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I am tracking and blogging about my commodities trading account. I began the account with $2K, and my goal is to turn that into $1,000,000. I track every trade in the blog, share reasoning behind each trade and position, and update the positions weekly.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'commodity investing'
Why Commodity Stock ETFs and Outperforming Pure Commodity ETFs
In a word: contango.Hard Asset Investor's Brad Zigler does a great job of diving into the topic of commodity stocks edging out the futures themselves. A quick, insightful read. ...
What's the Deal With Natural Gas - Is It Cheap, or Not?
It seems like these days, EVERYONE is looking a natural gas prices, wondering "how could they be so low?" As recently as a few years ago, "The Natty" was selling for over $16 - how could it now be languishing just above 3?It's often said in the comm...
Centrally Planned Entrepreneurship, More Anecdotal Deflation
On Thursday, I gave a pitch for my startup (Chrometa, auto time capture) at a business innovation showcase here in Sacramento.A traditional business plan pitch is fairly formulaic - you talk about the pain point you're addressing, your solution, your...
Sugar Shines on Manic Tuesday, Nears a 3-Year High
It's been a manic start to the week for commodities and currencies...deflation was "back" yesterday, with investors running back to the dollar...and today inflation was the focus, with the dollar getting dumped!Last evening, we observed that sugar wa...
Turn Back the Clock...It's Another "Flight to Safety" Day
Mama said there'd be days like these...though you may have thought they were a thing of the past.With the DOW dropping 200 points on the day, and commodities down across the board, the "flight to safety" positions stood tall, just as they did during ...
Why China May Soon Halt Commodity Purchases
Apparently, most of China's recent purchases on the commodity markets have been to build up stockpiles, rather than satisfy actual demand - according to The Daily Crux.That means the huge Chinese buying is unlikely to continue, and that in turn means...
Stocks Down Today...So What Commodities Did Well?
Regular readers know that we've been anxiously awaiting the decoupling of commodities and currencies from stocks. These asset classes are historically uncorrelated. That changed late last year when the financial world ended, and everything went d...
Free Commodity Webcast From US Global Investors
Here's a fantastic - and free - webcast, courtesy of Frank Holmes and the team at US Global Investors, entitled Commodities: Reasons to Be a Bull When Everyone's a Bear. It was originally recorded on April 21st.It runs almost an hour, and is defini...
A Breakdown of Commodity ETF Options
Brad Zigler, Managing Editor of Hard Assets Investor, recently did a great breakdown of commodity focused ETF options for investors.This is a question we get quite often - "How can I invest in commodities without opening up a futures account?" If y...
Soft Commodities are Starting to Scream: "Inflation!"
Milton Friedman said that inflation is "always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon." Judging by the recent price action in many of the soft and agricultural commodities, they appear to agree.Ben Bernanke, a student of the Great Depression, is maki...
Sugar Futures Rally, OJ Takes a Breather - This Week In Commodities
Sugar Futures Surge to a 6-Month HighSugar futures rallied nearly 4% on Friday, over half a cent, to close the week at 14.18. Looks like we've got a new breakout to the upside!Sugar futures continue their steady climb. (Source: Barchart.com)The m...
