U.S. Corn Weekly Review And Price Forecast – September 11
In Monday’s Weekly Crop Progress report the USDA lowered its good-to-excellent rating in corn 1% to 74%, equal to 2014’s rating as of September...
What Separates Amateur Traders From Professional Traders?
Want to trade like a professional trader? Well you are going to have to think and act like one first. That may seem like...
GDP Per Capita: Even Less Than Meets The Eye
Today's lesson will look at GDP Per Capita, and economic data point that helps keep things in perspective.
The most common statistic used to measure...
U.S. Corn And Soybean Planted Acreage: Analyzing The Expansion
This week I spent time analyzing the dramatic increase in U.S. corn and soybean planted acreage, which really started in 2012. That spring total...
Why I’m Sticking To Defensive Stocks & Bonds Into Fall
The Dog Days of summer are here and this typically is a time when most of Wall Street goes on vacation. That may be...
Economic Data Looking Better… But Market Expectations Catching Up
Market Expectations Catch Up to Data but Actual Activity Could Continue to Improve
Key Takeaway: Recent economic data has moved more in line with market...
Can Twitter Exploit “News” Advantage Over Facebook?
It turns out that even in its fledgling state, Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) seems to have an advantage over Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) in one critical...
U.S. Corn Weekly Overview & Price Outlook (August 21)
December 2016 corn futures managed to close up 10 ¾-cents per bushel week-on-week, finishing on Friday at $3.43 ¾. This represented the highest close...
The U.S. Economic Slowdown In Tweets
I'm going to do something a little bit different for this week's market commentary. As most of my readers are aware, I am in...
10 Reasons Why Trading Is A Difficult Endeavor
Trading is a difficult endeavor. It takes experience and a sound process to help you understand when to get into a trade. And when...
