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The Crude Chart is Looking Familiar

Oil has taken investors on quite the ride lately…especially if they were long.  Since its high of $72.90 only nine trading days ago, crude...

Corn Technicals are Looking Interesting

See notes in chart. The post Corn Technicals are Looking Interesting appeared first on Catalyst Hedged Commodity Strategy Fund Blog.

The US Can Make Up Venezuela’s Oil Production Loss, But OPEC May Still Raise Output Limits

In 2009, Venezuela was the world’s 8th largest producer of oil and the US was ranked as #3. According to the EIA, the US...

Monsoon Season Could Spike Demand for India Gold

According to MarketSlant’s Frank Holmes, it’s estimated that India will have a “normal” monsoon season this summer. This is good news for gold’s Love...

Knowing Enough to Know What I Do (and Don’t) Know

Recently, Jim O’Shaughnessy posted a series of tweets recounting some of the things he has (and admittedly hasn’t) learned over his 30-year career. My take...

Knowing Enough to Know What I Do (and Don’t) Know

Recently, Jim O’Shaughnessy posted a series of tweets recounting some of the things he has (and admittedly hasn’t) learned over his 30-year career. My take...

77% and 27 months

It’s eerie sometimes to see how close history gets to repeating itself.  The big oil decline during 2008 which bottomed in 2009 dropped the...

Corn Could Get Interesting This Week

It should be interesting what happens to the price of corn after this Thursday’s USDA numbers. The monthly chart shows corn being positive the...

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