About the Author
Anthony Lazzara
Anthony Lazzara, CEO of Newport Beach, Calif., commodities investment firm Lido Isle Advisors, spent 10 years as a trader and floor broker at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Anthony has significant experience in the energy, fixed income, and equity futures markets. After being a long-time independent futures trader, Anthony saw a tremendous opportunity to educate investors on how to invest in professional traders. Anthony is now focused on his duty as CEO of Lido Isle Advisors.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
June 3, 2013
The story today is U.S. dollar weakness. The Aussie dollar is leading the pack, trading up 177 ticks to 97.40. The yen is also very strong today, trading up 145 ticks.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 29, 2013
All 10 groups in the SP 500 index are declining today, as the market shows more concern over a slowdown in China combined with a potentially soon slowing of the Federal Reserves’ stimulus program.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 28, 2013
The U.S. bond market has really slid a lot this month, with the U.S. 30-year trading down almost 2 full points this morning, hitting a low of 141’09. Our first key target level of 141 has almost been hit.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 24, 2013
The yen is now firmly above our key pivot level of 97.60, and we have a technical target on the upside at 100.24 to indicate we believe the short covering in the yen still has room to run.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 23, 2013
Crude oil has had some consistent selling over the past few sessions, and is down again today to $93.12. We have our key pivot/decision level at $96.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 22, 2013
The JUN13 E-mini S&P 500 rallied quick and hard this morning to 1685 upon the market digesting Bernanke’s testimony. Now the market is up 12.50 points to 1678.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 21, 2013
Platinum is down big, trading down $28 to $1,457. Even though platinum is gaining media attention as an “alternative precious” metal to use as an investment, we still believe it is susceptible to downward price.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 20, 2013
Gold hit the key level of $1,340, and silver had a big spike down to almost $20. For silver, $20 is a very key support level.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 17, 2013
Overall, the bull market frenzy is picking up and we still believe the E-mini S&P 500 will finish this year at 1690 or higher.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 16, 2013
The gold market has had a lot of trouble staying below a key resistance area of $1,475-$1,480. A key level below the current price is $1,340.
