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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jmound, post: 1995930, member: 72267&quot;]<b><u>Energies</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Oil prices continued higher last week, tracking alongside a rising stock market.&nbsp; This week should offer a critical turning point and a bear put spread is recommended.&nbsp; Natural gas remains a contrarian buy flat out with calls or as a spread against short crude.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Financials</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Stocks accelerated gains last week after what was already an historic short term rally.&nbsp; This market is on its last rally legs and buying puts should be considered the trade of the year here.&nbsp; Bonds remain range bound ahead of an upcoming Fed meeting, but expect some upside in bonds as the stock market reverses.&nbsp; The dollar took it on the chin the last few weeks, failing after a critical breakout.&nbsp; A resumption of the bull breakout is expected and this selloff should be bought into.&nbsp; The euro, pound, Canadian and Aussie dollars are all strong sells.&nbsp; The yen is reeling back after a surprising 3rd recent intervention by the BoJ, who is apparently acting independently this time around.&nbsp; It is important to note that this intervention has something the previous two did not – an off balance market ill-prepared for the timing of this intervention.&nbsp; The long spec positions in the yen were likely heavily increased on the recent breakout, and I believe a lot of shorts covered making a long liquidation on this intervention a strong reality over the next few days.&nbsp; Nevertheless the long term picture remains very bullish for the yen, and I continue to stand by my forecast that:</p><p><b>The Japanese Yen futures will hit 140 before it hits 80 or I will quit writing the Weekend Commodities Review...forever.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Grains</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Expect beans to penetrate near term consolidation support to the downside early this week, and grains as a whole could be in for a massive November selloff.&nbsp; Prepare with bear put spreads and a possible long wheat/short corn spread.&nbsp; Rice remains a sell with straight puts.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://ne3.upanh.com/b3.s12.d3/b9bf2f77889b64a0f48568b2055d2260_37367913.image00730.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Past performance is not indicative of future results.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Charts courtesy of <a href="https://secure.geckosoftware.com/reseller.cgi?abbr=JMTG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://secure.geckosoftware.com/reseller.cgi?abbr=JMTG" rel="nofollow">Gecko Software&#039;s TracknTrade</a></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Meats</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Cattle has turned to bearish nicely in the short term and should see a solid 5-7% decline this month ahead.&nbsp; Hogs are also a sell with straight puts or short futures with stops above 89 on Dec. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Metals</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Metals rallied last week as commodity prices rose and the dollar took a bath.&nbsp; This should be quickly reversed this week and it is critical for the bears to see an immediate destruction of last week’s rally to increase the odds of a near term bear collapse. </p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Softs</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Coffee prices surged on weather concerns in Central America affecting crops, but this appears to be an excellent chance to get short with straight puts and/or bear put spreads.&nbsp; Cocoa’s bounce should be sold with resistance expected at current levels.&nbsp; Cotton remains range bound and is avoidable.&nbsp; Sugar remains in a downtrend off the highs, while OJ reversed and is testing critical highs.&nbsp; It appears OJ is developing a wide congestion pattern near the highs but is unlikely to establish prices over 210, making OJ a sell with straight puts.</p><p>____________________</p><p><b>James Mound</b></p><p><i>Head analyst for MoundReport.com</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><u>Disclaimer:</u></i></b>&nbsp; There is risk of loss in all commodities trading. Losses can exceed your account size and/or margin requirements. Commodities trading can be extremely risky and is not for everyone. Some option strategies have unlimited risk. Educate yourself on the risks and rewards of such investing prior to trading. Past Performance is not indicative of future results. Information provided is compiled by sources believed to be reliable. JMTG or its principals assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions as the information may not be complete or events may have been cancelled or rescheduled. Options do not necessarily move in lock step with the underlying futures movement. Any copy, reprint, broadcast or distribution of this report of any kind is prohibited without the express written consent of James Mound Trading Group LLC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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