Commodities
Grains Update: Now Corn Is Reacting To The Cold?
No doubt about it, the winter of 2014 has been a doozy… As you may know firsthand, bitter temperatures have been a common occurrence in the Midwest and Eastern US over the past few months. In fact, meteorologists say it was the coldest January in over a century. And as I’ve mentioned in recent articles, […]
Sell These Stocks Now!
Back in late November, I revealed three stocks to buy in response to a potential winter surge in the price of natural gas. As you may remember, Ultra Petroleum (UPL), Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), and Southwestern Energy (SWN) were my three favorite ways to “winterize” your portfolio. Let me quickly recap why… The three […]
Wheeeere’s The Beef?
Believe it or not, cattle are soaring to yet another record high… As you may know, both feeder and live cattle were solid performers in 2013. Live cattle closed the year at $1.35 a pound while feeders ended at $1.67. Those closing prints were at the top of the yearly range for live cattle and […]
Commodity Profits: Can It Be True?
Overall commodity performance was lacking in 2013. Fed tapering fears, global growth uncertainty, and Chinese economic slowdown worries came together to keep hard assets investors planted firmly on the sidelines. So, as Editor of the Commodity ETF Alert, 2013 ended up being an exercise in navigating an underperforming sector rather than an outright search for […]
2014 Profits! Why You Need Commodities In Your Portfolio
Let’s face it… 2013 wasn’t exactly a stellar year for commodities. Gold fell 28% – the worst annual performance for the metal since 1981. Silver performed even worse with a yearly loss of 35%. And let’s not forget about corn, which recorded a stunning drop of 39.6%. While those are easily the most dramatic […]
Copper Bounce – More To Come?
Ask anyone who watches the copper market religiously, and they’ll likely tell you the same thing… The past four months of trading has been akin to watching paint dry. The red metal has been stuck in a downright boring trading channel between $3.15 and $3.35 a pound since mid-August. Take a look… As you can […]
Full Steam Ahead For This Energy Commodity!
Get ready… Investor sentiment towards uranium will likely turn bullish soon. As you may be aware, the price of this essential energy commodity has plummeted over the past few years. In fact, before the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, uranium was trading at just over $75 a pound. But in response to the horrific […]
OJ Gets Squeezed…
Now that November has drawn to a close, it’s the perfect time to look at the top-performing assets over the past month. And this time around, we have a surprise winner… … Orange Juice. That’s right, the tangy commodity beat all other assets with a hefty November gain of 14.5%. Ever since the start of […]
Ag Update: Has Corn Finally Bottomed?
Ag investors received a boatload of important information over the past few days. As you may know, the most recent USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report came out on November 8th. Let’s dig in and see what this essential data tells us about the price of corn and wheat… CORN Corn bulls […]
Can Pine Beetles Boost Your Portfolio?
After a swift selloff earlier in the year, bulls are back in firm control of the lumber market. In fact, spot lumber is up 32% from the lows set in mid-June 2013. That makes the commodity one of the top performing hard assets over the past five months. Take a look… As you can see, […]
