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PowerShares DB Base Metals Long ETN (BDG)

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  • Some contrary copper talk by Greg Merrill
    I recently blogged about the rising copper inventories worldwide.   Copper inventories keep growing at an accelerated pace. So why are prices rising as well?  I see a few items driving prices higher right now, those being the dollar, an expectation for a... More »
    November 30, 2009 • FCX, TCK, PCU
  • What are the commercials telling us about the copper price? by Kentpaul
     The CFTC offers a weekly net commitment report of non-commercial and commercial traders of copper futures amongst other markets.  The commercials are predominated by industrial users who will typically be long the futures and producers who will look to be tactically short to hedge... More »
    November 25, 2009 • BDD, BDG, BOM
  • Volume Telling the Tale for Metals and Resource Stocks by Eric Coffin
    From the November 2009 HRA JournalDavid Coffin & Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories   India’s central bank taking 200 tonnes (6.4 million oz) of gold from the IMF in an off market trade has certainly lit a fire under the yellow metal. While a trade of that nature was... More »
    November 9, 2009 • GLD, UDC, UUP
  • Markets Get More Decisive by Eric Coffin
     Decision Time… From the July 19, 2009 HRA Dispatch The shift towards a more positive mood became infectious last week, despite a continuation of at best mixed results from either side of the Atlantic. In New York the brokers were showing good Q2 results, but the bankers... More »
    July 22, 2009 • GLD, BDD, BDG
  • Indecision TIme: Markets Muddle Through June by Eric Coffin
     Indecision Time From the June 21, 2009 HRA Dispatch As we move through June, markets look less and less decisive about the medium term trend. Large cap indices have flattened out and look like they are slowly rolling over. All the commentary about how large the bounce has... More »
    June 24, 2009 • SPX, GLD, BDG
  • Airline ETF among the laggards by Moby Waller
    Let's take a look at some of this week's top- and bottom-performing ETFs and ETNs.  Keep in mind that we cull the list to have a variety of sectors and we toss out Ultra, UltraShorts, 2X, 3X, & Inverse ETFs. Some of these names are lightly traded and may be fairly illiquid.  Make... More »
    May 15, 2009 • ASO, DBR, RJN
  • Copper: Time to Take Profits in the Red Metal by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
    Those who followed my recommendation to buy copper on January 5 are the happy participants in the first bubble of the year. The red metal has rocketed from $1.28 to $2.26, while producer Freeport McMoran (FCX) soared 88% from $25 to $47. Heavy and secretive stockpiling of the red metal by China,... More »
    April 20, 2009 • FCX, BDD, BDG

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