Phil Streible
On March 10, 2010 the USDA released its monthly crop production report indicating that carryout for this year’s soybean crop would be at 190 million bushels, down from last months estimate of 210 million bushels. Analysts were widely expecting a range of 194 to 196 million bushels. The USDA also cut production figures [...]

by Phil Streible
New clients often think they have options figured out, but can’t figure out why they aren’t profitable. They throw an unbelievable sum of money at a particular option, and even though the market moves in their direction, their option wastes away. Gaining an understanding of some the mathematical variables that influence options [...]

Futures Forecast for December: Holiday Sales, Profit-Taking Could Tame Bulls in December
by Jeff Friedman
The end of the year is looking a lot brighter for investors than it did at the start, with gains in stock indexes as well as most commodities accelerating in the second half. As we come to the end of the year, [...]

Limiting Risk When Trading Futures
by Phil Streible and David Juarez
Futures trading can provide many benefits to a wide array of investors, including hedging, diversifying a portfolio, or simply taking advantage of the opportunities presented in the commodities markets. Many new traders wonder how they can limit their risk/exposure while still being able to capitalize on [...]

Inflation, Interest Rates and Commodities
by Matt Krupski
Inflation, or the anticipation of it, has been on people’s minds after the actions taken by global policymakers to shore up the financial system over the past two years. I will discuss the relationship between inflation, the U.S. dollar, interest rates and commodities, and discuss how you might use [...]

Long-Term Prospects Good for Gold Bugs
by Dan Pavilonis
Gold has rallied above $1,000 an ounce this month, and I think prospects look good for the bulls. The market could be forming a short-term top, however, and I see a correction likely to give investors an opportunity to purchase at lower levels. Heading into 2010, I think [...]