by Michael Sabo Options on futures offer the savvy trader a multitude of potential speculative and hedging strategies, with a multitude of different risk profiles. I’m going to outline a few basic bullish strategies you might pursue. Keep in mind, these strategies might not be appropriate in every market, or in every situation. At the [...]
by Michael Sabo Agricultural markets can offer some interesting opportunities for a trader during growing season, and this year has been no exception. Going back to July 2010, corn was trading around $4.20 a bushel. Since that time, this market has been in a bullish trend, as less-than-ideal growing conditions have created concerns yields won’t [...]
by Michael Sabo Corn has made an impressive run, hitting $7.68 a bushel on April 11, 2011, its highest level in more than two years. Looking back to June 2010, corn was trading around $3.80 a bushel, so this market has been good to the bulls. Year-to-date, the market is up 20 percent. The big [...]
by Michael Sabo Gold has seen a pretty impressive move on the first two days of the trading week, with futures rising above $1,440 an ounce and surpassing the record high set in December. I think there are enough fundamental and technical reasons to remain bullish, and I will outline some potential futures and options [...]
by Mike Sabo The corn market has been pretty exciting in the past few months and has brought some great trading opportunities. Prices have been moving up substantially. In mid-June through early July, prices had bottomed around $3.50 a bushel, and then the market began heating up. Corn is currently trading around $5. The question [...]
by Mike Sabo If you are a long-term gold bull but can’t stomach the day-to-day volatility in the market, you might consider an options strategy that allows you to more easily weather the ups and downs. I think there are plenty of good reasons to own gold no matter what the economic climate holds through [...]
by Mike Sabo Gold saw a resurgence on Tuesday, February 16 after a period of consolidation, as April gold futures posted their biggest one-day gain in three months, closing above $1,119 an ounce. If you are bullish gold but a little leery of buying futures given the volatility in this market, an options ratio spread [...]
