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.
Futures
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.
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.
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.
Greece Sends U.S. Equity Futures Lower
U.S. equity futures turned sharply lower over the crisis in Greece. Most recent last night the IMF discontinues negations with the Greek government and walked away from the table.
Physical – Paper – Digital
In the past investors were limited in choices between paper assets like stocks , bonds and trust deeds, and physical assets. Physical assets were all forms of commodities (DBC, quote) , real estate, precious metals, agricultural, energies etc , along of course their labor.
Natural Gas Breaking Down
Whilst fundamentals and weather play a huge role in driving the price action for natural gas, the technical picture is now increasingly taking center stage as we move into the warmer months of the year and the commodity responds accordingly.