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Choose Your Vehicle and Leave the Driving to Us By: Laura Sorrentino-TaylorMay 18th, 2012 12:48PM CDT There are common statements we hear from potential investors that keep them from participating in the futures markets. “I don’t know anything about futures or how they can be an asset to my portfolio.” “I trade futures on my own, but my emotions cause me to lose more than I want to.” “I am just too bus.... Read More

Grains are afire on slow news Friday By: John KennedyMay 18th, 2012 12:47PM CDT At noon CST, roughly an hour from market close on Friday, the grain markets are trading independently based upon specific fundamental issues. First, after trading nearly 6 cents higher in the overnight session from Thursday’s close, corn (CN12) stands at $6.34 per bushel, up 9 cents, driven higher by warmer Midwestern temps and a lack of fore.... Read More

Fracking ban and the Natural Gas Market By: Bill MooreMay 18th, 2012 11:33AM CDT The state of Vermont recently passed a bill to ban the practice of Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing) making it the first state in the U.S. to do so. The controversial procedure has done wonders to boost natural gas production in recent years as well as create jobs in a down economy. Fracking is a process that involves injecting water, sand and chem.... Read More

Bloomberg - Gold Climbs a Second Day as Europe Concern Boosts Demand By: Phillip StreibleMay 18th, 2012 10:31AM CDT “Expectations of some form of easing have perked up the market,” Phil Streible, a senior commodity broker at R.J. O’Brien & Associates in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. To read the full article with Phil's comments, please go to Bloomberg.com

Kitco - Gold Soars On Technical Factors, Slightly Higher Hopes For More Fed Accommodation By: Daniel PavilonisMay 18th, 2012 10:20AM CDT Further, this might have unleashed some “pent-up demand” from market participants who have been patiently waiting to buy gold, said Daniel Pavilonis, senior commodity broker with RJO Futures. “It shot up fairly quickly,” he said. Buy stops, or pre-placed orders activated when certain chart points are hit, added to the market.... Read More

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