Commodity Trading & Trend Following

It has been rather easy to be skeptical when the Govt has come out with claims that the Stimulus package has really worked…or their line of saving or creating jobs. In today’s news CIT is contemplating going out of business…with several billion of taxpayer stimulus money wasted. This Friday only 9 more banks went out [...]

For those seeking success in commodity trading, stock trading or forex trading listening to words of a true market wizard should be adhered to.
Brian Gelber is a market wizard with much trading success… Read below his thoughts
Most traders who fail have large egos and canג€™t admit that they are wrong. Even those who are [...]

In Commodity trading there are countless answers that need to be answered. The good news…is you get to decide…the bad news is that most commodity traders, stock traders or even forex traders never think of all the questions they need to answer and do not develop a trading plan. If you truly want to succeed [...]

If you have not noticed… a pretty strange this has been happening this year…As the US Stock market has been increasing the US currency has been pounded. So many are calling for a US dollar crash and hyperinflation should one start to become concerned? It seems to me as a commodity trading advisor… when so [...]

There are countless criteria used by commodity, stock and forex traders. A discretionary commodity trader might seek out markets that in his or her mind that look like they are starting to move ( trend). A SP trader might short the SP 500 when the moon is full or some astrological incident ( Yes I [...]

This was a great read that was on Scribd…
Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO LLC, has penned his most recent investor letter. As Seeking Alpha blogger Edward Harrison deftly puts it: “[the letter] is a cutting, snarling, and sarcastic rejection of the prevailing V-shaped recovery bull market view. But Grantham is far from ultra-bearish, giving a [...]

The psychology of risk in commodity trading is not that often of an issue discussed. I want to share an interview with my colleague Martin Bedick.
Martin Bedick
on the
Psychology of
Risk in Trading

AJ: Martin, one of your main interests has been the psychology involved in commodity trading. What is it about this areas that interest you?
MB: You [...]

Letting your profits run in commodity trading is one of the most basic attributes of trend following. Commodity traders that adhere to this tenant put themselves in a position of potential long term success. The problem is that many new or inexperienced commodity traders do not have either the patience or discipline to let profits [...]

Mechanical trading systems used in commodity trading if followed with discipline and patience can assist one in their quest for long term success. Many of these systems are based on trend following. One of the most positive aspects of mechanical commodity trading systems is that it helps commodity traders control their emotions ( or at [...]

The real truth about commodity trading and forex trading is that the most lose money. The reality is probably more than 90% of aspiring commodity and forex traders fail and stop trading. The reasons aspiring commodity traders lose seem to fall into the same and common problems. In 1994 I wanted to really learn how [...]