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This Week's Episode
Shorting Crude? A New Option
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The company behind the hugely popular US Oil Fund (USO) and US Natural Gas Fund (UNG) files for an inverse oil ETF. Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig explain how this is fundamentally a different animal than the inverse and leveraged funds that have made so many unhappy headlines.
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Crazy For Henry Hub: Natural Gas ETFs
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The $4 billion U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is all over the media this week, and UNG's fund sponsor has filed for a 12-month variant. Is natural gas the new oil? And are ETFs driving the market?
 

Oil Crosses $70: But Why?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
With OPEC blowing its own quotas, non-OPEC countries with surprise production and some offsetting stronger demand predictions, can the price possibly hold?
 

Why The Focus On Gold Manipulation?
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
With several high-profile articles on the site, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig discuss why gold manipulation is a constant topic among gold investors.
 

An Oil Bull Market?
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
With oil close to $70 a barrel, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig debate the true cause of May's 30% run-up: fundamentals, the dollar or pure fantasy?
 

Super Steel?
Friday, May 29, 2009
Rio Tinto managed to surprise Wall St. with a strong outcome to Nippon Steel price negotiations. Will the good news carry over into other commodities, and how can investors play the steel game? Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig dig in.
 

Copper & Oil: Demand? What Demand?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
With unrest in Nigeria supporting oil prices and rising homebuilder confidence keeping copper afloat, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig argue about the long-term demand issues facing these two key industrial commodities.
 

Rally Caps All Around
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
With good news seeming to come from all corners of the global economy, Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig ponder what this means for gold investors. Is good news bad news?
 

Shorting Oil?
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Last Friday, Louis Stanasolovich made a bold call for short oil. But how exactly would you do that? Matt Hougan and Dave Nadig look at your options in this week's HardAssetsInvestor.com podcast.
 

Gold Demand: Looking Ahead
Monday, April 27, 2009
With the increased Chinese gold reserves in the headlines, Associate Editor Dave Nadig and Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan take a look at the gold demand equation.
 

Thinking Different: Alternative Commodities
Monday, April 20, 2009
It's 'alternatives week' at HardAssetsInvestor.com, and we're focused on wine and diamonds instead of wheat and corn for a few days. Associate Editor Dave Nadig and Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan dig into the unique challenges of these alternative hard assets, and debate just what makes a commodity a commodity.
 

Giving Away The Gas?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Natural gas prices are as low as they've been in half a decade. Inventories are massive, and rigs are shutting down. Associate Editor Dave Nadig and Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan dissect the numbers and consider the possible plays.
 

Agricultural Conundrums
Monday, April 06, 2009
In this week's HardAssetsInvestor.com podcast, Associate Editor Dave Nadig argues with Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan about whether plantings, weather and the prospects for global economic recovery make agricultural commodities a must-have.
 

Getting Trendy
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
On this week's HardAssetsInvestor.com podcast, Associate Editor Dave Nadig grills Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan about the upcoming Claymore ETF designed to track the S&P Commodity Trends Indicator. Could it be a better mousetrap for index investors?
 

Two Flavors of Inflation
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
On this week's HardAssetsInvestor.com podcast, Associate Editor Dave Nadig and Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan get into the nitty-gritty of inflation. Is it too early to call a real bottom in commodities markets, setting the stage for a real demand-based rally?
 

A Bet on Oil
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
In this week's HardAssetsInvestor podcast, Associate Editor Dave Nadig discloses his oil-price bar bet with Matt Hougan, Editor-in-Chief. A stable $70 oil in less than a year?
 

Gold At $2,500/Ounce?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan takes a look at UBS' call for $2,500/ounce gold and wonders, are they for real?
 

Oil: $300? or $10?
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Associate Editor Dave Nadig chats with Matt Hougan about the tremendous decline in oil this week, and digs into pundit predictions of $300 oil, the prospect for OPEC cuts, and the signals from the long term futures contracts.
 

Digging Into Gold
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Associate Editor Dave Nadig talks with Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan about the shifting sands of gold supply, and how increased investor demand is changing the way gold behaves in turbulent markets.
 

Stimulus? What Stimulus?
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Associate Editor Dave Nadig talks with Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan about the fate of oil, natural gas and alternative energy in the wake of the just-signed stimulus package.
 

Black and Yellow Gold
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Associate Editor Dave Nadig talks with Editor in Chief Matt Hougan about the incredible headwind facing investors in oil futures, and the surprisingly positive fundamentals for gold.
 


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