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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 'sugar futures'
So Long, Cotton...I'm Just Too Wary of Deflation
I have to admit - I think the Great Deleveraging permanently seared my psyche. I haven't been the same since.It's for the best. Until you live, and invest, through an event like that, I don't think you can appreciate the awesomeness of the destruct...
Holding Gold and Cash, Nonconfirming Indicators, and Cheap(er) Toilet Paper
On Tuesday evening, we had our monthly meeting of local Casey Research subscribers. Really sharp investment minds in the group - it's a real pleasure and treat to chat about a wide variety of finance and investing related issues.The general consensu...
Robert Prechter and Jim Puplava: A Great Inflation / Deflation Debate (Free Audio)
I hope you had a good, long holiday weekend. I sure did...I mentioned at the end of the week that I'd be blogging when I wasn't drinking beer. As you can probably infer from my lack of posts, I managed to put back a few with some good friends!Back ...
Sugar Prices Hit 28-Year High - How's Jim Rogers Playing It?
The severe supply/demand imbalance in sugar fundamentals has propelled sugar prices to a 28-year high. The big driver of the rally has been India - which, as we reported earlier this year, has turned into a net importer of sugar.As you can see below...
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...
Jim Rogers: The US is About to Have a Currency Crisis
If you have the majority of your savings in US dollars, this may be the most important insight you ever hear from Jim Rogers.In an interview with Bloomberg from this morning, Rogers said:“We’re going to have a currency crisis, probably this fall ...
A Long Overdue Sugar High
This morning, I authored a guest piece for the folks at Commodity News Center, breaking down the recent sugar rally. Regular readers will be quite familiar with the fundamental factors discussed. I always try to constantly re-examine my assumptio...
Why Agriculture Prices Have Held Up Remarkably Well
A recent piece in The Economist highlighted the recent strength of agriculture prices in the face of the downturn, and the reason for it.Though prices of the meats, grains, and softs are still off their 2008 highs - they're not off by much anymore - ...
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...
