Monday, Market, Meaning, and Fracking
How is it that we constantly end up here – It’s Monday again. This Monday, today, starts a...
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Commitment of Traders Buy Signal: Soybean Meal
Demand for animal and plant protein continues to grow across the world. Soybean Meal has been in a...
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December Silver Futures: Trading Idea June 30, 2014
December Silver Futures a Buying Opportunity on More Price Strength See on the daily bar chart for...
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SPX: Take Profits And Head For The Exit
For months we have been frightened long-term bulls on the broad equity markets. Back when the...
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Cycle Work Points To Low For US Dollar This Summer
A 3year cycle points to an important low this summer in the U.S. dollar. At 3years, 3months, July...
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U.S. dollar price movements can impact many markets.
Sharp moves in the price of the U.S. dollar sometimes appear to coincide with or precede sharp...
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Monday is an Extra-Important Trading Day in Markets
* LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS * Monday is the last trading day of the month, of the quarter and of...
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Can You Admit When You are Wrong?
Admitting you are wrong is not admitting defeat. But many traders and investors let their ego get...
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Turn On This and Turn Off That, I’ll Be Home Soon
Ho-hum, it’s Friday, the end of a rather un-notable week in the market. True, the market...
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The Soccer Trade: World Cup ETF Portfolio
I’ve grown to like World Cup soccer or, at least, tolerate it. Though to be honest, I didn’t have...
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Oil Options Market Shrugs Off Mideast Concerns
How can we use implied volatility as a tool to signal a directional play? Crude oil futures...
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December Corn Futures: Trading Idea June 27, 2014
Consider Buying a Call Option on December Corn Futures See on the daily bar chart for December...
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Holiday Week Option Selling: Clock Works For You
We have spoken in the past about the virtues of selling premium. Certainly in a low volatility...
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S&P 500: A Hammer Bullish Reversal, Or Just A Random Step?
The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,957.22, down 0.12%) absolute price fell steeply for the...
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More Weak Economic Data from European Union Friday
* LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS * In overnight news, there was more dour economic news coming out of...
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Summer Seasonal Patterns In Corn
Each individual locale has a relatively unique planting and harvest cycle; further, crops around...
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All Quiet, and Then the Breathless Media Did Its Thing
One thing to understand about the market is that it is always forward looking, until it is not....
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September Cocoa Futures: Trading Idea June 26, 2014
September Cocoa Futures a Selling Opportunity on Fresh Price Weakness See on the daily bar chart...
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The Market Doesn’t Take A Vacation: Prepare
You may take a great vacation this summer but the market does not. Be sure you are protected and...
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What I Like About The LLY Trade
My dad used to work for a pharmaceutical company. You may recall, in prior articles, I mentioned a...
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