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One also gets the feeling that the markets remain fearful of upcoming US rate...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/29021-metals_market_commentary_2009_12_16'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportThu, 17 Dec 2009 13:51:03 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/29022-energy_market_commentary_2009_12_16http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/29022-energy_market_commentary_2009_12_16<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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Crude oil fell back as the Dollar gained diminishing the a...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/29022-energy_market_commentary_2009_12_16'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportThu, 17 Dec 2009 13:49:13 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28767-wheat_market_commentary_2009_12_15http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28767-wheat_market_commentary_2009_12_15<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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This comes at a time when there are finally signs of improvement in corn demand ...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28767-wheat_market_commentary_2009_12_15'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportTue, 15 Dec 2009 14:02:34 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28768-soybean_market_commentary_2009_12_15http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28768-soybean_market_commentary_2009_12_15<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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The market continues to see a clash of short-term supportive demand fundamentals with the longer-term outlook for a surge higher in world prod...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28768-soybean_market_commentary_2009_12_15'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportTue, 15 Dec 2009 14:01:23 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28769-corn_market_commentary_2009_12_15http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28769-corn_market_commentary_2009_12_15<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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This in turn was tied to improved feed demand in the US which m...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28769-corn_market_commentary_2009_12_15'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportTue, 15 Dec 2009 14:00:23 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28651-currency_market_commentary_2009_12_14http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28651-currency_market_commentary_2009_12_14<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. To get this comment, and our daily coverage of 15 additional markets and trade ideas, visit futures-research.com for your free 2 week trial!</strong></em></p><p><em>DOLLAR:</em> The Dollar remains in a partially bullish posture after last week’s impressive range up extension and that is telling in of itself. In other words, the Dollar has managed to hold up despite talk that “risk” trades are back in vogue again and that is in a sense a true change. While it is premature to sugge...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28651-currency_market_commentary_2009_12_14'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportMon, 14 Dec 2009 14:38:46 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28652-bond_market_commentary_2009_12_14http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28652-bond_market_commentary_2009_12_14<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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With international credit risks seemingly on the wane, in the wake of a Dubai bailout announcement o...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28652-bond_market_commentary_2009_12_14'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportMon, 14 Dec 2009 14:37:45 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28653-stock_market_commentary_2009_12_14http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28653-stock_market_commentary_2009_12_14<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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However, with the S&amp;P still sitting below the old highs, a portion of the market is concer...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28653-stock_market_commentary_2009_12_14'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportMon, 14 Dec 2009 14:36:37 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28510-2010_market_outlook_a_special_reporthttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28510-2010_market_outlook_a_special_report<p><em><strong>Below is an excerpt from of  our latest Special Reportr. To read the full report, in addition to our daily coverage of 16 markets, visit futures-research.com for your free 2 week trial!</strong></em></p><p>In retrospect, 2009 was a very impressive year for the commodity markets. For most of the year commodities were seen as “the” place to be, with many analysts touting them as a new and potentially sustainable investment class. Indeed, certain commodities forged very impressive rallies in the face of highly uncer...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28510-2010_market_outlook_a_special_report'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportFri, 11 Dec 2009 15:10:23 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28469-sugar_market_commentary_2009_12_11http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28469-sugar_market_commentary_2009_12_11<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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Demand is expected to improve from India an...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28469-sugar_market_commentary_2009_12_11'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportFri, 11 Dec 2009 12:49:03 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28470-cotton_market_commentary_2009_12_11http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28470-cotton_market_commentary_2009_12_11<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. To get this comment, and our daily coverage of 15 additional markets and trade ideas, visit futures-research.com for your free 2 week trial!</strong></em></p><p>The story for the week in cotton seems to be the failure to break. Instances of light fund selling and evening up ahead of the USDA’s reports by other spec traders did not reveal any technical cracks in the cotton market. The sharp rally in the dollar on December 4th also failed to generate any panic selling. If ...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28470-cotton_market_commentary_2009_12_11'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportFri, 11 Dec 2009 12:46:55 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28471-coffee_market_commentary_2009_12_11http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28471-coffee_market_commentary_2009_12_11<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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Tightening supply into the first half of 2010 and expectations for improving world consumption ahead should help provide underlying supp...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28471-coffee_market_commentary_2009_12_11'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportFri, 11 Dec 2009 12:46:31 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28472-cocoa_market_commentary_2009_12_11http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28472-cocoa_market_commentary_2009_12_11<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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In fact, cocoa prices have firmed in the early overnight action as the market seems to be benefiting from general bullish commodity market sentiment tied to robust industrial and trade data from Chi...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28472-cocoa_market_commentary_2009_12_11'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportFri, 11 Dec 2009 12:45:35 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28317-hog_market_commentary_2009_12_09http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28317-hog_market_commentary_2009_12_09<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. 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Traders see a possible back-up of hogs in the country and a seasonal peak in ham values as a “reason” to liquidat...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28317-hog_market_commentary_2009_12_09'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportThu, 10 Dec 2009 13:36:48 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28318-cattle_market_commentary_2009_12_09http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28318-cattle_market_commentary_2009_12_09<p><em><strong>Below is a sample of our Daily Commentary. To get this comment, and our daily coverage of 15 additional markets and trade ideas, visit futures-research.com for your free 2 week trial!</strong></em></p><p>When we see a period of uncertain slaughter ahead of a storm, beef prices would typically push a bit higher as the pipeline quickens so end users have enough supply on hand in case of slow production. The opposite was true ahead of this storm system as sellers were active in beef and cash markets but buyers pushe...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/28318-cattle_market_commentary_2009_12_09'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Hightower ReportHightower ReportThu, 10 Dec 2009 13:36:26 +0000