Lind-Waldock Senior Account Executive Tony Klancic was quoted in the Wall Street Journal today in an article titled, “Worried Investors Want Gold on Hand.” Investors are so distraught about the prospect of economic collapse that they are buying gold in any form they can, including taking deliveries from the New York Mercantile Exchange’s COMEX division. [...]

Market Movers Report: Buy Bonds, Sell Cocoa by Dennis Cajigas The global economic landscape remains one of uncertainty, and that being the case, Treasury bonds should continue to see safe-haven buying. In contrast, we see cocoa as one commodity that’s overbought and looks to continue correcting. New Recommendations: Buy March Treasury bonds at 128-00 or [...]

Beleaguered Cattle Show Signs of Life By Blake Robben Cattle futures closed lower after three gaining sessions, and I feel this pullback is a buying opportunity. CME Group cattle futures surged their daily trading limit of 3 cents a pound Monday, February 2, 2009, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the size of the [...]

Market Review and Outlook: Week of January 19, 2009 by Jeff Freidman The economy remains caught up in recession, and markets are still trying to figure out the cross currents. Let’s take a look at action in the financial markets last week, and see what might be store for us in this historic inaugural week. [...]

Sell Soybeans on Trend Shift By Dennis Cajigas and Daniel Faretta New Recommendations: Sell March soybeans at $9.90 a bushel or better; risk the trade to a close above $10.40. Look to take profits on a break to $8.56.

An Outstanding Trading Opportunity in Crude Oil By Richard Ilczyszyn Trading Idea: Buy April $35 crude oil puts now, buy futures on a move to $35 Crude oil has fallen precipitously in the past six months, dropping more than $100 a barrel from its all-time high in July 2008. The big institutional market participants may [...]

Market Movers Report: Buy Gold on Pullback By Dennis Cajigas and Dan Faretta New Trade Recommendation: Buy the February gold at $820 or better Fundamental Landscape Despite a recent pullback, we maintain a bullish overtone for the precious metals markets this year and particularly for gold. We expect to see significant rallies later this year [...]

Cocoa Conditions Looking Bullish By Phil Streible Cocoa is looking bullish from both technical and fundamental standpoints, and is likely to see prices rise despite a global recession that has dampened demand in many commodity markets. Cocoa futures are facing a unique situation, with poor weather creating supply pressures. Front-month March 2009 futures are actually [...]