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Kevin McElroy: Something extremely unusual is happening in the platinum markets right now. And I’m about to buy a platinum ETF in my personal investment account. Read more…
Toby Connor: In my last post I hypothesized that the bear market in stocks had finally sunk its teeth into the precious metals sector. I was looking for a final move down into a true D-wave bottom, coupled with the HUI dropping down to test the 200 week moving average. I could not have been more wrong! Read more…
This week Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital and Euro Pacific Precious Metals Peter Schiff took to Zuccotti Park in Manhattan to exchange in some conversation with members of the Occupy Wall Street movement. In this video, Schiff argues that he pays about half of his earnings in Read more…
The Daily Capitalist: Yahoo! Finance is currently headlining: “Don’t Fight the Rally: Stocks Soar After Europe Deal, Dow Clears 12,000.” Is that a top-ticking headline? Let’s investigate. Read more…
Michael Johnston: With the fourth quarter of 2011 now well underway, the year is generally shaping up to be one that many investors will try quickly to forget. After 2009 and 2010 brought steady recoveries from the chaotic downturn in 2008, this year has seen renewed concerns about mounting debt burdens Read more…
Kevin McElroy: I’m not a huge fan of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in general. I believe most investors think ETFs are just set-it and forget-it type vehicles that magically turn the idea of diversification and sector allocation into profitability. Read more…
Chris Vermeulen: I am not one to discuss fundamentals or macro views, but this situation in Europe is beginning to morph into a media frenzy. Price action in the marketplace is changing rapidly in short periods of time based on the latest press releases coming from the Eurozone summit. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Investor optimism on Wall Street got a nice boost yesterday after European officials made the first steps towards devising a “rescue plan” for the debt stricken currency bloc. EU leaders in Brussels reached an agreement on a bank recapitalization plan and news that China might help finance the effort Read more…
Kevin Grewal: Supply shocks over the past two years in wheat and corn continue to take their toll on food prices, which will likely provide positive price support to the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Agriculture Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE:JJA), iPath Dow Jones-UBS Grains Subindex Total Return ETN Read more…
Kevin Grewal: Poor weather conditions around the world may result in a supply shock, pushing rice, grain and other agricultural-based commodities higher and giving positive price support to the ELEMENTS Rogers Intl Commodity Agri ETN (NYSE:RJA), the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund Read more…
Jared Cummans: Matthew Bradbard is the president and founder of MB Wealth, a full service commodity brokerage firm. MB Wealth offers access to commodity markets as well as three different trading packages depending on your investment style. Mr. Bradbard also publishes weekly articles commenting Read more…
Jared Cummans: The recent performance from crude oil has caught a number of investors’ eyes, as the fossil fuel has surged in the past week to break through the $90/barrel level. In fact, since opening around $86 per barrel on October 20th, crude jumped roughly 8.1% as of market close Tuesday. Read more…
Jared Cummans: Gold investing has been a popular choice for quite some time now. This elusive commodity has a long list on functional uses, including its abilities to act as an inflation hedge and the fact that it is often sought out as a safe haven in times of market turmoil. The popularity of this precious metal Read more…
Willem Weytjens: In this article, we will have a look at the so called “leverage” effect that mining companies are supposed to have to the underlying metal prices. To explain briefly why mining companies SHOULD have a leverage effect to increasing metal prices, I will illustrate this with a simple example. Read more…
Jack Barnes: If you follow the commodity markets, you know that weather can have a dramatic effect on your investments. A flood, drought, hurricane, tornado, or even something as simple as the changing of the seasons can be a game changer. Read more…
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