Energy markets have been volatile with natural gas leading the pack. Unleaded gas had a false breakout and then consolidated while crude continues to boil and heating oil stays in a wide trading
The markets continue to watch the events unfurling in the Middle East as well as look forward to the Federal Reserve meeting this week. All eyes are on the Fed and the indicators it uses to watch for
There was a time in the United States when certain things were “sacred” – in other words, some things you just didn’t talk about. As a child I remember hearing “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t
With energy markets in a sustained uptrend and few analysts expecting prices to recede any time soon, many investors are looking for energy plays without having to buy crude oil at such lofty levels.
It was an inside day in New York cotton trading today. The range for December was conspicuously narrow compared with the previous two days, which may be due to some welcome consolidation. Or is it
Cotton prices rallied in New York today, with considerable volume changing hands. Prices opened roughly unchanged, but continued to firm, building upon the fruits of yesterday’s recovery. Spec and
September wheat closed at $3.88-1/2 on Friday, up 3/4¢ with December up 1/2¢ to $4.08. According to technicians, both September and December wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade closed below their
Thursday’s sideways consolidation is exactly what I had been expecting; and it is good for the market because it helps build a good area of support that we need to push prices higher. Now each time
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced on July 27, at a press conference in New York City, that it would be launching the CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (CBSX), a new securities trading
Global money manager Man Group plc announced on July 27, that is has bought a 70% majority stake in the United States Futures Exchange (USFE), the official name of Eurex’s U.S. subsidiary, Eurex US.