Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of inflation!
Many traders immediately think of precious metals like gold (GLD, quote)when hedging inflation.
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Physical – Paper – Digital
In the past investors were limited in choices between paper assets like stocks , bonds and trust deeds, and physical assets. Physical assets were all forms of commodities (DBC, quote) , real estate, precious metals, agricultural, energies etc , along of course their labor.
How To Keep Your Head When Those Around You Are Losing Theirs
Learn the secret of how to make money while those around you are fearful, in under 2 minutes. Explanation in the text below, as well as advice on how to react to recent stock market moves. How to keep your head when those around you are losing theirs. Firstly get better informed by asking 3 simple questions: What’s really going on? Why is it happening? What could happen next?
Ag Prices Pause As Rain Arrives And Buyers Move In
Last week’s price action for the Ag commodities (DBA, quote), could best be described as a pause, following the long decline of the last few months, as the primary markets of corn, soybean and wheat, finally found some support, moving sideways but with a mildly bullish tone.
Bumper Crops Continue to Drive Soft Commodities Markets
It was another week of falling prices for soft commodities (DBA, quote) once more, as over supply issues continue to dominate across all the major markets, and clearly evident from the weekly charts. It is the US which sets the price for world markets as the largest exporter, with the US Midwest corn belt set to produce a record harvest for a second year.
Market Update – July 3
We wanted to provide a quick market update to our readers and subscribers this morning prior to the opening bell.
Protecting Against High Frequency Trading (HFT)
Good Morning Readers…we wanted to address several questions that we have been receiving concerning High Frequency Trading otherwise known as HFT.
Corn, oats and soybean all plunge on USDA report
What an end to the month! If traders in soft commodities were expecting a quiet end to the first quarter of 2013, there was a real sting in the tail, with the latest USDA report released on the 28th March, sending corn futures tumbling, and spilling over into oats and the soybean market. And the catalyst for these dramatic falls?
Grains Commentary
The overnight markets once again give a little for everyone as decent swings were seen throughout the evening session. The beans have rallied nearly $1 since last Friday and they had the least impact from the USDA while corn has gained only 40 cents. So what should be done now?
Grains Commentary
The overnight markets have once again given a little for everyone as the markets have traded on both sides but seem to gaining some strength through the early AM hours so far.