Ukraine-Russia War & Red Sea Shipping: Positioning The Ukraine-Russia Conflict saw little progress on the ground by both sides as Ukraine strove to shore up military funding from Europe and the US. Russia pressed with its weight in numbers though evidence of equipment shortages was seen by the utilization…
During the month of January, Softs (+9.19%) and Livestock (+7.49%) were the top performers. The bottom performers were Metals (-4.10%) and Grains (-2.52%). After a strong start to 2024, the Federal Reserve kept Interest Rates unchanged in their most recent meeting. After three straight months of double-digit gains, Crypto (+0.35%)…
One of our most popular blog posts: a list of the top FCMs (based on customer funds held in segregation) has been updated with end of 2023 numbers. When doing research in selecting a futures commission merchant, or FCM, (i.e. custodian) to house your managed futures portfolio, it can be…
Commodities: Global OPEC Oil Output Fell Slightly increased slightly to 28.1 million barrels per day (mbpd) in December, as the fighting in Gaza and Red Sea terror attacks were far away from areas of production. Indian crude imports from Russia in December were the lowest since January of 2023 due…