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The price of lumber took off on the upside from a low at $214.40 per 1,000 board feet in September 2015 when many other commodity prices were hitting multiyear lows. After rising above the 1993 record peak at $493.50 in late 2017, the price kept on going on the upside in 2018, reaching a high ...
REIT Rankings: Timber REITs In our REIT Rankings series, we introduce and update readers to each of the commercial and residential real estate sectors. We rank REITs within the sectors based on both common and unique valuation metrics, presenting investors with numerous options that fit ...
The lumber futures market is highly illiquid with only 4428 contracts of open interest. However, lumber is a critical raw material when it comes to construction. I view the price action in the lumber futures market as one of the leading benchmarks when it comes to the overall health of the US ...
The iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF ( WOOD ) has significantly underperformed the broader market offer the last year. WOOD is also now following the market further down. On extreme market weakness, this ETF may make strong long term investment due to the relative value and potential f...
I never recommend trading lumber futures because of the lack of liquidity in the lumber futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. However, lumber is a critical commodity when it comes to construction and building all over the world. The current level of open interest in the lumber ...
Last year at this time, the price of lumber moved to an all-time high at $659 per 1,000 board feet in a move that began in September 2015 at $214.40 and surpassed the previous record level established in 1993 at $493.50. The price of wood rallied on the back of low interest rates, economic gro...
Lumber is one of the most illiquid commodities that trade on the futures markets. Many market participants in the lumber and construction business complain that the lack of liquidity makes the futures market virtually useless as a hedging vehicle. However, I view lumber futures as a benchmark ...
The lumber futures market suffers from a lack of liquidity. The open interest and volume in the market make it almost impossible to trade. With under a total of 3000 contracts of open long and short positions as of the final day of February and an average of fewer than 1000 contracts changing ...
While the lumber market is one of the least liquid contracts that trade in the futures arena, it is a critical benchmark when it comes to judging economic expansion or contraction. Following the price of lumber futures enhances the overall picture of the US and global economy and the price pat...
Commodities can be the most volatile asset class as price variance often causes values to double, triple, or half over short periods. Meanwhile, commodities tend to take the stairs to the upside and an elevator shaft when they turn lower. Liquidity in all markets is always a significant consid...
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2024-04-25 16:34:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
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