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Bill Luby: I am firmly of the Jim Cramer school of thinking that believes, “There is always a bull market somewhere.” Of course, with the advent of inverse exchange-traded products ETPs), you can turn just about any bear market upside down and transform it into a bull market Read more…
Michael Snyder: Why is the heartland of the United States experiencing such a horrific drought right now? At the moment, approximately 61 percent of the entire nation Read more…
Jared Cummans: Corn futures have been crushing it for the past month, as a number of factors have combined to push prices higher by approximately 39%. Since hitting a bottom on June 15th, Corn futures did nothing by soar until July 9th, when gains for the past Read more…
Corn prices reversed course rather dramatically from this morning’s 3% rise on the USDA’s lowered forecast for bushels per acre from 166 to 146. The larger than expected cut was driven by the worst drought to hit the Midwest since Read more…
Sean Brodrick: Dang, it’s been a dry summer. And just as bad, it’s hot — so hot and dry, that crops are withering across America’s farm belt. Therein lies opportunity for investors, which I’ll get to in a minute. First … Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: The heat wave that has been sweeping much of the country in recent weeks finally broke over the weekend, providing a minor measure of relief after a prolonged stretch of record temperatures. The unseasonably warm weather has already Read more…
Michael Snyder: All over America the corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) is dying. If drought conditions persist in the middle part of the country, wheat Read more…
In trading on Monday, the iPath Pure Beta Sugar ETN (NYSEARCA:SGAR) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.14% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
Bill Luby: Since the launch of the Teucrium Commodity Trust Corn Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:CORN) in June 2010, investors who were unwilling to open up a futures account have been able to take long and short positions on corn via the CORN ETF Read more…
Michael Snyder: It is too early to panic, but if there is not a major change in the weather very soon we could be looking at widespread crop failures throughout the United States this summer. Record heat and crippling drought are absolutely devastating crops Read more…
Eric Dutram: While the U.S. may not be the manufacturing powerhouse that it once was, the country is still a massive producer of a number of commodities. Read more…
Bloomberg Radio’s Catherine Cowdery talks with ETF analyst Eric Balchunas discusses the Teucrium Corn Fund (NYSEARCA:CORN) exchange-traded fund, which is rallying along with Read more…
There’s a ton of money to be made in corn this year. The current production estimates and demand trends can drive it back from its recent sell-off, and then some. Corn prices jumped 9.5% recently following an 11% drop in early May that was driven by Read more…
Jared Cummans: Trading commodities in today’s markets has been nothing short of difficult. While the first quarter was relatively stable, Q2 has been anything but, with volatility returning to markets and unpredictable behaviors becoming the norm. Commodity futures are already volatile on their own, Read more…
Michael Johnston: Teucrium, the Vermont-based firm behind a growing lineup of exchange-traded commodity products, announced today the launch of a new fund targeting agricultural resources. The Teucrium Agriculture Fund (NYSEARCA:TAGS) will offer equal exposure to the “big 4″ of the agriculture commodity Read more…
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