John Turner

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.

Bond Market Update

Although the bond market has been illiquid and somewhat untradeable given the QE from central banks, it now is time to focus on this market.

Sugar Continues To Be An Interesting Market.

As I have posted options going out to 2016, symbol ESBH16 or ESBN16 continue to make sense in light of extremely depressed prices and impending El Nino.

Commodities

Many traders immediately think of precious metals like gold (GLD, quote)when hedging inflation.  

Forces of Nature and Man, El Nino, Dams and Electricity

Nature and Man’s ideas can be amazingly beautiful, overwhelming, and sometimes disastrous.

Trading Sugar

One of our readers asked about strategies in trading sugar futures.  One of our commodity experts, John Turner, weighs in…

The Good - The Bad and The Bond Vigilantes

I am not sure who coined the phrase Bond Vigilante, maybe it was Ed Yardeni, but the thought evokes the sound of a hundreds of horses galloping, the thunder of their hooves as they approach. At first, it’s just a faint sound something to make your head lift up.

Abe the Yen Samurai

Fukushima. However, the Japanese public seemed to take responsibility and handled it with class and dignity.

Tune In Turn On And Don't Drop Out

Stealing a phrase from Timothy Leary and adding a twist. The sixties were a tumultuous time and marked a time of rapid change. Today, I think that many people, businesses and government are suffering Futureshock, with its debilitating effect of paralysis, and creative destruction of old guard business power.

Expectations and the coming Commodity Bull?

Great expectations was a classic novel following the growth of a poor child and his trials and tribulations to find success in his life. Fabulous story.