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Michael Johnston: The first half of 2012 is now in the books, dropping the curtain on a back-and-forth six months for many investors. Though the sentiment recently Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: With the first half of the year officially in the books, investors have plenty of data and developments in the commodity world to talk about. With natural gas jolting back and forth and speculators calling tops and bottoms in crude oil and gold, Read more…
Michael Johnston: When it comes time to add coffee exposure to your portfolio, investors may be left with questions as to the best ways to achieve that goal. Trading coffee can be a very lucrative opportunity, as these futures offer strong intraday Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: While most people think of coffee (NYSEARCA:JO) as their go-to beverage for the morning or a lazy afternoon, its prevalence as a financial instrument has soared in recent years. As a member of the softs family, coffee futures offer heavy volatility and strong Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the iPath Short Extended S&P 500 TR ETN (NYSEARCA:SFSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.32% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
Jared Cummans: Now that the first quarter of 2012 is in the books, investors will reflect on their holdings to see if it is time to make any adjustments. While most equities turned in one of the best first quarters in recent memory, not all commodities were quite as lucky. As always, commodity price drivers often Read more…
Jared Cummans: Commodity futures are known to exhibit a fair amount of volatility, but there is perhaps no group of assets more volatile than the softs. Soft commodities, which consist of cocoa (NYSEArca:NIB), coffee, cotton (NYSEArca:BAL), and sugar (NYSEArca:SGG), are known for their large daily movements, as it is not uncommon to watch these Read more…
I’ll never forget my first visit as a teenager to the commodity-trading pit of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The swirling bright colored jackets, the shouting and rapid hand signals (looked like arm wrestling to me) were captivating and reminded me of past family gatherings. It was also Read more…
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Michael Johnston: Like just about every other asset class, agricultural commodities have been on a wild ride over the last several trading sessions, fluctuating along with equity markets as investors have tried to evaluate the latest news out of Europe. The last week has generally been a strong stretch for Read more…
Kevin Kerr: In the world of commodities and resources, the demand for certain key items has increased exponentially as the global appetite for cars, homes, and better food has exploded. China and India, and the rest of the emerging markets, have been the biggest drivers of this new demand, as millions Read more…
Richard Rittorno: Recent declines in coffee prices may give coffee retailers room to rise. Coffee, the commodity, is down about 28% since its peak in May, as reflected by the iPath DJ AIG Coffee TR Sub-Index (NYSE:JO). Read more…
Kevin Kerr: The world is growing, that’s a fact. Some estimates say that by 2050 we could have 10.5 billion mouths to feed, and many of those people will want even better food. Read more…
Kevin McElroy: Practically no one is talking about it, but one of the most commonly used commodities nearly doubled in price between the middle of May 2010 to the middle of May this year. Read more…
Kevin Grewal: Continuing imbalances in supply and demand have pushed coffee prices to 30-year highs and are expected to continue to provide positive price support to the soft commodity. Read more…
Coffee drinkers are finding it more and more expensive to get their caffeine fix. The commodity’s price recently surpassed the key $3 per pound level for the first time in over 34 years. And with roasters scrambling to secure scarce supplies of Arabica beans, costs could remain high for a while. The Read more…
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