Tag: commodity trading
Can Palladium Break To New 2013 Highs?
One thing’s for certain… The South African mining industry is in a state of serious upheaval. Companies operating in the region have fallen on hard times due to rising operating costs and weak metal prices. For example, Anglo American, which is the largest platinum miner in the world, reported a hefty full-year 2012 loss thanks […]
Commodity Trading: Bernanke Yanks The Rug From Underneath The Markets
What a mess… Last week was a train wreck for commodities. Trading screens were filled with red as investors reacted to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s Wednesday press conference. Of course, not only were commodities sent sharply lower, but equities followed suit with huge losses of their own. What happened? In a nutshell, Bernanke told investors […]
US Dollar Assault: Will Commodities Continue Suffering?
From a commodity bull’s perspective, 2013 isn’t turning out to be all that stellar. Fact is, the majority of commodities are currently trading lower than where they started the year. Take a look at the Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index and you’ll see exactly what I mean… In case you’re unaware, the CRB Index reflects the average […]
Corn Is Surging… Here’s How You Profit!
I hate to say it, but your grocery bill may be going up in the near future… Corn, the course grain that goes into thousands of products on the grocery aisle, is surging. As a matter of fact, spot corn shot from $5.60 per bushel on June 1st to just over $6.50 as of yesterday’s […]
Are Commodities Ready To Plummet?
No doubt about it, last month was rough for commodities. Lean hogs, cattle, and natural gas were the only hard assets eeking out gains in May. The others? Well, they weren’t so lucky. Take a look… As you can see, commodities encountered hefty losses over the past few weeks. Gold and silver fell 6% and […]
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 […]
