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 Steve Kauppi A ratio spread is a strategy that allows you to take advantage of a market breakout, even if you don’t know which direction it will be. You can benefit from a range-bound market, and use option theta, or time decay, in your favor. The ratio spread involves holding an unequal number of [...]

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 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 [...]