The grain markets have been screaming up the entire month of April. The move isn’t unprecedented, as grains have historically had many strong rallies, but this is the first time grain prices have rallied this much since the 2012 and 2013 growing seasons. On their April highs, soybeans were up…
All commodity trading advisors, whether discretionary or systematic, use a component of technical or fundamental analysis in their investment strategy. While we have previously written an article on the performance of each type of CTA, this article will discuss the “ins and outs” of each type in more detail. It’s…
In the end March was a pretty straightforward month in terms of news – central banks were dovish and OPEC was bullish. The ECB led the way with a raft of easing measures including lower (and more negative) interest rates, increased bond purchases, expanded categories of bonds and a restarted…
With the tax deadline coming up next month, many investors are preparing the make their 2015 IRA contributions before the deadline. Now is also when most investors make adjustments to their retirement portfolios – tweaking allocations within asset classes, and switching asset classes all together. As addressed in a previous…