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Let's Talk Softs


I want to talk to our readers about an issue I believe in as a philosophy for trading. With the large leverage you get in commodities, you should always have a very high risk, very high return trade on. I like to use options with a big risk trade, and as most options expire as worthless you should trade accordingly.

As I see it, the call for bad weather on the coming hurricane season is very high in the OJ Belt. So the following trade should be entertained for a long term trade in the OJ.
We are buying the following calls:

Sept $2.00 calls

Remember that this is a reach-for-the-fences trade and even though we have done very well in OJ this year, this should only be done with a small amount of the profits we made in the last OJ trade.

Sugar:

The chart clearly says stay out or hold shorts if you have an edge.

Sugar can stay in a tight range for years, so relax and don’t buy this market for now.

Cotton:

Cotton just loves spike bottoms. I hope this is the start of a climb back to the recent highs. I still like cotton at the 4700 level and we are long some cotton now.

Coffee:

Ok here is the question:Is this a short-term top (and we are headed back down to test the lows) or is this pause?

We’re headed back down. If you follow the Elliot Wave System, this is a no brainer. If you’re still long tighten up your stops and stay in touch.


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Pete Thomas has been quoted in Barron's, the business section of the Chicago Tribune, and Bloomberg. He is a regular contributor to Futures Magazine and has been featured in FutureSource FastBreak "Ask an Expert" this year. His weekly contribution to the RJO Futures weekly newsletter, "Pete's Corner," covers the New York Softs Markets in depth, complete with trade recommendations. Mr. Thomas also handles managed accounts as a Senior Broker at RJO Futures. With his industry background of thirty five years, both on and off the trading floor, Mr. Thomas is a natural choice for both the new and veteran trader seeking a broker assisted account.

Pete Thomas can be contacted at pthomas@rjofutures.com or by calling 888.894.6529 or 312.373.5392.

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