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Frozen

Frozen, the movie made a fortune for Walt Disney (DIS, quote), and yes I did watch it, and listened to a young girl sing the song…a lot.

Why Are Markets Out Of Synch?

For speculative traders, the last few weeks have offered wonderful trading opportunities across all markets, and provided you have no directional bias, the opportunities are there in abundance.

Brent Nears $100 On Oversupply

Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) dipped below $101 on Monday morning after last week’s jobs data disappointed. The commodity traded at $100.81 at 4:50 GMT as investors worried about demand in an oversupplied market.

Anatomy of a trade – trade what you see, not what you think!

Yesterday the YM E-mini index future delivered a masterclass in trading what you see, and not what you think. Trading with an opinion is one of the most destructive approaches to the market – just ask the euro bears who have been shorting the single currency for years. All to no avail.

Ukraine rejects Crimea's accession treaty with Russia

Ukraine refused to accept the treaty under which Russia annexed the “self-proclaimed” Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol as part of its territory, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Global Markets Are Not Prepared For The German Election

Investors are expecting an eventual reduction of support by the Fed, and Merkel winning the election this weekend. However, what stock markets have not priced in is the resurgence of Eurozone troubles into the headlines. So what are the options, why is this important and how will this effect markets?

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break – Wednesday March 27 Today’s Morning Coffee Break is finding U.S. equity futures are indicating a lower open this morning after yesterday’s push higher towards an all-time high of less than two points in the S&P 500.

Natural Gas Commentary

Natural Gas traded lower settling $3.666, down $0.034 (0.9%). The curve was weaker, 13/16 down $0.03. Hub cash was weaker, ~$0.20 back this morning, Z-6 down $0.40 to $3.90 as temps are running 10-15 above normal in major Northeast/Midwestern cities through Monday.

Daily Energy Report

Today’s session will likely be muted again by the closure of trading pits in New York, but we expect moderate pressure to remain in place. The market may be setting up for weakness through tomorrow, when many hedge funds are expected to close their books for the year.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Coffee Break – Happy anniversary Mr. Market!  Today 5 years ago marks the closing highs for both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes. It also marks the start of the downward move during the subsequent financial crisis.