Commodities
Commodity ETFs – Is the Government Manipulating The Commodity Markets?
Every day I read several newspapers, online blogs, websites, and magazines… as well as what seems like thousands of e-mails. I’m a voracious reader and I’m always looking for new ideas. In the last few days, I stumbled across some really interesting news. What I learned was nothing short of astounding. Proof the US government […]
Profiting From The Movement Of Grains
Lately, all of the news has been focused on two major commodities… oil and gold. Gold has spent several months dancing with the $1,000 level. Just look at a chart on this commodity. It jumps higher, then just as quickly falls back. Oil, on the other hand, looks more like a rollercoaster than a commodity […]
The Secret To Trading Natural Gas
When I was an investment banker, we were constantly meeting with company management. The pre-meeting ritual was always the same. We’d look at recent news, brush up on management bios, and review recent performance. Of course, we’d also look at the market action of the company stock. Sometimes the company’s performance was great… strong revenue, […]
Using ETFs To Successfully Trade Commodities
It finally happened this week. It happens every year… you can’t quite set your watch to it, but it’s a constant here in the desert. What am I talking about? Triple digit temperatures of course. Yesterday it was 105 degrees here in Phoenix. If you’ve never been in the desert, remember, it’s a dry heat. […]
Is Now The Time To Buy Coffee?
It’s not often I admit this, but I’m struggling with today’s article. I’m sitting here at my desk wondering what to write about. Do I write about the recent Obama / Chrysler game of chicken? Do I write about the rising price of oil? Do I write about the interesting stock I researched over the […]
Mistakes Made When Trading Gold
Just a few weeks ago I wrote a great piece on gold. Maybe you remember it? I told you it was time to buy. If you followed my advice, you’re a bit richer today for it. Just a few weeks after that article, gold rallied. The trade I suggested surged 19.5% in value… Not bad! […]
Which Way Are Oil Prices Headed?
Just two weeks ago I wrote about falling oil prices. Gas prices had crashed below the $2 mark. Oil was trading below $50 a barrel for the first time in months. The inflation threat which built all summer long has disappeared. Now the big concern is deflation and the global economic slowdown. Believe it or […]
Oil & Gas ETFs
I was driving into the office earlier this week. It was like any other Monday. Stop and go traffic was grating on my nerves. I’d already emptied my to-go mug of coffee. The only thing on the radio was blather. To say the least, it was the start of another workweek. Then the news report […]
Solar Power Industry Shines
Last night I sat on my couch and watched the election returns. I’m sure you did the same. What we witnessed was nothing short of a historic election. This is truly an election for the record books. Now I’m not saying that just because we elected our first ever African American President. I’m saying that […]
Oil Prices To Fall Further Despite Production Cuts
Did you see the news today about OPEC? We’re entering a global recession, and they cut oil production by 1.5 million barrels a day. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) for those of you who don’t know is a global cartel of oil producing nations who meet regularly to set production levels. They have the […]
