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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My morning glance at the Futures screens revealed that, well, just about everything is down across the board. Of special note: Cotton flirting with the 60-cent handle (wow, that looks cheap) Silver getting kicked in the teeth again Oil off big again, flirting with $90 Not to mention global stock markets getting slammed across the […]
Farmers continue to shift acreage to corn and soybeans. One industry executive estimates cotton would need to top $1/pound for it to be cost competitive with corn and soybeans. So we can do the math – either cotton is going higher, or corn and soybeans are heading lower, but something has to give.
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