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Softs say..what about me?

TweetTweetAfter highlighting the grain markets posting fresh 2.5 year highs yesterday (and then seeing them promptly sell off), the Softs staged a rally of their own today to push them to 13 to near 30...

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2011 Asset Class Scorecard – Round 1

TweetTweetThe data has been compiled (finally!) and it is time to see how the various asset classes stack up performance wise so far in 2011. With stocks on a tear, it does not surprise us to see that...

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Weekend Reads…..

TweetTweetWith the exception of cotton it was another slow week of trading in the markets…but don’t worry we still found plenty of good managed futures related topics to read about: Obama budget puts...

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Forget Crude and Silver… what about Cotton?

TweetTweet With all the talk about the super rally in Crude Oil on the back of the unrest in the Middle East, and the Silver rally on the back of rumors of physical Silver for delivery being gobbled up...

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Market Scorecard 2 years after the March 9th, 2009 low

TweetTweetTwo years ago today – March 9th, 2009 – was an ugly, ugly day for investors. The stock market hurtled downward, only to close at a 12 year low. The Dow Jones lost 80 points, or 1.2%, to end...

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Risk on… sort of

TweetTweetIt’s a decidedly risk on day in the markets. While initially feared to be a rally killer, the Euro Summit has bolstered investor confidence in the Eurozone’s ability to pull through this...

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Feeder Cattle (+20%) and 30 Year Bonds (+18%) top 2011 commodities performers

TweetTweetEveryone’s talking about Milk as 2011’s top performing commodity, but we’re more interested in markets that managed futures professionals actually trade, like Bonds, Crude Oil, Natural Gas,...

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That Damned V

TweetTweetWe deliberately warned against a bad June in our newsletter a few weeks ago so that it wouldn’t happen, in a sort of reverse psychology move (whatever we say, the opposite tends to happen)....

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The Touch… The Feel… of Limit Moves in Cotton

TweetTweetIt’s been a bumpy month or two in the markets, with reversals reminiscent of last year’s wild ride, punctuating continued fears about global growth. However, one commodity in particular has...

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Looking Inside the Cotton Peak

TweetTweetThe spike in cotton prices during the beginning of 2011 was one for the record books. Prices hit their highest point since the Civil War (although not if you adjusted for inflation), and...

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Commodity ETFs vs Long Futures vs Ag Trading CTAs

Here’s our monthly look at: 1. How the numerous commodity ETFs which have sprung onto the scene the past few years are tracking a simple strategy of just buying the December futures market of that...

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Weekend Reads

In Tall Cotton – (Futures Magazine) The Relentless Bid, Explained – (Reformed Broker) CME director had ties to AlphaMetrix – (Crains Chicago) The Best Investment Strategy? Getting Out of Our Own Way –...

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Commodity ETF Breakdown

Here’s our monthly look at the various commodity ETFs and how they track a simple strategy of buying December futures and rolling them annually. Plus, a comparison to Ag Traders and an overall...

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Weekend Reads…..

With the exception of cotton it was another slow week of trading in the markets…but don’t worry we still found plenty of good managed futures related topics to read about: Obama budget puts futures...

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2011 Asset Class Scorecard – Round 1

The data has been compiled (finally!) and it is time to see how the various asset classes stack up performance wise so far in 2011. With stocks on a tear, it does not surprise us to see that US Real...

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Softs say..what about me?

After highlighting the grain markets posting fresh 2.5 year highs yesterday (and then seeing them promptly sell off), the Softs staged a rally of their own today to push them to 13 to near 30 year...

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Palladium (+95%), Sugar (+92%) top 2010 commodities performers

With most markets having closed at noon (CST) today ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebration in the US, we’re able to take a sneak peak at the 2010 performance of 40 different futures markets via our...

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Where is Dighton Capital?

With Cotton going limit down at one point today (view chart here) on news that China will be raising rates to cool off rising prices in that country,  one of our clients called in asking where Dighton...

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CTAs Keeping a Close Eye on Margin Requirements

Could part of the recent sell off (excluding yesterday) in commodity markets be related to increases in margin requirements? We have seen a very volatile month of trading across commodity exchanges...

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Paul Tudor Jones weighs in on Cotton and price limits

Price limits in commodities have been a hot topic of late due to several limit up price moves in grains and the tropical softs (cotton, sugar, coffee, cocoa), and especially with Cotton being limit up...

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