Weekend Reads…
Not much work happening in Chicago today with the pending Bears vs Packers showdown on Sunday….. but a few articles catching our fancy this week you may want to check out… Gold net Longs hit lowest since July 09 (The Big Picture) MF Global Settles Lawsuit Related to 2008 Wheat Loss (Bloomberg) Managed futures strategies […]
How can $1.8 Billion be so wrong on USO, the crude oil ETF
Following our last post in which we mentioned how commodities were down in 2010 based on energy being flat and the problem of cost of carry/contango – we had a client asking us to update our chart on the spot price of Crude Oil versus the performance of USO, the ETF which is supposed to […]
Weekend Reads…
What we’re reading heading into the long weekend (most markets are closed on Monday thanks to MLK holiday in the US) MLK-Day market hours: (CME) Forex Brokers Draw Scrutiny (WSJ) Manager Selection: Getting it Right (Financial Advisor) FBI Arrests commodities trader for threats against NFA, CFTC, FINRA, and SEC (CNNmoney) Food Inflation: Retail meat prices […]
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 favorite quote site: Finviz.com. Their list is a nice cross section of markets including stocks (5), energy (3), […]
Reading for the long Holiday weekend
Here’s what we’re reading heading into the long holiday weekend (markets are closed tomorrow). 1. Saxo Bank’s 10 outrageous predictions – https://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/12/20/442411/saxos-outrageous-predictions-for-2011/ 2. Doug Kass Surrpises for 2011 via Ritholtz – https://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/12/kass-surprises-for-2011/ 3. $39 Million hedge fund to trade based on Twitter posts…. https://www.businessinsider.com/new-hedge-fund-uses-twitter-to-pick-stocks-2010-12 4. It’s too early to be bullish Nat Gas – https://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/12/its-too-early-to-be-bullish-on-nat-gas/ […]
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