Managed futures are professionally managed investment
accounts that trade in the futures markets.
Managed futures are a good way to diversify your overall investment
portfolio, but many investors wonder whether they should manage their own futures
trading account or let a professional Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) manage
the account.
Time and experience are the...
Natural gas is suffering the woes of plentiful supplies this year and the lack of a catalyst to push prices higher. As a result, natural gas futures prices have dropped about 28 percent from the peak this year in March. The fundamental picture doesn’t look good at this point and the market will probably need some significant...
The price of gold has been trading sideways to lower during
the last couple months. This is typical of the gold market after it has a
strong run higher and it just can’t get the steady flow of “bad” news to
support the ever-increasing prices. Prices have started to bounce slightly in
this long-term bull market, but this might not be...
The energy markets became riled over the weekend as Saudi
Arabia took a major hit to oil production/distribution capabilities from drone
attacks. Fingers are pointing at Iran and they have deferred to Yemen. The big
issue here is whether this is the beginning of regular attacks and the
disruption of oil flowing onto the markets or was it an isolated event?
The excitement in the oil markets have subsided somewhat
after the strike on the Iranian General, but the fear of what is coming next still
lurks. These events usually cause a pop
higher in the oil markets and volatility spikes. Now, it is trickier to figure
out where the crude oil market is heading when the next attack could happen at
any...
