Buckingham Global Advisors posts 0.96% gain for March 2018

James O'ConnellAsset Management

After suffering their third down month since its inception in 2015 Buckingham’s WEP program posted a positive return. Out of thirty-seven months, they have posted profits in thirty-three. Buckingham recorded a rare loss for February. Where some premium sellers got crushed, Buckingham’s risk measures limited the loss to 4.75%. Their three drawdowns have been of 6.09, 6.28 and 4.75 respectively. …

Good Volatile Friday Folks,

Alan PalmerAsset Management, General Commentary, Grains, Livestock, Stocks

  Need offer, Bil. bushels, and sell crude longs. [Weeks ago comment] The way I envision this broker stab at helping Farmer’s, Ranchers, Speculators, Ethanol, Option geeks, Old Human Trader’s From not get tattoo ed from the crazy 8′ $ DACA computer programmer Day Dreamers rammers  (LCJ sell 1500 in 1min? freefall this week? I can and am making  it …

Now is the Time to Diversify

walshtradingAsset Management, General Commentary

Now Is the Time to Diversify. With stock valuations historically rich and a substantial amount of uncertainty, we think it makes sense to own some portfolio insurance. According to LPL Financial, the S&P 500 has gone 242 trading sessions without a 3% pullback, the longest streak in history. As seen below, the 10 year cyclically adjusted P/E ratio is in nosebleed …

MACRO ALTERNATIVE US, TY, CATTLE STOCKS Index

Alan PalmerAsset Management, Energy, Livestock

Subject; Other markets, Cattle and everything I find relevant TEN YEAR NOTES- TREASURY SECURITIES.  OLIVE ALERT LIVE.  Start selling bond portfolio long term, 6-9 months or longer.  Grains, this game is over to speculators, bears will sell all way up and this might turn into one of those long grueling bear markets.  Good things down road but do you want …

Blood in Streets- Prelude WSJ front page today

Alan PalmerAsset Management, Grains, Livestock

Some important levels in Charts.  No burning desire in stocks,  NASD is the bad boy for host of reasons, spreads? Blood in Streets-?  See WSJ front page that goes with what I have said about old establishment,” they ain’t leaving and will have to be pulled out by head of hair.  USA and Venezuela.  Hamburg?  Trump beating a CNN reporter.  …

Real Trader- Olive Line. Chart Allocation Live

Alan PalmerAsset Management, Energy, General Commentary, Grains, Stocks

ASSET ALLOCATION TAKING PLACE HEAVILY NOW commodities and stocks, nasd spreads etc.  Major trades are everywhere.  Long coffee and soybeans have been hit, meats also, stops under of course.  This is Pro Trader talk. You want to be a Pro don’t you? Pick a number on chart if you feel lucky, or call me.  Buy volatility now in AG specific …

Soy- Hit and Filled, Chaos live softs

Alan PalmerAsset Management, General Commentary, Grains

Buy out-of-favor ?  That’s where the larger rewards lie.  That’s why out of favor. This is the week for major turns in my opinion. Too much going on which is normal.  This means when my extreme high impact levels get hit, they get hit in a few commodities at or around the same time. Long’s have just been trounced in …

Inflation plays bustling short meats long grains

Alan PalmerAsset Management, Energy, General Commentary, Grains, Livestock

bustling markets from buy nov beans sell dec wheat ratio, -37c was support, another near miss buy level.  Do you think people are waiting in the wings to buy? (chart order challenged but levels posted last few weeks.  Olive’ line is powerful.  Illustrative purposes in charts, patterns.  The 7’s also appear a lot and have good meaning if you like …