The loss was from bad bets on the direction of European stock index futures.
Commodity futures trade on what parties assume the year-end tally for certain crops will be.
You would short euro futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the New York Board of Trade.
Futures are off a bit as European stocks fall from a four month high.
The same is true of managed futures strategies, though this needs a little explanation.
Gold futures are lower in early trading so this range will likely be broken today.
March Comex silver futures prices are also in a three-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart.
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So you and I are sitting here because somebody, somewhere, made an investment in our futures.
March Comex silver futures prices are still in a four-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart.
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Beck's Futures set out last year to be a rival for the Turner prize.
Technically, February gold futures bulls have gained fresh, solid upside technical momentum this week.
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It's a small change in vocabulary, but it can have a big impact on our futures.
Technically, February gold futures prices have suffered fresh, serious near-term technical damage this week.
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The Merc has been eager to expand off its traditional strength in interest-rate futures trading.
Just Thursday, as gold prices rallies strongly, so did other major raw commodity futures markets.
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May silver futures prices closed nearer the session high Thursday and hit a two-week high.
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Changes in futures don't always accurately predict early market moves after the opening bell.
Meantime, Nymex crude oil futures prices are weaker but did hit a six-week high overnight.
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Meantime, Nymex crude oil futures prices are slightly higher Tuesday morning, on short covering.
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Also, under present law that blended rate on futures is popping up to 32.8% in 2013.
Technically, February Comex gold futures prices are in a four-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart.
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So all these products have been losing 1% to 2% per month, along with rolling futures.
The above-mentioned funds are tied to futures contracts and therefore suffer from this eroding effect.
Technically, February Comex gold futures prices are in a three-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart.
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U.S. stock futures were also sharply lower ahead of the open on Wall Street.
Market participants include bullion dealers, investment banks, futures traders, money managers and technical chart analysts.
March silver futures prices closed nearer the session high Thursday on short covering and bargain hunting.
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March Comex silver futures prices are in a 10-week-old downtrend on the daily bar chart.
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Technically, June gold futures bears have the overall technical advantage and have gained fresh downside momentum.
Meanwhile the Eurodollar futures curve also advanced sending implied yields lower by 10-ticks at deferred maturities.
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