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Hopes for a near term Aussie bounce are looking dimmer – from today’s Daily Pfennig: In Australia overnight… Retail Sales slowed for a second month only advancing .2% in October, although September’s sales were revised upward to .7%, this October reading has put a lid on any rate increase before year-end… The Reserve Bank meets […]
I read an interesting counterpoint to the “oil is never going lower” argument this morning in my morning Stratfor brief (subscription required). Here’s a quick summary: In the ’97 – ’98 Asian financial crisis, crude fell as low as $8/barrel High oil prices today depends upon continued growth of Asian economies The questionable characteristics of […]
From Today’s Daily Pfennig: The Australian dollar fell over the weekend as a combination of the unwinding of the carry trade and reports of a widening trade deficit combined to work against the AUD$. The currency also weakened as the price of commodities that Australia exports stayed near the lowest in two months. The trade […]
Date Position Qty Month/Yr Contract Strike Call/Put Entry Price Last Price Profit/Loss 11/12/07 Long 2 DEC 07 Australian Dlr 0.8795 0.8839 $880.00 11/16/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Australian Dlr 0.8850 0.8839 ($110.00) 11/09/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Australian Dlr 0.9138 0.8839 ($2,990.00) 11/09/07 Long 1 MAR 08 Coffee ‘C’ 126.05 128.65 $975.00 11/28/07 Long 1 […]
Nice, but scary, article in today’s Rude Awakening It’s frightening how much free cash the central banks are pumping into the system – M3 rose 12% year over year (yikes)! It’s hard to see this ending well.
Similar deal as coffee – it’s at the lowest point since September. We’ll keep a close eye on this one from the sidelines – I believe cotton will eventually skyrocket.
Coffee appears to be trending down again, toward previous support at the 122.50 mark. According to my new system, I will sell if it hits a 20 day low, and will buy back in on a 20 day high. So we’ll keep an eye out and see if coffee breaks down further. Still long term […]
I just finished reading Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom by Van K. Tharp. Great read, and it really opened my eyes to several mistakes I am making in my trading – which is why my account is left open to so many major losses. This is dangerous when trading with limited capital, as I […]
Date Position Qty Month/Yr Contract Strike Call/Put Entry Price Last Price Profit/Loss Market Value 11/12/07 Long 2 DEC 07 Australian Dlr 0.8795 0.8804 $180.00 11/16/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Australian Dlr 0.8850 0.8804 ($460.00) 11/01/07 Long 2 DEC 07 Australian Dlr 0.9135 0.8804 ($6,620.00) 11/09/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Australian Dlr 0.9138 0.8804 ($3,340.00) 11/09/07 […]
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