Articles & White Papers
The Energy Crisis and its Part in the Commodity Super Cycle
Phil Flynn
June 2022 (4 pages)
The purpose of this report is to explain how the current global energy crisis arose…
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Futures Calendar Reference Guide
This calendar highlights important dates in 2022. Download now and be prepared for major market events.
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Phil Flynn
Sept 2020 (5 pages)
The purpose of this report is to explain how the perception of gold has changed over time.…
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The Windy City Trader: The COVID Effect: Before and After
Bill Frejlich
July 2020 (9 pages)
The purpose of this report is to show the direction of markets pre COVID, what effect it has had on many of those markets to date, and what we can expect moving forward…
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Special Report: Bitcoin Futures
Bill Frejlich
December 2017 (4 pages)
The purpose of this report is to explain the new Bitcoin futures contracts about to be listed at the CME and CBOE and to give a brief history of this relatively new trading vehicle….
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Phil Flynn
June 2017 (4 pages)
Silver used to be known as the poor man’s Gold, but with the recent rise of cryptocurrencies perhaps Gold is now the poor man’s Bitcoin. Today, has the world of cryptocurrencies have begun to replace Gold…
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Futures Magazine, July/August 2014
Use these Options Strategies to Protect Yourself
By Marc Nemenoff
Natural Gas is a gas!
Nothing but gas!
Phil Flynn & James Nolan
(3 pages)
Natural gas has been surging and may have created a significant bottom that may hold up for a decade or more. It’s what could be a historic shift in the commodity cycle.
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Chasing Returns
The Dangers of Linear Thinking
KD Foster
(3 pages)
Social correlation measures the predictability of future returns based on the recent past. If a trader has been up six months in a row, what is the probability of it continuing?
Unlocking Opportunities in Commodities
“Key Tools” that can Unlock Profit Potentials
James Nolan
(3 pages)
Opportunities are always to be found in the commodity markets due to changes in weather, supply imbalances, trade disputes, and other forces. The leverage, reduced risk, and precise accuracy are what can make Commodity Futures and Options such attractive speculative tools.
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What is a Managed Account?
The 5 Things you Should Know
Ron Mark
(6 pages)
Over the years, institutional investors such as pension funds, endowments, trusts, and the big banks, have ALL increased their portfolio allocations to Managed Futures. WHY?