The month of July has witnessed a precipitous decline in the price of natural gas that has many wondering if prices ever move anywhere other than down.  But the pace and scope of the selloff has had the same effect on the market as a natural forest fire can have on the long term health of the ... Read more

When we first recommended selling puts in the natural gas market this Spring (See Commodities Correction should be opportunity for Natural Gas Bulls, May 24, 2008 at www.OptionSellers.com - Newsletter Archive) natural gas was in a bearish corrective mode and many were questioning the resolve ... Read more

It is no secret that energies are in a bull market. Crude oil grabs headlines daily and the price of gasoline at the pump is a favorite subject of local news media around the country (and the globe).  And while the mainstream media loves to blame speculators for high prices (and they could be ... Read more

A wave of selling washed over commodities markets this week as long speculators took notice of the Fed's recognition of inflation. With a rate cut of only ... Read more

Happy Monday, everyone! A quick round-up of the markets surely demonstrates we've got some decisions to make as the FOMC looms ahead of us.  E-Mini futures for the S&P at 1421 (negligibly up), the Dow at 12804 (up) and the NASDAQ at 1957 (negligibly down) are all in a bearish ... Read more

With the $100 per barrel crude oil benchmark now breached, the media has finally had it's long awaited field day with the "runaway" oil price story. All of the hype has some traders looking to fade the news and short energy markets at current levels. On the surface, this may very well be a good st ... Read more