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As I look through the longer-term commodity charts, I see one downtrending market after another.  The main exception is the precious metals. The weakness in commodity prices seems to makes sense with the increased recession talk on the financial networks. Economic growth in Europe is anemic and may be recession bound in the near future. Now let’s not forget that the yield...
I believe gold prices will move higher over the long term, but there are some warning signs in this market that I can’t ignore. The most notable one is the outside bar reversal on the weekly charts at the beginning of September. I also get the feeling that the general worry barometer has dropped in recent weeks and that can be...
Crude oil has been through a whole lot of drama in the last two weeks only to get back to where prices previously stood. The Saudi Arabia bombings caused a huge price shock to the markets. Events like this will typically either have long-term price ramifications for oil or they become another overreaction in the markets that quickly bring prices back...
Time decay of futures options is a major factor option traders must consider before they buy a futures option contract.  Time decay of options means that options theoretically lose money every day, since they have a limited life.  All futures option contracts have an expiration date. Basically, an option contract is a bet that a market...
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...
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