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Michael Gross

Seasonal Tendencies: The Option Seller’s Ace in the Hole

CordIf there has ever been a more controversial, misunderstood, overregulated, in and out of vogue tool for “forecasting” certain commodities prices,  it is seasonal tendencies.

There was an author that came out with a book several years ago that made himself semi-famous overnight by publishing a series of “can’t lose” commodity trades based on seasonal tendencies. For those out of the know, seasonal tendencies refers to the price of a certain commodity moving in a certain direction during a certain time of year. Continue reading

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James Cordier

Europe Weary Investors can look to Agricultural Commodities as “comfort food.”

cornSelling Options after Corn Harvest may not sound sexy – but that is exactly the Point

While mainstream investors fretted over the fate of Europe this week, the agricultural markets in the US continued on a “business as usual” pace. They don’t grow much corn in Greece or Italy. And prices, unlike those of stocks, gold or currencies, are more concerned with the old fashioned fundamentals. This time of year, that means harvest wrapping up in the United States. And if you are simply looking to sell options and collect premium, this short term type of investment can be a welcome change from the on again-off again Euro See-Saw of the past 2 weeks. Continue reading

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