by Brian Schad | Jul 22, 2015 | Crude Oil Futures, Energy Futures
Crude oil futures traded below $50 per barrel today for the first time since the initial down-move In March took oil prices to the $44 dollar area. Crude oil futures are trading down $1.69 as of this writing currently at $49.14 per barrel at the New York Mercantile...
by Brian Schad | Jul 21, 2015 | Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Markets, Global Markets, Hard-Asset Investments
The bench-mark “Bloomberg Commodity Index” has been in freefall for the fifth-day in a row now, which is reportedly the biggest stretch of declines since March. Yesterday the commodity index dropped a reported 1.1% alone with the help of a strengthening dollar and the...
by Brian Schad | Jul 17, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Trading, Global Markets, Hard-Asset Investments
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public....
by Brian Schad | Jul 16, 2015 | Gold Futures, Precious Metals Trading
Gold futures are down for the fourth straight trading session after mixed-signals with the US economy and the unfolding of the Greek debt crisis. Gold futures are down $2.70 per ounce currently at $1,144.70 at the Commodity Exchange in New York. Gold – usually...
by Brian Schad | Jul 15, 2015 | Energy Futures, Natural Gas Futures
Natural gas futures appear to be sitting still near the high end of their trading range of nearly two months as energy traders patiently await new data on gas inventories to help determine the demand for the fuel. Natural gas futures are up more than .07 cents today...
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