Commodity Trading & Trend Following

You probably only thought the banks in the US are failing. Well approx 98 banks have failed in the US this year alone. Last year there was a run on Northern Rock in the UK. This week the Dutch govt intervened to prevent a run on the bank DSB. I wonder when all green shoots [...]

I have heard so many times when speaking to investors that they have a diversified portfolio. I ask further and I have been told that they maintain a diversified portfolio of stocks consisting of both domestic and international companies. My immediate question is, are you really reducing your risk? Especially in these times it is [...]

While besides the fact that unemployment is increasing…besides the fact foreclosures are increasing and now spreading to some of the so called safer mortgages… besides the fact the insiders of stock have been selling widely ( For every share purchased…insiders have sold 18 shares) while short term traders are trading micro seconds…
Another proof of [...]

Ed Seykota has said that we all get out of the markets what we want. What does he mean by this? Some people want excitement but hopefully you want to succeed and compound your money. This is what I want to continue to do.
If you are a serious and want to compound your money, is [...]

It goes without saying one must have a thought out plan if they want to succeed in commodity trading. More so a proper mindset is an important ingredient in long term success in commodity trading. One cannot even think about successful commodity trading without first fully understanding probability and risk. In order to [...]

It seems there are always to make money… But would you really give your hard earned money to these guys?

The terrorist organization Hamas rose approx $500 million to build tunnels to Egypt to smuggle weapons and other material to Gaza. Well these investors have lost all their money since during the last Gaza War these [...]

What is your risk tolerance?
Most people that I know don’t think about risk tolerance, this is why they do not even know where this threshold is in commodity trading. The fact is most people actually hate to lose money no matter how small the amount is. This is one of the reasons that many want [...]

I’ve read many of your articles, and I’ve included your name in my work. I’d appreciate if you answered a couple of questions to attach to my work.
1. What aspect of the Stock Market has caught your attention the most?
Actually I look at over 80 markets and the stock markets are just one of them…the [...]

Today what do you call a gold bug? Cautious, prudent ,scared or a trend follower?
The fact is that Gold is on the move once again. As I am writing this post gold is knocking on the door of $1020 again. Is it time to start gold prospecting? If you are a trend follower in [...]

As every trend following commodity trader knows…they do not know the future. I saw an interesting video this morning with Marc Faber discussing in his view the worst is ahead of us. Can he be right about the US Dollar. Marc Faber believes that the US dollar will continue to lose purchasing power and the [...]