KC- Margin, better spent Dow?

Alan PalmerGrains, Stocks

Good Day ARP here,   These represent some of my daily macro thoughts. Argentina has imposed a 10% tax on feed grains. It is my opinion this is a bullish market input! Perhaps we sell beans against the long wheat position. QUANTIFY YOUR RISK.   FEEDGRAINS If you are nervous long KC WHEAT, trade with stops. Use a trailing stop …

Sell Stocks, Don’t look at till,,,Oct?

Alan PalmerGeneral Commentary, Stocks

Happy Friday ARP here   I wanted to take a minute to speak about how I would like to assist you with finding your “trader profile” as I would call it. There are many platforms and clearing options that are available at a discount rate. Sometimes however, the more you trade the more you can get chopped up due to …

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 …

SPECIAL REPORT – Volatility Cycle

walshtradingGeneral Commentary, Stocks

VOLATILITY CYCLE   Above is a weekly CBOE VIX (volatility) price chart. The vertical lines display time cycle studies. The index’s most recent low reading is on the extreme of the last three decades. Option premiums have been steadily depressed. Investor funds of Volatility sensitive ETF are at record levels of 2.3 billion. These instruments are designed to appreciate in …

Jobs data underwhelms

John WeyerStocks

Many market observers and economists had high hopes for this month’s Non-farm payroll, guesstimating a number north of 300,000. Consensus range for the number was coming in at 325,000, the thought being a big jump from the previous -33,00 (revised this month to 18,000) would occur in a post hurricane, back to the norm month. In a rare occurrence my …

STOCKS- NASD 5970 OLIVE Strikes Tremor ?

Alan PalmerGeneral Commentary, Stocks

I have talked about a top in stocks in August for over 3 months, maybe longer on one of those throw out an idea in Jan Feb.  Back then I said you were nutty to sell into all time contract highs, ever.  1st time ever’s are bullish, ask why.  Especially option players. Week recap.  Dow jones futures of which I …

Commodities hit all at once, filled in a few.

Alan PalmerEnergy, Grains, Stocks

Many markets triggered signals that I have covered on the daily  voice updates which offer valuable information the cuts to the chase. Farmer Alert–  I don’t recommend hedging Corn down here as this is a buy level.  $3.80 held.  This is the time to be on alert to market your crop for producers.  $4.15 was posted as the 1st of …

Corn, US dollar, Olive hit /filled 3.82, 9351

Alan PalmerGeneral Commentary, Grains, Stocks

Pay heed to Cup—- Short on time to type a comment today but a boatload happening everywhere.  I am going to have to drop day to day coverage in meats as the audience for these tiny commodities is too small.  If you want to come here to do business with me then this would change but for now this is …