Futures, Commodities, & Options

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Articles on Futures, Commodities, & Options

In every era, there’s one commodity that quietly dictates the balance of economic power. In the 1970s, it was oil. Today, it may well be copper. Copper miners like Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) are the “high-torque” investor play, writes Nicholas Vardy, editor of Microcap Moonshots.
It is very easy to panic when a price series migrates from exceptionally strong returns to volatile swings. I continue to believe that gold is consolidating rather than topping. This is not the first time it has ranged following a strong performance and it will not be the last, counsels Eoin Treacy, editor of Fuller Treacy Money.
We aren't bullish on the stock market, but even amid the financial crisis, stocks rallied over the holiday season. Buying a cheap call option comes with limited risk, so if we are wrong and the tides turn early, it won't be a bank-breaker, notes Carley Garner, senior commodity market strategist and broker at DeCarley Trading.
After another year of rapid growth, the US ETF industry is evolving into price-based segments, each with distinct product offerings and market leaders. Overall, net inflows into US-listed ETFs year-to-date have already exceeded 2024’s annual inflow record of $1.2 trillion, highlights Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.
In this episode of the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast, Brien Lundin explains why the precious metals rally is not a short burst of excitement but the start of a deeper, long-running shift in monetary and fiscal reality.
Aris Mining Corp. (ARMN) is cashing in on record gold prices as it ramps up gold production. This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock is expected to see double-digit earnings growth in 2026 after triple-digit growth in 2025, writes Tracey Ryniec, senior stock strategist at Zacks Investment Research.
It is pretty well understood that Bitcoin is a lead indicator for the stock market. They are both risk assets. But gold is more closely allied to government bonds. Some of the factors that lead to bond strength often lead to gold outperforming too, advises Eoin Treacy, editor of Fuller Treacy Money.
Futures fell 1% yesterday morning, with the S&P 500 Index (^SPX) breaking 6,800. There is no one clear single trigger here, more just a loss of upside aspiration. Ultimately, we view any dip trade as an intraday swing until/unless SPX moves back above 6,900, writes Brent Kochuba, founder of SpotGamma.
The S&P 500 Index’s (^SPX) dividend yield sits below 2%, hardly satisfying retirees or income seekers. Meanwhile, traditional bonds offer higher yields but still carry rate and inflation risks. Wall Street has taken note. The Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF (GPIX) packages a covered-call strategy for mainstream income investors, points out Michael Gayed, editor of The Lead-Lag Report.
Copper tends to make a major seasonal bottom in November/December and then tends to post major seasonal peaks in April or May. One trading option that provides exposure to the copper market without having to have a futures trading account is the United States Copper Index Fund (CPER), advises Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of The Stock Trader’s Almanac.

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As we are likely approaching the end of a long-term cycle in both the equity and metals markets, Avi will outline how he sees the market topping out and where he expects the next bear market to take us  

In this session, Carley Garner will share her market analysis on commodities such as gold, silver, crude oil, natural gas, and more. She will also share actionable trading ideas and present educational examples of how to use various strategies for speculating or hedging price risk 

Gold jumped 30 dollars today! Was it Putin or the Chinese Central Bank buying? Could it have been the dollar’s collapse on the world markets? Listen to Peter Thomas discuss what makes the World of Gold really trade.

Since May 2, 1988, Henry Weingarten has been the Managing Director of the ASTROLOGERS FUND. In addition to utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, he employs astrology as the primary tool to oversee investment fundsOne area of expertise is precious metals as cosmic value investor. His many accurate calls first began with a prescient MAJOR Sell on Bre-X Minerals two weeks before its collapse in 1997In 1980, he recommended selling silver at 49+. Currently (7/28/2025) he is short Gold 3500. “To make more money with less risk” he advises pair trading and timing/trading markets in addition to long term buy and hold for quality precious metal stocks. 

Bitcoin Was Our 2024 Investment of the Year. Our Ethereum ETF doubled in 4 months (since April). Silver and Peru (copper) are the best performers YTD (even better than Bitcoin & Ethereum), with 50% and 45% gains, respectively. With all of these trading near all-time highs, should you buy high, hoping to sell higher? Is there a better strategy? What is the outlook for stocks and safe havens going forward? As importantly, how can we eliminate the capital gains exposure of crypto currencies? The session will include a chart of sector returns, including the Magnificent 7. 

Gold is the leader of a commodity Supercycle that began in 2020 and is still in its early stages. In contrast, Bitcoin is the proxy leader of an infotech Supercycle that began in 2002 and will likely end around 2027. Therefore, gold and precious metals have a brighter long-term future than Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. 

More money equals more freedom, and in the current market, there is perhaps no better sector delivering that freedom than cryptocurrencies and commodities. In this presentation, market expert Jim Woods shows you how to trade the crypto and commodities markets using stocks, options, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to achieve market-beating returns. 

For over forty years, Mark Leibovit has been recognized as one of the world's leading technical and cyclical analysts, the creator of his trademarked Volume Reversal indicator and Annual Forecast Model, all available at VRtrader.com. Join Mark as he shares some of his expertise during this informative session.

In Oct of 2021, I was on the Money Show, and the price of Gold was $1770 an ounce. Our theme for that show was that there is a " Perfect Storm Coming." Now, the price of Gold is $3700. We weren't right. We were exactly right! Our clients who took our advice back then and purchased coins and opened up a Self-Directed IRA have made a fortune! We will explain how dramatically the Numismatic Market for Gold and Silver coins has changed. The fact that the United States Mint is charging so much more to buy coins directly from the Mint, but they are making way fewer coins than in the past. That's a good thing for collectors and investors.

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The growth of financial futures has been one of the most remarkable success stories in the markets. Their age is relatively green at just a little over 50 years old. Originally created to help farmers hedge against price changes between crop planting and harvesting, futures have grown since then to include interest rates, foreign exchange, metals, energy, weather, and even Bitcoin.

Whether trading agricultural commodities, energy futures, metals, stock indexes, or even the softs; futures provide the best bang for your buck. But leverage is a two-sided blade. In this section, MoneyShow.com trading experts provide a deep dive into the current futures market activity and price action to help you find ways to strengthen your portfolio, while mitigating risk and exploiting opportunities in these diverse markets.

Discover unique and critical futures trading strategies to help you generate more consistent profits and better manage your portfolio risk. From in-depth futures market economics to spread trading, you will take away new knowledge to help you better identify trading opportunities. Our contributors will share with you their time-tested commodities investing strategies and futures trading strategies. The insights you will learn will help you in your investing or trading with market intelligence that you cannot find elsewhere.

At the same time, the opportunities now available to individual traders in the option arena are astounding, having exploded in volume and complexity in recent years, offering option traders the ability to trade, hedge, or speculate in just about any stock, ETF, or commodity.

Our goal in these pages is to start you down the path of options trading and help you avoid many of the pitfalls that beginning options traders experience. Some of the top names in trading will familiarize you with options—what they are, how they work, and what opportunities they present. You’ll learn practical knowledge about when it is appropriate to buy/sell puts or calls, covered-call writing strategies, and advice on when to use each of these strategies. More experienced traders will learn profitable options trading strategies to help you make more money and better manage your portfolio risk.