The Dog Days of Summer in the Market Geoffrey A. Smith, DTI’s Chief Instructor Sirius, the Dog Star (constellation Canis Major), is seen ascending in the early morning hours with the sun during the summer months. This happens during the hottest part of summer here in...
The Bond Dilemma Geoffrey A. Smith, DTI’s Chief Instructor Bonds are what make the world go round in the financial markets. Bonds are a lending tool that people use all the time and really don’t realize it. When you take out a mortgage on a house, you are selling a...
Pigskin Classic, Part 2 Geoffrey A. Smith, DTI's Chief Instructor Back in September I wrote about Nike (NKE) and Under Armour (UA), and the effects of football season on their stock prices. (Click here for that article.). At the time, UA was trading at 71.00 and NKE...
Another Oil Glut? Geoffrey A. Smith, DTI's Chief Instructor In August I posted an article about the crude oil inventories and the excess crude the US is producing. At that time crude oil futures were trading around $95 a barrel. As we enter in to the last quarter...
The Grain Elevator is Full Geoffrey A. Smith, DTI's Chief Instructor What doesn’t have corn, wheat, or soy in it? These three grains make up the bulk of the world grain market. After peaking out a couple of years back, the grains have been declining the past couple of...
Pigskin Classic Geoffrey A. Smith, DTI's Chief Instructor Football season is here once again. College football started over Labor Day weekend and professional football starts a week later. With the onslaught of all the fans comes the game apparel and various knick...
The Cattle Stampede Geoffrey A. Smith So what does a steak cost these days? Pretty pricey huh? And I would not expect prices to come down in the near future. Ranchers are not taking their herds to the feed lots, and therefore, there is less beef available. There are...
Who Doesn’t Like Chocolate? Geoffrey A Smith The price of cocoa has been on the move. Cocoa is the base for making chocolate. The beans are grown in pods on cocoa trees. When harvested, they are dried and shipped, and once they reached the chocolate producers, they...
Crude’s Slippery Slope Geoffrey A Smith Oil and gas are two commodities that we use every day. How much we use can fluctuate from week to week, and we can end up spending more one week because the prices have increased. So what causes the price to increase and fall...
What’s Hot in August Geoffrey A. Smith Chief Instructor, Diversified Trading Institute (DTI) Most have heard that when in May, go away. This statement points to the equity (stock) markets, which suggests that the equity markets turn flat to weak during the summer...