And then the market fell?. Let me tell you, it?s not pretty sitting in front of the quote machine, these days. I have been wanting to write this blog for quite some time, because like every other investor I am clinging to the sense of hope as I am looking for a ... Go to Full Article

Demand Uncertainty Keeps Crude Prices in Check Crude Oil ? Oil futures fell yesterday on a poor economic showing and Saudi comments regarding increased production. Retail sales showed a decline of 0.4 percent versus expectations of zero growth for the month of December. ... Go to Full...

Corn Backs Off But Fundamentals Still Bullish Corn ? Corn shed some of its recent gains on profit-taking due to technically overbought conditions. The fundamental picture remains very bullish thanks in part to the lowest inventory figures since 1984. The grain markets have been ... Go to...

USDA Sparks Wheat Wheat ? Wheat is close to limit up once again in overnight trading due to a far lower-than-expected seedings figure in the latest USDA report. This news was exactly what Wheat bulls were looking for with the market nearing key technical ... Go to Full Article

Wheat Continues Short-Term Downward Trend Wheat continued its slide to the downside today, with the price for the March contract (WH8) resting at 882.5 at of the time of this writing ? a 0.73 percent drop on the day. March Wheat had been as low as 878 in early trading before ... Go to...

Energy Traders Eye Inventory Figures Crude Oil ? Oil futures are higher ahead of this morning's EIA inventory report, which is expected to show a drop of 2 million barrels for the week. After falling sharply over the past two months, inventories are expected to be at their ... Go to...

And then the market fell…. Let me tell you, it’s not pretty sitting in front of the quote machine, these days. I have been wanting to write this blog for quite some time, because like every other investor I am clinging to the sense of hope as I am looking for a ... Go to Full Article

The Case for Gold as the Next Bubble Instrument (and How to Play ... With the Fed and other central banks keeping the world awash in liquidity, it is possible that commodity price inflation will accelerate and give the gold the chance to be the next bubble instrument.--Pro Trader ... Go...

Rate Cuts Not The Answer, Says Fund Chief Dalio Ray Dalio is the Chief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates. He makes the interesting, and controversial, observation that the current credit problems stem primarily from the ongoing US trade imbalance.--Pro Trader ... Go to Full...

Gold Thoughts by Ned W. Schmidt Gold has been outperforming stocks over the course of the last 10 years. With the ongoing "liquidity injections" from the global central banks there is every reason to believe that the rally will continue.--Pro Trader. GOLD WINS! ... Go to Full Article

Demand Uncertainty Keeps Crude Prices in Check Crude Oil – Oil futures fell yesterday on a poor economic showing and Saudi comments regarding increased production. Retail sales showed a decline of 0.4 percent versus expectations of zero growth for the month of December. ... Go to Full...

Corn Backs Off But Fundamentals Still Bullish Corn – Corn shed some of its recent gains on profit-taking due to technically overbought conditions. The fundamental picture remains very bullish thanks in part to the lowest inventory figures since 1984. The grain markets have been ... Go to...

USDA Sparks Wheat Wheat – Wheat is close to limit up once again in overnight trading due to a far lower-than-expected seedings figure in the latest USDA report. This news was exactly what Wheat bulls were looking for with the market nearing key technical ... Go to Full Article

USDA Results Corn – The Corn figures were very bullish, with production coming in at 13.074 billion bushels, well below the 13.109 billion bushel consensus estimate. Both yield and carryout numbers were also well below forecasts, with yields coming ... Go to Full Article

USDA Focus Corn – Corn is little changed this morning ahead of the USDA report, which is expected to show lower yields and production for the 2007/2008 crop year. Average analyst estimates for production are 13.109 billion bushels, down from the ... Go to Full Article