January 12, 2010 by: Matthew Bradbard To view the spreadsheet attached click here We feel that with governments around the globe flooding the system with money and as long as some form of a global recovery starts to take foot there could be substantial appreciation in a variety of commodities. I feel it necessary to [...]
by: Matthew Bradbard January 10, 2010 Definition/theory: Swing trading is typically defined as a trading practice whereby the underlying instrument is bought or sold at or near the end of an up or down price swing caused by daily or weekly price volatility. A swing trade position is typically open longer than a day, but [...]
December 09, 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard Last night I took a trip down to Miami to visit with Jim Rogers at a book signing for his most recent book entitled: “A Gift to My Children a Father’s Lesson for Life and Investing.” After speaking briefly about his 3 year tour around the globe he spoke [...]
November 13 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard Most commodity investors that I come into contact with are trading energies and metals but perhaps a healthy portfolio needs more vegetables. With the slowest harvest in over 2 decades we believe more investors should be looking towards agriculture. Looking at the macro view in our opinion adds further [...]
November 5, 2009 By: Jordanna Sheermohamed, M.S Meteorology Weather and Climate Consultant for MB Wealth Corp. Upon hearing the word monsoon, a conjecture of torrential rains, swollen riverbanks, and slick mudslides fills the mind. Although that might be a factor during monsoon season somewhere, it is not true for all monsoon regions. Much like the [...]
September 17, 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard A number of commodities have seen significant bullish moves in the recent weeks to months, cattle has not. As you can see by the chart below live cattle has been stuck in about a nickel trading range for much of 09’. Let me begin by telling you a little [...]
August 26, 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard The way I explain this trade is that a ratio has gotten out of line and we are looking for it to get back in line. That does not mean back to 8:1 or even 10:1 (which has been the norm) but at least a reversion closer to the [...]
July 30, 2009 By: Jordanna Sheermohamed, M.S. Meteorology Weather and Climate Consultant for MB Wealth Corp. How weather affects daily lives is something that has fascinated individuals from various facets of our society for hundreds of years. From the clothes we wear on a daily basis to major preparations made on behalf of the global [...]
March 24, 2009 by: Matthew Bradbard Lean hogs are traded on the CME, one futures contract is equal to 40,000 lbs which is a whole lot of swine. Every penny in lean hogs equates to $400, the current price of June lean hogs is just under 73 cents. Prices for this contract month ytd have been [...]
March 4, 2009 by: Matthew Bradbard Coffee prices have been predicted to rise in 09’on expectations of smaller supplies around the globe being that the 09-10’ harvest is an off year. Demand seems to be inelastic: when coffee prices rise individuals don’t tend to reduce their coffee consumption accordingly and when the prices fall, consumer [...]
