Recent content by jreadling

My TS still down

I think it is likely that cotton would benefit from an acreage shift. If the timing of the trade doesn't bother you, then it would be reasonable to consider going long CTZ8 with a target of 76.

My understanding is that cotton acres can be converted to acres where wheat is followed by a late planting of soybeans. These crops are less labor intensive as well. I believe that the Dec contract represents the harvest result. Therefore I would look at CTZ8 as the contract to take...

Ive been with Infinity brokerage for the past 6 mos.. They use the transact platform. Customer service has been superb, and the platform is fast. There are occasional platform issues as there are with all platforms. Talk to Patrick Zielbauer. They cater somewhat to the high volume individual

I would speak to the folks at Green Trader Tax. I found them to be very helpful in weighing the pros and cons. Mostly the LLC revolves around achieving Trader Tax Status with the IRS, and opening the possibility for 401K plans/health insurance.

not very scientific, im afraid. I looked at the range in the 12-24 hrs preceeding the announcement, and I try to put the bracket high enough that it won't be triggered by backround noise. I think it was 8-10 ticks above. I arbitrarily picked a 15 tick target. My recollection is that it...

I put in a high bracket, and got 15 ticks. Should have held on for more.