Review the effects of the trade war’s uncertainty as it relates to U.S. agricultural trade and CME Group contracts. […]
The price spread between the venerable WTI and Brent oil contracts has been taking the lead from two minnows - WTI Houston and WTI Midland. […]
As the one-year anniversary of Indonesian Coal Derivatives (ICI 4) futures approaches, we look back on the success of contract. Read now. […]
The selloff in equities late last year was a wake-up call for the Fed, which seems to have taken heed and changed course. But did the Fed pause in time? […]
The merchandise trade balance measures the difference between imports and exports of goods. The level of the international trade balance, as well as changes in exports and imports, indicate trends in foreign trade. For the Eurozone, monthly data are available for trade in goods; statistics on services are released as part of the overall quarterly […]
From the outcome of the U.S. elections to OPEC's output cut, there were seven noteworthy trading days last year whose effects could ripple into 2017. […]
Traders have discovered the benefits of coordinating option expirations with the release of economic data focusing on the impact of certain indicators. […]
Saudi Arabia has been burning through its currency reserves amid the fall in oil prices. Is the economy heading toward peril or will reforms save the day? […]
From the outcome of the U.S. elections to OPEC's output cut, there were seven noteworthy trading days last year whose effects could ripple into 2017. […]
Traders have discovered the benefits of coordinating option expirations with the release of economic data focusing on the impact of certain indicators. […]
The flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) provides an early estimate of current private sector output by combining information obtained from surveys of the manufacturing and service sectors of the economy. The flash data are released around ten days ahead of the final report and are typically based upon around 75-85 percent of the full […]
Compiled by the European Commission, the flash consumer confidence index is a broad measure of consumer sentiment. It is based on monthly surveys of consumers from all the European Union countries. The survey probes into consumers' perceptions towards their past and expected future financial conditions, as well as their feel of the economy […]
The Investor Movement Index, (or the IMX), is a proprietary, behavior-based index created by TD Ameritrade designed to provide insight into Main Street sentiment. The IMX measures what investors are actually doing, and how they are actually positioned in the markets. The IMX does this by using data representing the holdings/positions, trading […]
Treasury bills are sold at public auctions every week. The 3-month bill is also known as the 13-week bill. Competitive bids at these auctions determine the interest rate paid on each issue. A group of securities dealers, known as primary dealers, are authorized and obligated to submit competitive tenders at Treasury auctions. Dealers can hold the […]
Larry Shover, Efficient Advisors […]
Larry Shover, Efficient Advisors […]
Bob Iaccino, Path Trading Partners […]
Bob Iaccino, Path Trading Partners […]