We've asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of the commodity and option markets.
Michael frequently appears on multiple business networks including Bloomberg news, Fox Business, CNBC Worldwide, CNN Business, and Bloomberg TV. He is also a guest on First Business, which is a national and internationally syndicated business show.
Crude Oil Futures
Crude oil futures in the May contract settled last Friday in New York at 36.79 a barrel while currently trading at $39.31 this Friday afternoon on bullish comments about production slowing down dramatically towards the end of year propping up prices this afternoon. Oil prices are trading above their 20-day and 100-day moving average telling you that the short-term trend is higher. However, this market remains extremely choppy and had bearish momentum before today’s action so avoid this market at present and wait for better chart structure to develop which could take several more weeks in my opinion. Oil prices are trading between $35/$42 a barrel as there is very little fresh fundamental news to push prices sharply higher or lower in my opinion. I am waiting for volatility to slow down, therefore, then I can place my stop loss relatively close, therefore, lowering monetary risk, but at this time, I don’t see any trend in crude oil so look at other markets that are beginning to trend with better risk/reward potential at the current time. Rumors are circulating Continue reading "Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery"