Futures, Commodities, & Options

The derivatives markets have exploded in popularity, trading volume, and complexity over the years, providing more investing and trading choices than ever before. Whether making a directional bet, volatility play, or hedging risk, derivatives allow you to calibrate every position to maximize profit and minimize risk. Learn powerful analysis methods, diverse trade set-ups, and execution techniques from top professional investors and traders.

Articles on Futures, Commodities, & Options

COP 28 market 28 years of failure by trying to get countries to agree to the term ‘fossil fuel phaseout,”. states Phil Flynn of PRICE Futures Group.
Stocks finished Friday with a modest rally, but they’re hugging the flatline so far today. Gold and silver are a bit lower along with Treasuries, while crude oil and the dollar are essentially unchanged.
“Jobs Fridays” are notoriously tricky to trade, with a ton of intraday volatility. We’ve already seen that this morning following the latest data, with stocks selling off big at 8:30 am Eastern, then clawing their way back.
I don't believe Fed Chairman Jay Powell when he woke up last Friday morning was expecting or wanting the reaction in the markets we saw to his speech that he gave that day. Meanwhile, gold saw a wild move recently, spiking to a record high and then backing off to little changed. But gold is not coming out of nowhere here, writes Peter Boockvar, editor of The Boock Report.
When initiating our PMCC trades, we must make sure the long and short call strikes meet our specific initial trade structuring formula, states Alan Ellman of The Blue Collar Investor.
I’m back in the saddle here at “Top Pros’ Central” after wrapping up our Investment Masters Symposium Sarasota yesterday. It’s been a choppy week for the stock market, and that’s the case in the early going again today.
By the time the calendar had turned over to November the market’s focus had turned from the US harvest to Brazilian weather, says Chad Burlet of Third Street Ag Investments, LLC.
Sector rotation is the lifeblood of a bull market, states JC Parets of AllStarCharts.com.
For today’s trade of the day we will be looking at a Daily Price chart for General Electric Co. (GE), states Chuck Hughes of Hughes Optioneering.
What a November to remember—it sure makes the case against market timing, states Jay Pelosky of TPW Advisory.

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The Morgan Report is known to follow gold and silver, yet in our four decades plus the industry we have always followed the “white” metals, including palladium and platinum.  Since both the PGMs- Platinum Group Metals are fifteen times rarer than gold, why aren’t they selling for more than gold? Is there an opportunity here, and if so, what is it? David Morgan will visit this topic and explain why these overlooked metals may still hold opportunities.

Going through market history, we can see that we’ve been in this type of environment before. Kim will outline similar points in history and identify how the past may help prepare investors for what could come this time around. In particular, the recent shift from disinflation to inflation has numerous similarities to the early 1940s - a terrific period of outperformance for value stocks. She will also discuss why exposure to Canadian equities has been especially beneficial to investors during inflationary periods.

Donald will go through some key economic (GDP peaking, interest rates rising, unemployment) and market events (sector strength and weakness in certain industry groups) that are occurring at this time.  He will also highlight events that normally take place in the next phase.

 

In today's fast-paced and data-driven financial landscape, staying ahead of the game is essential for traders and investors. This seminar will teach attendees to do just that. In an era where AI algorithms are becoming powerful decision-making tools, this seminar takes a novel approach by empowering traders and investors to think ahead of the algorithms.  Adrian will delve into strategies and insights that not only leverage the capabilities of AI but also equip participants with the critical thinking and foresight needed to anticipate these digital counterparts.  Attendees can expect to gain a deeper understanding of market dynamics, advanced risk management techniques, and a competitive edge that allows them to navigate the financial markets with confidence and intelligence, ensuring their investing and trading tactics are resilient and future ready.

Dr. Given will discuss the diagonal call spread and its superiority to the common vertical spread. But high win/loss ratios only accrue to particular trade set-ups. For traders with a tolerance for higher risk, diagonal call spreads may also be used as a play on a stock's earnings announcement.

Last year a recession was widely expected after GDP contracted in the first and second quarters. Investors were wrong. He didn’t think there would be a recession in 2022 as discussed with Money Show attendees. Most investors now think a recession will be avoided since GDP has been positive in the first three quarters of 2023. Will investors be fooled again?

Investing in the markets has been a knife fight in the phone booth for the last couple of years. Therefore, we’ve endeavored to find investments that correlate little to the overall markets. We firmly believe that asset classes such as Merger Arbitrage and Busted Convertibles provide an exceptional solution for clients seeking idiosyncratic returns in today’s uncertain world. We invite you to learn how these esoteric tactics have meaningfully benefited our clients.

Join Pamela Aden, the co-editor of The Aden Forecast for an overview of the big picture that is very telling about gold, silver, and other resources.

 

Gold stocks are now trading at close to the lowest valuations in 40 years.  Despite the high price of bullion, gold stocks are trading at lower multiples with higher yields than the S&P.

 

The stock market will likely be moving into a long-term bear market in the coming year.  Avi will outline his parameters to identify when it will begin, and the expectations he has for such a market. 

 

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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.