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...
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...
Ample supplies and a mild winter have caused natural gas
futures to drip down into multi-decade low support levels. The market has
reached the sub-$2 level a handful of times in the last 20 years, which proved
to be a value zone many times. The market still looks negative, but it is time
to think about a long term bottom. However,...
A good case can be made for the copper market to be a star performer among commodities in the next few years. However, you wouldn’t know it by the price action lately. Copper futures prices are down about 25% from 2018 and have lost about half their value since the all-time high set in 2011. Copper has...
The benefits of managed futures have been widely documented for
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last couple decades because of this. However, managed futures are virtually
unknown to the average investor.
The managed futures investment...
