• Reports & Client events:
  • Weekly Metals & Oil summaries
  • Bi-weekly Blackrock conference call
  • Monthly Australian Institutional client call
  • Metals Portfolio 2014 (25 trades)
  • Weekly Private Banks call

Regular Commodity Market reviews:

  • Commodity Fundamentals: Supply & Demand, physical commodity flows
  • Chinese arbitrage developments: How do locals trade in China?
  • Base Metals, Crude oil, Iron ore, Coal etc.
  • Technicals: Volume and Open interest view – Are international markets and domestic China markets at odds or trading in tandem?
  • Option markets: Is volatility cheap?

Example: Weekly Review (April 2015 )

  • Strange dichotomy: Equities are rallying in China, but Commodities are not…
  • Fundamentals remain weak.
  • Trade: selling Zinc, Copper, Coal.
  • Technicals confirm new shorts.
  • Volatility is good value: suggest expressing shorts via put options.