12 High-Yielding Commodities For 2012
Commodity investing has been extremely popular in recent years as investors have discovered the benefits that these investments can offer for an individual portfolio. Exposure to commodities offers...
View ArticleThe Five Most Active Commodities of 2011
This past year has been plagued with volatility, as global instability has put a major damper on commodity markets. Thought the first few months looked promising, the latter 30 day periods were plagued...
View ArticleCommodity Trading Trends: Gold Is Cheap, Is It A Buy?
Everyone’s favorite precious metal, gold, had a strong year in 2011, with the commodity gaining roughly 15% in just 12 months. But the final month of the year took its toll on the yellow metal, as its...
View ArticleLessons Learned From Gold in 2011
Commodities made headlines throughout most of last year, but for all of the wrong reasons. 2011 saw a number of commodity investments turn sour with just six of the 22 major commodities posting annual...
View ArticleThis Week In Commodities: January 27th Edition
This week saw a stellar performance by the majority of the commodity sector, as positive earnings combined with a robust GDP report to give some much needed tailwinds to this asset class. Among the...
View ArticleCommodity Trading Trends: Precious Metals Futures Get Hot
2012 may have started off like a bull, but it appears that the bears are lurking in the shadows, waiting to make their move. This week has already seen a disappointing halt to the surge that general...
View ArticleThis Week In Commodities: February 10th Edition
The back and forth markets that ensued over the past week made it difficult for commodities to find their footing, as a number of big name assets lost ground over the trailing five days. Among the...
View ArticleWhy Warren Buffett Hates Gold
When the Oracle Of Omaha speaks, investors tend to listen. In his latest prophecy, Warren Buffett makes the case for why stocks deserve a place in your portfolio over gold any day. His criticism of the...
View ArticleThis Week In Commodities: February 17th Edition
This past week, though a bit rocky for equities, was strong for a number of major commodities. Cocoa futures continued about their winning ways with a healthy jump of over 10% in the trailing five day...
View ArticleWhy No Investor Should Own GLD
Those looking for a reason to add commodity exposure to their portfolio will find gold’s massive historical return to be heavily persuasive. This precious metal has quickly become one of the few safe...
View ArticleCommodity Trading Trends: Precious Metals Lead The Way
As 2012 wears on, investors seem less and less sure how the year will end. Some feel that the early bull market we experienced is here to stay and that strong U.S. data only supports that claim. But...
View ArticleNatural Gas and Company In Steep Contango
Contango is simply an unavoidable phenomenon of the commodity market; at some point almost all commodities will fall into this pattern. For those unfamiliar with the term, contango simply refers to a...
View ArticleDoes GLD Really Hold Gold, Or is it a Scam?
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is one of the most popular exchange traded products in the world, as it is home over $68 billion in assets and an average trading volume topping 16 million shares. This fund...
View ArticleForget Gold, Why Your Portfolio Needs Silver
For the past few years, the investing world has turned gold into its darling commodity, as its meteoric rise was well-documented and thrust into the forefront of major media and news sites. All the...
View ArticleWhen in Doubt Go to Cash
Energy: I do not like the action in Crude so I advised clients to cut their shorts in half. Do not misinterpret me; I am not getting long but rather lightening up on short trades. Though I do not agree...
View ArticleIs Gold Still A Safe Haven?
Markets are nearing a critical moment in the year as earnings season draws to a close. After a strong first quarter, a number of blue chip firms are reporting strong earnings, keeping optimism levels...
View ArticleAs Facebook IPO’s, Would You Rather Own FB or Gold?
Facebook Inc. (FB) rose 13% for its debut at $42.99, after a half-hour delay that mesmerized traders everywhere and slowed down the loading times of major financial portal Web sites. Shares had been...
View ArticleJim Rogers Says: Buy Commodities Now, Or You’ll Hate Yourself Later
“It’s coming again” warned commodity legend Jim Rogers earlier this week. When asked about the future of the U.S. economy Rogers had a pessimistic outlook, as he feels that the global financial...
View ArticleWill a Euro Collapse Wreck Your Commodities Allocation?
It seems that the collapse of the euro, and possibly a global financial market correction, has become more likely than not in the next few year. It started with the fiscal disaster otherwise known as...
View ArticleContrarian Alert: GOLD Trade Offers Attractive Risk/Reward
Investors ran for cover last week after the bulls’ confidence was rattled by the Fed, which hinted at scaling back on their bond-repurchases earlier than many were anticipating. Profit-taking pressures...
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