The practice of selling rallies in bear markets may be old,
but it never gets tiring. I am sticking with that strategy until there is a
measurable change in the outlook for natural gas.
The EIA inventory numbers were released this morning and
showed a build of 98 billion cubic feet for the week ending October...
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....
The lean hog market has frustrated some traders this year
and made the year for other traders. It is all about how to read the market
properly. Granted, the livestock markets are not always easy to read in my
opinion, but they offer some good trading opportunities. The underlying story
here is that China lost a large portion of the pork...
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 benefits of managed futures have been widely documented for
lowering the overall risk of an investment portfolio, while increasing the opportunity
for higher returns. Institutional investors
have made managed futures an increasingly popular investment class during the
last couple decades because of this. However, managed futures are virtually
unknown to the average investor.
The managed futures investment...
