Natty is a slang term for 'natural gas' or natural gas futures. Natural gas is among the most-volatile commodities, especially in contracts for prompt delivery.
A big reason why is the demand for natural gas varies considerably based on the weather as it's primarily a heating fuel; though it's increasingly used in electricity production and that can also make it...
CME: Live Cattle ( CME:LE1! ), Lean Hog ( CME:HE1! )
Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that US inflation on food items was 5.7% in June, exactly half of its peak of 11.4% in August 2022. Food inflation is at its lowest level since November 2021.
Under the sub-category “Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs” from Food-at-home, the BLS data shows...
CME: S&P Technology Select Sector ( CME_MINI:XAK1! )
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5% in January and +6.4% year over year, reported the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday. Excluding food and energy, Core CPI increased 0.4% monthly and 5.6% yearly.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected the headline CPI to grow 0.4% monthly and 6.2%...
Traders, talk about disinflation and a bull market seems contradictory. But is it? I'll explain why disinflationary indicators may mean we see the S&P at previous or even new highs going forward before we recede once again into a true bear market.
I'm going to express a contrary opinion to most expressed within YouTube, Seeking Alpha, and Trading View Ideas: The S&P500 has much farther to go before we reach the "top." To be clear, this is driven exclusively by monetary policy and debt increases. The 10Y rate has been in a very strong down trajectory since the mid 1980s. This, obviously, has deviances from...
