by Kyle McEwan Commodities have had quite a year in 2010, with markets such as gold, cotton, and copper looking to close at or near all-time highs. It’s time to look ahead to developing trends for the year ahead and I’ll share which markets I believe will offer the best potential trading opportunities in 2011. [...]

by Kyle McEwan As we close a week of choppy trade, we now need to prepare and look to next week and what could be one of the busiest weeks for the markets in a number of years. During the first week of November, the markets face a number of important economic reports as well [...]

by Kyle McEwan and Aaron Fennell There are reasons to be bullish crude oil, and reasons to be bearish. Lind-Waldock Toronto-based Senior Market Strategist Kyle McEwan presents the case for the bulls, while Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell presents the case for the bears. Which makes the stronger argument? You decide. Bullish Case: Kyle McEwan [...]

by Drew Shaw and Kyle McEwan The euro has been gaining ground on the U.S. dollar amid speculation that the Federal Reserve may announce new quantitative easing measures. The dollar declined to $1.3639 per euro, the weakest level since April 15, 2010. If you are long the euro, you might want to let your position [...]

by Kyle McEwan Given the strong Chinese industrial output number and the positive commentary on the Eurozone growth forecast we have seen so far this week, the “risk-on” trade has returned.  However, I think the stock market could be very difficult to trade. I think commodities will outperform stocks into year-end, and recommend an increased [...]

by Kyle McEwan Canada’s economic soundness has been the envy of many other nations around the world, and its strong banking system has received a lot of attention. Canada came out of the recession of 2008 – 2009 better than many of its G7 partners. Canada boasts an exceptionally strong financial system, ranked as best [...]

by Kyle McEwan Many traders are having a hard time coping with market volatility, and the markets have certainly been volatile recently. We have to remember markets can move against us quickly, and it’s important to have appropriate risk-control measures in place, particularly when trading in a leveraged market such as futures. If you are [...]

by Kyle McEwan The price of rice has fallen quite substantially from its high. However, the fundamental story for the crop is quite simple; a growing world population means more people to feed, causing a growing strain on supply.  That being said, rice is the primary food staple and source of starch for most of [...]