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Jared Cummans: Natural gas has been one of the most talked about commodities this year, as its prices tumbled at the start of 2012. Up until a few months ago, NG had been Read more…
Jared Cummans: With each passing day there grows more and more speculation that global markets are headed for another downturn. One of the favorite theories of investors Read more…
Jared Cummans: Commodity investing has surged in recent years, as investors have discovered the diversification benefits associated with low-correlated hard asset exposure in their portfolios. But with commodity investing also come the dangers of contango, as a number of traders fall prey Read more…
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Jared Cummans: As natural gas has continued its massive decline, a number of investors (myself included) have hopped into short positions, allowing most to receive handsome profits in recent weeks. NG futures have been under a fair amount of pressure as this past winter was extremely mild curtailing demand Read more…
Jared Cummans: Natural gas has been one of the most frustrating commodities this year, as investors have attempted to call its bottom again and again, only to watch it fall to new lows. NG futures have sank by more than 35% this year, as a warm winter coupled with large deposits of the resource have put major 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: While a number of commodities enjoyed the first quarter of the year, natural gas continued to be one of the worst performing assets in 2012. NG’s losses have now amounted to over 30% on the year, with losses of 9.4% coming in the last five days alone. As the commodity continues to hit Read more…
Jared Cummans: With markets rallying to start off the year, posting their best quarter in several years, some investors are beginning to grow anxious. Many are nervous that major benchmarks like the S&P 500, which has gained nearly 12% on the year, will be unable to sustain this level of appreciation, Read more…
Jared Cummans: Of all of the commodities that have experienced a fair amount of volatility as of late, none have fared worse than natural gas. This asset has been one of the more frustrating commodities over the past few years, as it has continually hit new lows while many called it undervalued, only to Read more…
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