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Energy Market Summary: March 27, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
Petroleum prices rose for the first week in three amid persistent volatility and ongoing reduction in open interest. A missile attack on a Saudi Arabian oil installation by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, global commercial oil stockpiles reaching... more
Notes From Underground: Is Globalization Dead?
Mar 28, 2022
In the past week there were three pieces published by highly respected investors and analysts about how Russia's invasion of Ukraine will portend the end of globalization. Adam Posen, Larry Fink and Howard Markets all outlined the rollback of... more
The Roundtable Insight – Danielle DiMartino Booth and Yra Harris on the Economy & Financial Markets
Mar 23, 2022
Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO & Chief Strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, a research and analytics firm celebrating its one-year anniversary of launching The Daily Feather and the four-year anniversary of the Weekly Quill. DiMartino... more
Hedging the Forward Curve
Mar 23, 2022
I have always believed that every active hedge strategy needs to answer the following three-part question:
Percentage hedged Duration of the hedge Derivative instrument(s) used to hedgePercentage hedged “seems” fairly straightforward.... more
Wednesday Weekly Grain Seasonal Review
Mar 23, 2022
Each Wednesday this article will be updated with the current seasonal study using CQG’s Seasonal analysis applied to the Soybean, Wheat and Corn markets. You can download the CQG pac providing the studies and charts here.
Seasonal analysis... more
Market Summary: March 20, 2022
Mar 21, 2022
Volatility exacerbated by a liquidity crunch that intensified price swings was a key characteristic of petroleum markets which fell for a second consecutive week after having reached 14 month highs. The price of WTI settled below $100 on Tuesday... more
The Rise in Equity Options Trading Extends to Futures
Mar 18, 2022
AT A GLANCE
Micro E-mini equity options are tapping into industry demand for equity index products for a wider range of investors More options trading in 2021 coincided with a rise in investor educationThe last two years... more
What's New in CQG One & CQG Desktop Version 7.2
Mar 15, 2022
Market Summary March 13, 2022
Mar 14, 2022
Profound volatility was the primary feature of petroleum markets which had their first weekly loss since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prices fell sharply after reaching historic highs on Monday. The drop was initially triggered by comments,... more
Notes From Underground: Get Smart
Mar 14, 2022
There are so many things to consider when trading in the current climate. First and foremost, CAUTION is the key word, not FEAR. As Billy Joel would say, “We didn’t start the fire,” but as traders and investors we have to dance on the embers. The... more