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Stories involving drones have been a mix of science fiction, military strategy and future commerce. Think of the 1960’s cartoon, The Jetsons. The technical name for a drone is Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). A UAV can be either remotely piloted or it can be an autonomous vehicle. The history of drones dates as far back […]

In January 2015 at a Managed Funds Association conference I presented findings on the apparent relationship between commodity trading advisor (CTA) drawdowns and the Federal Reserve balance sheet, specifically the outright held securities part of it). The theme of the panel, and a subsequent research paper was: “Managed Futures and CTAs — Where are We

Bob Pardo taught himself computer programming as he anticipated the direction of trading back in the 1980s when he was in charge of floor operations for Salomon brothers and worked on supporting the execution of trading legend John Meriwether’s hedge fund. “I bought an Apple II [and] taught myself programming. I wanted to use it

Building trading algorithms can be a complex, expensive and draining endeavor, but new platforms are making it available to ordinary traders. …read more From:: Resource Investor

What is a trend? There are countless ways to answer that question, but I’ve always been partial to perhaps the simplest definition: an uptrend is when an asset moves from the lower left to the upper right corner of the chart, and a downtrend is when it moves from the upper left to the lower

Asian stocks were under renewed selling pressure this morning as global trade concerns and chaos across emerging markets weighed on risk appetite. Global trade developments have certainly placed investors on an emotional roller-coaster ride this week with the initial optimism over NAFTA talks outweighed by U.S.-China concerns. Market sentiment is likely to remain cautious, especially

We could not have been more Bullish on this rally. in the S&P 500. Furthermore, our upside target of 2924.50 may not have been perfectly achieved for those who are greedy but hitting within 7 points is a win in our book. Yesterday’s PCE data showed that inflation stabilized back at 2.0% for the month

Crude oil closed back above $70 a barrel as storms, both real and politically, started to develop. Prices were on the rise after U.S. oil supply fell 2.6 million barrels this week, which raised even more concerns about the market’s ability to replace plunging Venezuelan oil production and Iranian exports that reportedly already are facing

I usually wouldn’t pay attention to stuff like this. I take it as negotiating bluster. But the world is changing and suddenly we have a time window change of direction where precious metals are suddenly strong and the Greenback can’t seem to right the ship. Sometimes big things develop out of little beginnings. …read more

Last week has been a terrible one for President Domald Trump. His former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight counts of bank and tax fraud on Tuesday, while his ex-personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and other charges on the same day. …read more From:: Resource Investor