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Copper is going to break out soon. When will IB have it available for trading? Are there any plans for an electronic contract, such as ZG for gold?

Basic chemistry: gas is pure hydro-carbon, burns completely. Ethanol includes also oxygen as deadweight which does not burn.

And since that data is from Tuesday it does not include the last 4 days' sharp rally. So we could guess there are a lot more longs now. Anyone know when exactly the data for this report is collected? According to positions at Tuesday's close, open, noon or when?

Sure can. But that doesn't stop the trolls from destroying the thread. It's a pity to have so much trolling here. Would like the level of discussion stay clearly above the Yahoo messageboards.

Could we start banning people just for being stupid losers? For example, the bozos in this thread: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=76720 Just hate it when an interesting thread is wrecked by losers and trolls.

A stupid test. IMO intelligence tests are not supposed to be about knowledge. So the patterns were ok, but verbal questions not. Why ask simple stuff that you learn at school? Some pay attention there, others don't. Besides, the scores seem suspiciously high. I was just guessing all the...

Like what? What is a relevant difference between US now and Japan in 1990? As far as I know, the Japanese did not have a negative savings rate, like the US has now. But that only makes your situation worse, not better.

Ah, what fearmongering. Don't these "experts" ever learn? Militarily, America is far superior to any other country today, and can easily subdue such a poor, third-rate power as Iran. Didn't case Iraq teach anything? No it won't. All this was priced in when oil was near $80. No crisis will...

Cutting rates won't be enough. Japan went down 80% (both stocks and real estate) after their bubble burst even though they cut rates to zero. Will Helicopter-Ben start buying houses for the Fed? Or will he just throw money at anything and everything?

Indeed. So how do you stop that from happening?

Most? Are you sure that most homeowners have more than 50% equity in their home? Because if they don't, a 50% crash in prices will bankrupt them. Anyway it will be a lot more than 5% who will be badly hurt. Already 10% have no equity at all left...

Uh, silver just broke down to continue its free fall, and you're calling a bottom. Unlike with the oil call, I can't see any reason for a bounce here. Looks like SLV could easily fall another 10 points. Do you see anything more sustainable than an overnight bounce? Anyway, your calls have...

Yes you should. Accepting every poor person that was willing to work is exactly what has made your country strong in the past. For a nation that is up to its ears in debt, it's incredibly stupid to attempt to block the only people who could save you: immigrants in their best working and...

Berkshire Hathaway. Oil will be almost irrelevant by 2020. It's high price now guarantees that.

Quite the opposite.

Absolutely is. Haven't you heard of the Global Crack Spread Coalition? :D

What's your timeframe? Are you aware you are fighting a 20% annual cost if you just hold USO long? (assuming $1 rollover cost every month) I'd guess most oil bulls do not take this into account.

So they are. The housing bubble is almost global. At this point in time a house is likely to be a far worse investment than gold or silver. If you trade your house for gold, you'll probably be able to afford at least four times as much house in a few years.

It has statistically been the worst month of the year.

So can it get any higher? Or might it just be possible that the propensity to spend start turning down? Perhaps triggered by increased insecurity due to falling house prices?