From the daily archives: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The Windy City Trader 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 10:50 AM By

Hello Fellow Traders, I usually like to start out with a joke or humorous anecdote. This week’s line is easy and actually doesn’t even need a punch line. Here goes…. Dennis Rodman… North Korea. The rumor has it he is there to showcase his latest fashion line. But it is so hard to find any [...]

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The Nemenoff Report 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 10:42 AM By

Financials: June Bonds are currently 12 lower at 143’18 and the 10 Yr. Notes 3.5 lower at 131’16.5. I continue to have a long term negative bias but caution against selling breaks. Resistance remains in the 144’26 area and support is currently the 143’05 area. Consider going long out of the money puts and/or put [...]

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Natural Gas Boost | The Energy Report 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 10:41 AM By

The Energy Report Tuesday March 5, 2013 Natural Gas Boost The natural gas got a boost on weather but in reality the bigger boost may come from President Obama’s new Energy Secretary.   President Obama’s choice of Ernest Moniz to  lead the Department of Energy may be a signal to the gas market that indeed the [...]

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The Corn & Ethanol Report 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 10:38 AM By

The Dan Flynn Corn & Ethanol Report Tuesday March 5th 2013 Good Morning! As we await the punch of  a winter storm that will affect millions, the Corn market is trading higher in the overnight electronic session. The May contract is currently trading at 705 ¾ putting it up 2 ½ cents at this writing. [...]

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Morning Grains 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 10:33 AM By

DJ CBOT Delivery Intentions: Totals – Mar 5 Source: CME Group Contract Quantity Next Trade Commodity Month Delivery Day Assigned Today Date Available SOYBEAN OIL March Mar. 06, 2013 112 Feb 27, 2013 ROUGH RICE March Mar. 06, 2013 31 Feb 26, 2013 SOYBEAN March Mar. 06, 2013 1 Jul 02, 2012 WHEAT March Mar. [...]

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Morning Softs 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 10:32 AM By

COTTON General Comments: Futures were higher again yesterday on talk of strong export demand. No new deals were confirmed, but talk indicates that the buying was active over the weekend. Ideas of less planted area also supported Cotton futures again, but most of the talk was of the new demand. The current low new crop [...]

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Today’s Futures News

On March 5, 2013 - 7:51 AM By

Today’s Futures News Markets 101: Stocks, Bonds, Currencies and Commodities The commodity rise increases prices, which is viewed as inflationary, so a natural response to increasing commodity prices is a rise in interest rates because the price action in commodities requires a response. That response, more often than not, is …See all stories on this [...]

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Trade Notices 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 12:00 AM By

LTO: Mar ICE Gas Oil 7:00 Legend HD: Exchange Holidays | FN: Futures First Notice Day | LT: Futures Last Trading Day | LTO: Option Expiration DayInformation provided by InsideFutures.com

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Market Reports 3/5/13

On March 5, 2013 - 12:00 AM By

GB:CIPS/PMI Services Index 4:30 AM ET   EMU:Retail Sales 5:00 AM ET   US:ICSC-Goldman Store Sales 7:45 AM ET   US:Redbook 8:55 AM ET   US:ISM Non-Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET   AU:GDP 7:30 PM ET

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