Holding all positions: Lumber has a decent profit, but target is below here still. Silver tried to run up today, only to be sent back to close to unch. CL model(s) (yes plural) every single one of them below the current price of CL, with the main trading model giving a "FV" of 55.75 OVX is a mystery and it is trading somewhat strangely. No question though, people are bidding up vola, probably expecting a move here soon. Model says way overvalued.
China to allocate 34 million barrels of storage for 1st crude futures contract http://www.platts.com/latest-news/o...locate-34-million-barrels-of-storage-26106879 This could be very bearish for the dollar, although not in the short term. Therefore it could be very bullish for oil, and other commodities as well such as gold and silver. The idea is probably to slowly move away from dollar denominated oil. Would not be surprised if Russia is behind the scenes in on this. As I stated elsewhere, this is probably a national security issue for the US, and in order to keep the dollar competitive without totally imploding, higher rates may be accelerated at the FED. The repercussions are non-trivial. This has a "Shadow Recruit" feel to it:
I fear that there is something wrong with the Silver model. The way the model and the way the real silver prices are trading seem to have almost nothing to do with each other. In my models, I hope to at least get the sign right. I am pretty sure what the problem is, but I am not sure how to fix it which is somewhat counter intuitive.