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Commodity News Digest - March 12, 2010

2010-03-12T21:22:46Z

Gold is the Ultimate Asset Bubble - Forbes Soybeans, Grains Rise as Dollar Drop Makes U.S. Crops Cheaper - Bloomberg U.S. Economy: Sales Rise as Buyers Overcome Snow, Job Concerns - Bloomberg Inflation Eroding China Deposits Feeds Asset Pressure - Bloomberg China May Allow Yuan to Rise by Mid-April, Strategists Say - MarketWatch Crude Retreats as U.S. Data Offsets Upbeat [...]

Weekly Currency Market Recap and Outlook

2010-03-12T20:29:14Z

by Gord Wiesemann Traders seem to be growing accustomed to or weary of the Greek crisis, so until there’s another shoe hitting the floor we’re going to continue with this choppy, range-bound trading. There really isn’t any new reason to aggressively hammer the U.S. dollar, but there’s also no reason to take the euro to [...]

Commodity News Digest - March 11, 2010

2010-03-11T21:38:10Z

Gold, Commodities, Stocks and the Yield Curve - MarketWatch China Data Point to “Overheating,” Boosting Rate-Hike Case - MarketWatch Treasury Sees Strong Demand at Sale of 30-Yr Debt - MarketWatch Dollar Weakens on Mixed U.S. Trade Report - WSJ Oil Futures: Crude Unchanged; Markets Mull China Inflation - WSJ Fed Debates How to Signal Next Rate Move - WSJ/Yahoo Finance As [...]

Post-USDA Trade Idea: Soybean Bull Call Butterfly Spread

2010-03-11T17:53:35Z

by Phil Streible On March 10, 2010 the USDA released its monthly crop production report indicating that carryout for this year’s soybean crop would be at 190 million bushels, down from last months estimate of 210 million bushels. Analysts were widely expecting a range of 194 to 196 million bushels. The USDA also cut production figures [...]

Gold and Options Writing Strategies

2010-03-11T14:26:50Z

by Aaron Fennell Many traders want to get into the market, but have a difficult time finding the right opportunity to get in at the desired price. If you place a limit order, it might not get hit. And even if you do have a position on, it can get stopped out due to volatility. Even [...]

Commodity News Digest - March 10, 2010

2010-03-10T22:18:15Z

Unemployment Rises in 30 States in January - AP/Yahoo Finance Oil Prices Rise to Settle Above $82 - AP/Yahoo Finance Dollar Optimism Soars to 18-Month High as U.S. Outpaces Europe - Bloomberg Gold Prices Can’t Sustain Rally - Bloomberg Sugar Falls to Seven-Month Low on Higher Brazil, India Supplies - Bloomberg Home Loan Demand Nudges Higher in Latest Week - [...]

Daily Technicals by Jeff Friedman - MARCH 10

2010-03-10T14:23:01Z

Get daily financial market commentary on commodity futures markets from Lind-Waldock’s senior market strategist, Jeff Friedman. You’ll get trading ideas and strategies to consider as a trader.

US Treasury Bonds Idea by John Kurgan Mar 10

2010-03-10T13:17:17Z

John Kurgan is a Toronto Canada based commodity broker with over 20 years trading experience. John can be reached at 1-866-842-1258 or 416-369-7926 or jkurgan@lind-waldock.com

Commodity News Digest - March 9, 2010

2010-03-09T21:39:44Z

Job Openings Up Sharply in January to 2.7M - AP/Yahoo Finance Buy Gold While Supplies Last, Says Fund Manager - Yahoo Finance Tech Ticker Investors to Raise Commodity Exposure: Barclays - Reuters Economists See Fed Rate Hike in 6 Months - Reuters Sugar Gains Favor on Labels - WSJ Crude Futures Drop to $81 on Expected Rise in Supplies - [...]

Exchange News: Daylight Savings, New VIX Products

2010-03-09T16:24:19Z

Daylight Savings Adjustment at NYSE Liffe March 15 – 26, 2010 This weekend the U.S. will “spring ahead” to Daylight Savings Time while the time will not change in London and Europe until March 28, 2010. During the three week period from March 15 - March 26, NYSE Liffe announced that the 1:00 a.m. London opening [...]