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No matter how the spot and future prices change (both up, both down, one up, one down), when the futures contract expires, the price gap closes and they make money. All this activity thus will close the abnormal gap between futures and spot prices to normal contango levels. Conclusion: making money is hard work—there is [...]
“No matter what happens to oil prices in the near term, the long-term outlook is clear: Over the longer term, oil and gasoline prices are going to rise. Let’s face it - they have to…” — William Patalon, III
by William Patalon, III
Baltimore — (TFN): Analysts are trumpeting the recent drop in oil [...]
Tags: Commodities, crude oil prices, futures, investing in oil, lng stocks, money morning, natural gas, speculative stocks, tfn, us fuel demand, william patalon
“To say that trading energy stocks has been difficult in recent months is a major understatement. When you see that even an industry giant like Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) lost money in its hedging activities, you know that trading activity during that quarter was extremely wild.” — Horatio Marquez
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Tags: cftc, Chesapeake Energy, chk, commodity, crude oil prices, futures, hedging, natural gas, speculative, stocks, Trading
“I always look at the risk/reward relationship before entering a trade. It doesn’t matter whether it is a stock trade, an options trade, or a futures trade.” — Rick Pendergraft
by Rick Pendergraft
Baltimore – (TFN): One of the investing basics that all investors need to know when making an investment decision [...]
“After closing at $13.26 yesterday, MF opened at $10.80 this morning and is currently at $8.59, as of noon. That’s a 35% fall in less than 24 hours.” — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore – (TFN): Options and futures broker MF Global (MF: NYSE) continued its slide in this morning’s trading. After closing at $13.26 [...]
“You don’t have to purchase futures and options contracts to invest in these commodity gems. I should know. I’ve been researching and recommending commodities since 2002… So I know it’s never been easier to trade raw materials with zero leverage and no margin!” — Eric Roseman
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“If you think happy days are here again, the Swissie probably isn’t the place to be. If you think we’re in for more turmoil, however, then the Swiss franc is a strong bet.” — Justice Litle
by Justice Litle
Baltimore – (TFN): Switzerland has long been known as a safe haven in times [...]