Tag: Coffee investing
Commodity Performance: This Isn’t Pretty…
The third quarter is drawing to a close, which makes it the perfect time to recap commodity performance over the past three months. But first, let’s see how hard assets performed overall… As you can see, the Reuters/Jefferies CRB index (blue line) weakened substantially in the third quarter. The decline has the commodity-focused index sitting […]
What Happened?
Editor’s Note: After today, our office will be closed the rest of the week for summer break. You will receive your next article on Monday, June 9th. Now that May is in the record books, it’s the perfect time to recap the best and worst performing commodities for the past month. But first, let’s discover […]
Stocks Got You Down? Look At Commodities…
Last week was ugly for stocks. The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 all fell over 2% as investors fretted about valuations, geopolitics, and the oncoming earnings season. This month’s downdraft has the major indexes in the red for the year. But commodities are still holding strong… In fact, the Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index just jumped to […]
That Coffee Trade? Collect Your Profits!
That didn’t take long… Coffee surged to multi-week highs at $2 a pound in yesterday’s trading session. That’s a 17% gain from the $1.70 lows set on April 2nd. As you may remember, I pointed a low-risk/high reward trade setup in the coffee market on March 31st. In case you missed that article, you can […]
A Free Low-Risk Trade Idea…
As you know from recent articles, coffee is the top-performing commodity of 2014. Brazilian drought worries sent the luscious bean soaring from $1 a pound in November 2013 to just over $2 in early March. But over the past few weeks, the commodity has cooled. In fact, coffee fell from $2.05 to $1.70 over a […]
Take A Look At This…
Believe it or not, the end of the first quarter is nearly here. As a result, it’s the perfect time to recap the top commodity performers over the past three months. Let’s get to it… Coffee The luscious bean blew away the competition with an eye-popping first quarter gain of 50%. Worrisome drought conditions in […]
These Assets Went Up How Much!?
February is coming to a close, and that means it’s the perfect time to recap the biggest commodity gainers and decliners over the past month. First, let’s start with some of the biggest gainers… Coffee As loyal readers know, I’ve talked a lot about this commodity lately. Brazilian drought fears have investors pushing coffee into […]
Coffee: Buyer Beware!
What’s the biggest commodity gainer year-to-date? Natural gas? Silver? … nope. It’s coffee. The benevolent bean is up an eye-popping 59% since the start of the year. Brazilian drought fears have investors pushing coffee to $1.76 a pound- the highest price since late 2012. Take a look… As you can see, coffee has made […]
Coffee Bulls Are Back!
After a three-year hiatus, coffee bulls are officially back! The luscious commodity is making fantastic gains thanks to quickly changing fundamental forecasts. As a matter of fact, coffee is overtaking natural gas as this year’s top performing commodity with year-to-date gains of 20%! But before I reveal what has this market popping like a Mexican […]
Are PGMs The Place To Be In 2014?
The first full week of 2014 trading is officially in the books. That means now is the perfect time to look at what commodities are starting off the year strong, and which aren’t. First, let’s look at the losers… Leading the way lower this year is crude oil with a loss of 6.1%. Worries over […]
