Tag: Commodity prices
12 Reasons Why Inflation Is Here To Stay
Kerry Lutz, the founder of the Financial Survival Network, delves into some of the factors that may be behind inflation. Throughout the history of man and money, there have always been periods of inflation. It happened in ancient Rome, China during Marco Polo’s visit, Germany after World War I, and countless other examples. Milton Friedman […]
Is Crude Oil Due For A Big Move?
In options trading, a straddle is literally a sit-on-the-fence strategy. By purchasing a put and a call at the same strike (price of underlying commodity) for the same time period, an investor isn’t making a conventional directional bet; rather the investor is looking for a big move either up or down. The rub is that […]
Mexican Child Ready To Wreak Havoc…
Don’t look now, but an angry Mexican child is ready to turn the commodities world on its ear. What the heck am I talking about? El Niño… In case you’re unaware, El Niño translates into “Mexican child”. Of course, in this instance, I’m referring to the abnormal ocean pattern forming in the Pacific Ocean known […]
Farmland Prices Surged 22%… Should You Buy?
I’ve never seen anything quite like this… The price for an acre of farmland has gone ballistic. The ultra safe asset shot up 22% last year! When I first read the news I thought, “This is great!” You see, my family has owned irrigated cropland in central Nebraska for more than a century. (And I’ve […]
Australian Floods Causing Coal Prices To Rise
2010 was the year of crazy weather. We had a severe drought in Russia, massive flooding in Pakistan, and unexpected frost in Texas… just to name a few. The unusual conditions pushed some commodity prices to record highs. Well, it looks like Mother Nature isn’t going to loosen her grip in 2011. We’re already seeing […]
An Insider’s View On Commodity Prices
I know many of you are avid stock traders. You monitor the markets like a hawk. You’ve figured out your entry and exit points, and you have a strategy in place. But now, let me ask you a question. How often do you look at commodity news? Every day? Once a week? Once a month? […]
