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Eric Dutram: Although a risk-on trade has boosted commodity prices in the past few days, virtually all commodities are still down on both the quarter and the year. Seemingly, the European slowdown and the stronger dollar have conspired to keep natural resources Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the iPath Pure Beta Cocoa ETN (NYSEARCA:CHOC) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.82% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the iPath DJ-UBS Cocoa TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSEArca:NIB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.67% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Ever since markets crashed in 2008, investors have been slowly increasing their risk appetites, shifting towards more lucrative and risky asset classes such as commodities. Some investments in this category have flourished, while others haven’t fared so well. Natural gas is perhaps the first cringe- 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…
Jared Cummans: With almost an entire month in the books, 2012 is shaping up to be a strong year for commodities, as a number of these investments have produced handsome gains. Futures for gold, cocoa, and silver have garnered a fair amount of attention, delivering eye popping gains in a relatively Read more…
In trading on Monday, the Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (NYSEArca:EGPT) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.27% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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Jared Cummans: Cocoa, one of the most popular soft commodities, has been surging to start off 2012 after a rough end to last year. From their high point in March, cocoa futures endured a drop of more than 41% through the end of 2011. But this year is already looking up, with futures up approximately Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the iPath DJ-UBS Cocoa TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSEArca:NIB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.74% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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Jared Cummans: Statistics show that the vast majority of commodity investors come away actually losing money, this was especially true for 2011. This year was a rough one on commodities as global instability created volatile trading, resulting in most of this asset class losing money. But of course with Read more…
Jared Cummans: Any commodity investor worth their salt will tell you that investing in these products requires an understanding of the global economy, not just that of the US. In fact, a number of the world’s most popular commodities, like gold and copper, are mainly produced abroad. Though the U.S. holds Read more…
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…
Jon D. Markman: The biggest news of the week for me was the fantastic earnings report from railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC), which pushed the Dow Jones Transportation Average Read more…
In trading on Tuesday, the Market Vectors Rare Earth/Str Metals ETF (NYSE:REMX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.00 on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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