For those busy watching equities, health care debates or the latest unemployment data, you may not have noticed that crude oil has been in an aggressive bull market since February. While the debate rages on as to if there will...
Read MoreIt’s one of the most difficult concepts that traditional investors have to grapple with when first discovering the strategy of selling options: When selling puts, the market doesn’t necessarily have to go up –...
Read MoreBrazilian Supply Still Months Away, Near Term Tightness Should Support By: James Cordier, Michael Gross, OptionSellers.com The cyclical nature of agricultural markets should never be underestimated. Daily news stories,...
Read MoreAs an agricultural product whose production is concentrated in a few key regions, Coffee is a market that lends itself well to fundamental price projection. Like many of its agricultural cousins, the harvest cycles of the...
Read MoreFlorida’s Deep Freeze drew plenty of media attention. But real opportunities often come after the spotlight has faded. Frozen Orange Juice futures may sound like the poster child for exotic, “Vegas style”...
Read MoreThe U.S. government posted a record $1.4 trillion deficit in the 2009 fiscal year ended in September as tax revenues plunged and spending soared. The Fed is unlikely to raise interest rates for the better part of 2010, as...
Read MoreIn October of this year, we suggested writing strangles on the soybean market based on a belief that longer term supply projections would help to cap short term weather concerns. Indeed, the market has gone from about $10.00 per...
Read MoreWhile dollar weakness has helped drive the majority of commodities markets higher recently, natural gas did not participate in this rally. In fact, natural gas prices have continued to move counter to the index as a whole,...
Read MoreAnyone remotely familiar with the financial markets knows that precious metals were the place to be in 2009. Gold has soared to all time highs on the back of spiraling US deficit spending, a still unresolved portfolio of toxic...
Read MoreWith all of the macro-economic noise in the markets right now, it may seem counterintuitive to focus on something as “old school” and mundane as seasonal tendencies. And yet, despite GDP reports, Buffet buyouts and...
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