Author Archives: Darren Marchal

A Cocoa Surprise: Prices Spring Back To Life

In commodities, the time to get bullish is usually when prices are pressuring the industry and sentiment is persistently and deeply negative. The time to get bearish is usually when prices are skyrocketing, industry participants are celebrating wondrous fortunes, and sentiment is as euphoric as can be. Since I am long-term bullish on cocoa, I…

Gold Resists Strikes

Boom! The U.S. and its allies struck Syria in response to a suspected deadly chemical attack several days ago. Gold should be the safe haven in such situations, right? But the price of gold was practically unchanged on Monday. What happened? U.S. Strikes Syria. Gold Yawns A lot has happened in recent days. Luckily, we…

Goldman Swaps Sell Call On Coca-Cola To PepsiCo On Growth Outlook

In a research note to investors on the beverage space, Goldman Sachs analyst Judy Hong upgraded Coca-Cola (KO) to Neutral and downgraded PepsiCo (PEP) to Sell. While the analyst sees an improving organic sales growth outlook for Coca-Cola, Hong sees potential for continued softer North American Beverage volumes to weigh on PepsiCo’s organic sales growth….

Market Strength?

My Swing Trading Approach I increased my long exposure yesterday, and may look to do so yet again today, should the market strength continue. Overall, the market conditions are picking up and becoming much more ideal for swing-traders.  Indicators VIX – Continuing to sell-off hard, and may see a retest of the March lows in the…