While many traders seek instant gratification from their
trades, the gold market has only recently offered that potential to traders
betting on higher prices. In fact, the last few years could be considered a mind-numbing
experience for traders trying to figure out this market. The gold market
finally made its move higher in the last few months and this serves as...
All eyes are on the August 12th USDA crop report
for corn futures. The question is how much the USDA will cut the estimated
production for the 2019-2020 crop year. Analyst estimates are averaging about
13.19 billion bushels. Where the number comes in will likely determine the
direction of the market for the near future, which is no surprise to traders....
Notional funding is simply an agreement a client has with a
Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) to trade his or her managed futures account at
a level beyond the amount of cash deposited. The amount above the cash
deposited to the adjusted trading level is called notional funds. For example, an investor could open a managed
futures account with $200,000 in cash...
Natural gas futures have been reeling from the first winter
weather rally in early November. This market is fairly dependent on abnormal
weather this winter to burn through excess supplies. Otherwise, natural gas
prices will probably remain in the lower end of the $2 range. I wrote about
this in my last
article and I have a feeling we will see another...
If you have not heard by now, most people who trade
commodities lose money. Most of the
estimates range in the 80 to 95 percent range of those who have lost or who are
losing in the world of trading commodities.
Those statistics are dismal for someone who wants to venture into
trading commodities. Fortunately, in my
opinion, a large amount of this...
