All That Ag: Price Distortion, Live Cattle, and Surreal Soybeans
18% in a couple months might just convince any performance chaser to reallocate funds that way, and according to M6 Capital in their recent newsletter, that’s just what many investors did, with a heavy inflow into the Ag Markets. But will performance chasers be rewarded? M6 says people seeking to make money when commodity prices are rising might want to think again, suggesting that some of the “food” Commodities are overweighted due to the massive inflow of funds in the Ag markets this year.
The Russell 2000: The Chicken or the Egg?
All eyes in our office tomorrow will be looking at Russell 2000 futures tomorrow after shooting right up to down trend line today. While some have been calling for the S&P and Dow to confirm the down move seen in the Russell, there now exists the very real possibility the Russell will rally to make new highs to match those two, instead of the other way around.
Chart of the Week: The Futures Markets’ Sideways Bell Curve
Drilling down to the day-to-day gains & losses can be dangerous for your wallet and psyche when analyzing trend followers, but when we checked out today’s futures market performance on Finviz we noticed something unique… a sideways bell curve.
Get Ready to Be Long Crude Oil
While not exactly earth shattering news today, more than a few people are commenting on the $1.50 to $2.00 move in Crude Oil today. Perhaps it is due to the rather boring movement across markets of all shapes and sizes… and any sort of spike, no matter how small is news worthy. Or perhaps it is the corresponding news that Islamic militants have taken a 2nd Iraqi city in as many days.
Performance of 40 Futures Markets Mid-Year
Without further ado, the front nine scores across 40 different futures markets courtesy of Finviz:
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