MBWealth’s Commodity Blog

This was bad but it could have been worse and it is our opinion that in future months it will get worse.  We remain friendly to RBOB, crude and natural gas on setbacks. We have advised cleints to be a buyer of crude between $45-47 in coming weeks. We like the action in the Loonie [...]

If you had not lost enough money in the stock market in 08′; ytd the Dow and S&P are lower by an additional 19% as of this posting. We are still looking for a 10% rally very soon, the lower we go at this pace the less likely that scenario becomes. Alternatively the lower we [...]

Steelers 27-17 is our prediction! Now to the markets as the first month of 09′ comes to a close.  Oil remains range bound between $40 and $50 as we wait a decision to see if a 75% reduction in prices is enough.  We continue to toy with the idea of gaining long exposure either via [...]

January 27, 2009 by: Matthew Bradbard The real estate slowdown, credit crunch, deleveraging and overall lack of confidence around the globe became an infection that nearly brought the international economies to a halt. The largest bankruptcy case ever, Lehman Brothers, has come and gone after 158 years of business. Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, two [...]

For January 12th– January 16th 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard Right or wrong we expect more government involvement with this administration, which ultimately means troubles will arise and there will be no immediate fix to the current difficulties. With the first full week of trading under our belt in 09’ traders step back and access what [...]

For January 5th – January 9th 2009 by: Matthew Bradbard They say it’s not how you start but how you finish, but if the start of 09’ is any indication of how commodities will act this year, investors that have not positioned a portion of their portfolios in commodities may again be disappointed. It’s too [...]

For December 29th– January 2nd 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard With 2008 trading coming to a close, the majority of prices in commodities as a whole, much like other asset classes, are off considerably from their highs and volatility has been greater than ever. We see no reason for this volatility to end just because we [...]

By Matthew Bradbard December 2, 2008 All asset classes have been hit and commodities are no different, as a way to diversify we suggest that investors with the financial ability, understanding, and intestinal fortitude have 10-20% of their portfolios invested in commodities. We suggest trading both futures and options depending on the circumstances and would [...]