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Grand Marketplace: Overall trends for the past few month: CTAs bounce back in August – all managed futures indices calculated by Newedge reported positive performance.
Ags:
- Corn: Corn futures continued to slump to a 50-month low as waning prospects for frost damage this week
- Wheat/Soybeans: Unusual activity, hot strikes and large open interest changes.
Energy:
- Crude Oil:? Taking it on the chin as ISIS “crisis” fails to impact production.? ?
- Nat Gas: Unusual activity, hot strikes and large open interest changes.
Metals:
- Gold:?Gold futures rebounded from an eight-month low on signs of increased demand for bars and jewelry in India.? ?
- Silver:?Silver futures for December delivery rose 0.1 percent to $18.62 an ounce.
- Platinum:?On the New York Mercantile Exchange, platinum futures for October delivery fell 0.5 percent to $1,363.50 an ounce
Forex:
- Currencies: The US dollar making a strong move. The price of the UK pound amid Scottish independence fury.