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Top posts from the past week: Should the Big Three Be Allowed to Fail? How to Determine a Market’s Trend Gold Buyers Smash Records More Downside for the Dow Could Be Ahead A review of my futures trades from the previous week: Covered my cotton position. It appears I may have been too early in […]
The downtrend in cotton continues, much to my chagrin. It closed limit down yesterday, and is down almost another $.02 as I write this. After reflecting on my previous guest post about determining a market’s trend, I decided it’s time to eat some of my own dog food. So, I have sold my position in […]
In the midst of yet another slaughter of commodities and stocks, cotton futures held up remarkably well today. The March 2009 cotton contract closed down 0.88 to finish at 47.03, thanks to a steady rally after an initial drop. A push above the 48-cent mark would be impressive, as cotton continues to retrace some of […]
Top posts from the past week: Are Any Grains Worth Buying At These Prices? US Government Continues to Print Money at Breathtaking Pace Food Supply Problem More Acute Than Ever Jim Rogers: Dollar Will Be Devalued; Buy Commodities Casey Research: Get Ready for the Commodity Comeback A review of my futures trades from the previous […]
Chris Mayer writes in Agora Financial’s Rude Awakening that the global food supply problem is more acute than ever before, as a result of the current financial crisis. This is something we’ve been discussing here of late. Farmers cannot get basic loans for fertilizer. Forget about new capital investments. And this all happening with world […]
Are there any grains worth buying at these prices? Have you seen any article, commentary that may be of help? This question was posed by our buddy and regular reader/contributor Moyo, who runs the fine commodity focused site FuturesCafe. I think that sugar, cotton, and coffee are the most attractive agriculture plays at this point. […]
Can you spot the trend? Trading below 40 cents, cotton must be one of the most underpriced commodities in the history of western civilization. Supply was already under pressure, as farmers neglected planting cotton in recent years in favor of higher priced grains, such as corn and soybeans. Lock and load, because we’re going to […]
Remember when the grains and softs were doing moonshots, and every other column here was about bullish news for food prices? Seems like just yesterday I was imploring a much smaller readership base to sugar me sweet. While my favorite soft commodities (sugar, coffee, cotton) remain parked on my wish list as we wait for […]
Some good recent hits from Jim Rogers: The US dollar is in trouble Oracle Rogers sees worse recession ahead Says he’s currently long the Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen, and airline stocks (as a contrarian play). Also thinks coffee, cotton, sugar, silver, and zinc look potentially attractive (this is usually Rogers’ code for – these are […]
“Governments and politicians do not understand markets and they are making the situation worse by trying to impose controls on the markets,” Jim Rogers commented in a recent speaking engagement. Rogers also expects coffee, sugar, and cotton prices to rise sharply. Sees upside for zinc and silver prices Has no plans to sell gold Intends […]
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