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Commodity Trading Specifics

• Commodity Funds
  
  Commodity Funds Investors come in all flavors. Some are bold, whether they have the capital to lose or not. Some are cautious and regard capital preservation, with the hope of some small return over...
• Fundamental Analysis
  
  Fundamental Analysis Fundamental analysis, in essence, comes down to studying the factors affecting supply and demand. When supply is great relative to demand, prices tend to fall. When demand is...
• Leverage
  
  Leverage Most commodities trades are executed in the form of futures contracts. A specified percentage of the asset price is paid and a buyer accepts the obligation to deliver (or take delivery of) a...
• Margins
  
  Margins Suppose you've been reading the newspaper lately and seen the substantial rise in inflation over the last two years. You bet, along with many others, that this trend is likely to continue for...
• Reading Prices
  
  Reading Prices Welcome to the confusing world of commodities. Most trades are carried out by buying and selling futures contracts, rather than trading directly in the commodity. And most futures...
• Technical Analysis - Expectancy
  
  Technical Analysis - Expectancy Fundamental analysis in commodities trading looks at economic factors such as weather predictions and crop yields, new mines opened, new oil extraction technology,...
• Trading Strategies - The Spread
  
  Trading Strategies - The Spread A large number of common trading strategies are for the purpose not only of making a profit but, as a hedge. Hedging is essentially an attempt to buy some form of...