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From Agora’s 5 Minute Forecast: “Wheat, arguably one of the most important human food crops worldwide, is suffering a double whammy: decreased production due to changing climate (droughts in Australia and the Ukraine, floods in Kansas — we lost our entire wheat crop this year in south central Kansas due to excessive rain) — and […]
From Agora’s 5 Minute Update earlier this week: “The U.S. market is the only one where coal prices are not at multiyear highs,” Chris Mayer reminded us in his latest agorafinancial.com “quick take.” “U.S. coal companies are sucking wind right now,” writes Chris, queuing off of a recent WSJ story. “The only coal company to […]
“If we were sitting at a bar enjoying a beer – a good beer – and I had to tell you only one reason why you should have money invested in the agricultural boom in some way, I think I would say this: Grain inventories are near all-time lows.” – Chris Mayer Rude Awakening Article
Date Position Qty Month/Yr Contract Strike Call/Put Entry Price Last Price Profit/Loss Market Value 01/22/07 Long 1 DEC 08 Cotton 63.00 68.77 $2,885.00 04/16/07 Long 1 DEC 08 Cotton 64.50 68.77 $2,135.00 07/27/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Coffee ‘C’ 115.30 124.20 $3,337.50 06/19/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Coffee ‘C’ 120.50 124.20 $1,387.50 12/05/06 Long 1 […]
Yesterday I started reading The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America’s Top Traders by Jack D. Schwager. I’m just over 200 pages in – a very good read so far. Something I’ve been thinking about is how I can continue to grow my account at a rapid pace while managing the risk of total obliteration. […]
Date Position Qty Month/Yr Contract Strike Call/Put Entry Price Last Price Profit/Loss Market Value 01/22/07 Long 1 DEC 08 Cotton 63.00 70.42 $3,710.00 04/16/07 Long 1 DEC 08 Cotton 64.50 70.42 $2,960.00 07/27/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Coffee ‘C’ 115.30 122.65 $2,756.25 06/19/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Coffee ‘C’ 120.50 122.65 $806.25 12/05/06 Long 1 […]
I couldn’t help it – I really think it’s waiting to explode…———————————– T R A D E S C O N F I R M A T I O N S ————————————THE FOLLOWING TRADES HAVE BEEN MADE THIS DAY FOR YOUR ACCOUNT AND RISK.TRADE MARKET BUY SELL CONTRACT DESCRIPTION TRADE PRICE CC DEBIT/CREDIT———————————————————————————————————————01-AUG-07 NYBOT 1 […]
Four Ways To Profit From a Soft Commodity Bull Market:http://www.fool.co.uk/news/investing/investing-strategy/2007/07/17/four-ways-to-profit-from-a-soft-commodity-bull-mar.aspx
From the front page article in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal: “Dan Basse, president of AgResource Co., a Chicago research firm, estimates that as many as 55 million to 70 million acres of additional arable land may need to come on line globally over the next three to four years just to sustain current agricultural […]
Date Position Qty Month/Yr Contract Strike Call/Put Entry Price Last Price Profit/Loss Market Value 01/22/07 Long 1 DEC 08 Cotton 63.00 70.65 $3,825.00 04/16/07 Long 1 DEC 08 Cotton 64.50 70.65 $3,075.00 07/27/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Coffee ‘C’ 115.30 116.55 $468.75 06/19/07 Long 1 DEC 07 Coffee ‘C’ 120.50 116.55 ($1,481.25) 12/05/06 Long 1 […]
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