MBWealth’s Commodity Blog

Please click spreadsheet to view Energies Crude oil has traded lower 4 out of the last 6 sessions and appears to be grinding lower with prices now almost $5 off their highs. We’ve suggested buying put exposure for clients as we’re anticipating a trade down to $75.70, and then $73.80 in the December contract. The [...]

Please click on the spreadsheet to view Energies Crude oil has stampeded higher of late gaining for seven consecutive sessions taking prices to a new high for the year. Unfortunately we exited on behalf of clients roughly $5 ago. On a $3-5 correction we will once again look to gain long exposure expecting further appreciation. [...]

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

      For August 3rd– August 7th 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard   Even after the recent market turmoil it appears investors still have an appetite for risk. Whether the risk taking is misguided is debatable, but the reality is if investors are more informed about the inherent risk they may be more comfortable taking [...]

        For July 27th– July 31st 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard When I started working in commodities, almost a decade ago, they were considered a dirty word and certainly not a place for the average Joe to invest. Within the last few years, thanks to investors becoming more open minded, the overall performance [...]

For July 20th– July 24th 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard     I communicate with investors daily trying to identify what their general position is for the economy. Though it differs from one to the next, an overwhelming majority are not too optimistic about the health of the economy. The overall sentiment is that few see [...]

      For July 13th– July 17th 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard   Speculators may be running for the exit doors on talks of more government involvement in the futures market, but I feel their exit may be premature seeing that the government is just talking at this point. Since the government has not screwed [...]

      For July 6th– July 10th 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard     With half of 2009 behind us investors may be wondering if they have enough exposure to commodities in their portfolios. Several commodities gained value in the first 6 months of the year on expectations for a global economic recovery and on [...]

June 22 – 26, 2009 by: Matthew Bradbard   Any sustainable bull market needs to take a breath and rest up for the next leg. The long commodity trade that has been working for the last several months has been momentarily put on hold. So what to do as a trader? We have taken profits [...]

For May25th– May 29th 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard If China is increasing protein in their diets and buying more soybeans, then maybe you should be long soybeans. If China is stockpiling copper to have an ample supply for building an infrastructure, then maybe you should be long copper. If rumors circulate that China is diversifying [...]