“Home on the Range” is regarded as the unofficial anthem of the American west. It’s also a slogan available on vanity license plates in Kansas – where few Buffalo now roam. The wide-open spaces are now rangeland for the final installment of commodity critters: chicken, hogs and cattle.
September 14th, 2010 | Alan Knuckman | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for Alan Knuckman
Commodity expert Alan Knuckman hails from the home of commodity trading in Chicago, where he began as a clerk on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Alan's worked in the commodity markets for 18 years - and is devoted to raking in profits for his readers.
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The financial media has been focusing on the financial storm brewing on Wall Street, but today I’m here to tell you about an upcoming storm of a different sort. You see, the weather can have a palpable impact on financial markets, and right now it looks poised to send one of my favorite soft commodities soaring.
June 10th, 2010 | Alan Knuckman | 5 comments | Continued
Most Commodities Are in a Bull Market Today
I’m a commodity trader…but that doesn’t mean I always expect commodity prices to go UP. In fact, a lot of times you’ve got to bet AGAINST commodities…
November 19th, 2009 | Alan Knuckman | 2 comments | Continued
How to Become a Better Investor: The Wall Street Journal Effect
As a young trader I was taught about the “Wall Street Journal Effect” where seasoned traders took profits when an article appeared in the paper. Things have changed with the Internet, which gives access to information like never before, but the premise is the same.
July 22nd, 2009 | Alan Knuckman | 2 comments | Continued
The Bubble of All Bubbles In Treasuries
This last-gasp financial plan to purchase and support the Treasury market was and is, at best, a short-term fix to prevent the bubble of all bubbles from bursting. If we flash back to last fall, the stock market panic was driving some investors to guarantee a negative return on their money for the safety of the full faith and credit of the Federal Reserve. That same money that ran to bonds in order to escape equities is in danger of unwinding and going on the move again – after all, money goes where it is treated best. Don’t believe me? Just ask Warren Buffett…
June 17th, 2009 | Alan Knuckman | 2 comments | Continued
