Strategies

How to Trade Gold and Oil Prices This Coming Week

By Chris Vermeulen | Oct 24, 2011 | TheGoldandOilGuy

Stonehenge Capital’s Hedge Fund Strategy Gets Strong Returns

Florida-based asset management firm Stonehenge Capital Management (SCM) announced Monday that its new direction-neutral hedge fund strategy called Forward Curve Realignment (FCR) resulted in strong returns one month after its launching.

Oct 24, 2011 | IBTimes AU

Windy City trader Trade Tip

Last month we did a trade where we bought December wheat and sold December corn as a spread. Earlier this summer wheat was trading more than $2.00 over corn. Traditionally the corn, wheat, beans Ratio was a 1-2-3 proposition, meaning if corn was at $4.00, wheat would be $8.00 and beans $12.00.

By William Frejlich | Oct 18, 2011 | Price Futures Group

Windy City Trader Trade Tip Natural Gas 10/5/2011

Most recent long range weather models indicate a strong possibility for another nasty Midwest winter due to the La Nina pattern in the Pacific off of South America. Sorry Midwesterners but cold winters here are not really a shock. Unless of course you walk outside.

By William Frejlich | Oct 05, 2011 | Price Futures Group

Oil Prices and GE: 2 Quick Reads on the U.S. Economy

Don't have the time to pour over U.S. economic data and related reports? Well, for a quick-read on the U.S. economy, monitor the price of oil and General Electric's (GE) stock price.

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | Sep 22, 2011 | IBTimes

Windy City Trader Trade Tip Wheat / Corn Spread 9/14/2011

Last month we did a spread trade where we bought September wheat versus selling September corn. We did the trade and sold wheat 13 cents below the price of corn at that time. As noted at that time, the lowest this spread ever traded was 30 cents wheat under corn. The December spread has come into an area where we want to once again buy the wheat and sell corn as December corn is now 20 over wheat.

By William Frejlich | Sep 14, 2011 | Price Futures Group

Windy City Trader Trade Tip Corn 9/8/2011

A little over a week ago, December corn had reached a new contract high at $7.80. The market Had broken out from a congestion area between $7.25 and $7.30. We have slid back towards $7.30 as we approach Monday's USDA supply/demand and crop production report. Markets often times break down a bit into harvest and this likely explains the drop.

By William Frejlich | Sep 08, 2011 | Price Futures Group

Windy City trader Tip 9/1/2011 Hogs

The Trade: Buy October Hogs at Market (currently 8475) The Stop: Place a sell stop at 8295, risk is 180 points or $720 from 8475 to the stop Objective: Place an order to sell the October Hog at 8990, $2060 from 8475 to 8990.

By William Frejlich | Sep 01, 2011 | Price Futures Group

Windy City trader trade Tip 8/2/2011 Wheat/Corn Spread

Some months ago we bought Wheat versus selling corn (was May contract at the time) when wheat came historically low priced relative to corn. At that time corn was trading 30 cents below wheat. This was the tightest we had ever seen that spread. Within days at that time wheat proceeded to gain nearly 50 cents on corn, moving to 80 cents over.

By William Frejlich | Aug 02, 2011 | Price Futures Group