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By James Ramelli |
May 16, 2013
Over the past week crude oil prices have been rocked by conflicting macroeconomic data and a suspected price-fixing scandal, leaving many investors questioning the validity of current price levels. Tap into that volatility with a put spread.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 16, 2013
Oil prices are falling despite a late day surprising dead cat bounce as oil inventories and weak industrial data weigh on the market outlook.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 9, 2013
The WTI/Brent oil spread fell below $8 for the first time in two years as the U.S. is reestablishing itself not only as a major oil consumer but also as major world oil producer.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 3, 2013
Oil flies while natural gas dives. Is this evidence of spread trading or is it just a coincidence? On the surface there is no doubt why natural gas tanked.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 29, 2013
The oil market is getting a stimulating start as oil traders look to the ECB to give the trade a boost. Add a dash of stimulus and we see oil near a two week high.
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By Tony C. Dreibus and Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
April 23, 2013
The coldest start ever to the wheat-growing season in Kansas and freezing weather across the southern Great Plains are compounding damage to U.S. crops already hurt by the worst drought since the 1930s.
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By Sholom Sanik |
April 19, 2013
The April USDA crop report presented a bearish picture for the global wheat market, reaffirming the steep slide in prices we’ve seen over the past six months. With the 2012-13 marketing year drawing to a close, analysts were expecting a featureless report.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 8, 2013
Natural gas broke out above $4.00 in decisive fashion as the trade seemed to embrace the fact that Goldman Sachs has upped their natural gas forecast and catching up with the bottom that I called in January.
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By Phil Flynn |
March 27, 2013
Oil prices tried to put Cyprus aside and decided to focus on improving U.S. economic data and seasonal factors. There are still fear that there could be a run on banks across Europe.
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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Drought may persist from California to Texas while improving slightly in the Great Plains as temperatures soar above normal across most of the U.S. from April through June, the Climate Prediction Center said.
