Quote from atticus:
Doofus.
Apparently blissfully ignorant of the concept of carry/financing. It's not a supply/demand equation. The swap is embedded, hence the discount.
Quote from PJKIII:
You need to specify June....front month is May, which is 62.43.
Note this move is entirely attributable to gasoline, which is up 430 pts. at 2.1650 (May). The draw there was 5.5 million bbls., far more than was expected. The crude build was less than expectations at 700K bbls. which is mildly bullish, but the gasoline draw is wildly bullish and is leading the charge.
Quote from PJKIII:
Congrats on your winning trade, that's great. Not trying to sound like a cynic, and not saying I am the wizard, but if you don't fully understand the difference between cost of carry in the dollar index and massive contango in the crude market (you might want to research that for your own education if you haven't already--we're all here to learn right?) you may be having a wee bit of luck. Maybe I'm wrong about that--either way, way to go on your profitable trade.
64.92 now...still + for you, but coming back. You holding on or taking profits?
Quote from PJKIII:
Congrats on your winning trade, that's great. Not trying to sound like a cynic, and not saying I am the wizard, but if you don't fully understand the difference between cost of carry in the dollar index and massive contango in the crude market (you might want to research that for your own education if you haven't already--we're all here to learn right?) you may be having a wee bit of luck. Maybe I'm wrong about that--either way, way to go on your profitable trade.
64.92 now...still + for you, but coming back. You holding on or taking profits?
Quote from myminitrading:
I understand the carry trade in the spot currency markets, but I dont understand the carry trade in the dollar index futures, could someone explain please.