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I haven’t really been keeping up with these as I have been busy swooping fly girls in Cartagena, and despite the description of the Heistman in the Hollywood heist, “The man, described as well dressed and with slicked-back hair”, and “smooth manner and debonair appearance” my ski mask has remained in my dresser drawer as of late.

Daring Heist at Poker Tournament in Germany

A heavily armed group stormed a poker tournament in a German luxury hotel Saturday afternoon and made off with a jackpot, a police spokesman said.

Several participants at the tournament in Berlin’s Grand Hyatt hotel were slightly injured when they panicked and fled following the daring afternoon heist, Carsten Mueller said.

German Poker Tournament Robbers Still on the Run

Mueller said four robbers in disguises forced employees to hand over money, and then managed to escape. Mueller declined to give details, including how much money the men got away with.

The jackpot for the tournament stood at euro1 million ($1.36 million), according to a European Poker Tour Web site. The EPT confirmed the heist on the event’s blog in an official statement, saying there had been ”an armed robbery executed by six men.” It was unclear why the number differed from the police count.

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Four Seasons Robbery: Billionaire In Town For Oscars Robbed In Hotel

A well-dressed man who talked his way into a Florida sugar baron’s hotel room and stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry is believed to be the same person who pulled similar scams on a Mexican soccer team, a salsa band and an Israeli basketball team when they visited Los Angeles, police said Tuesday.

The man, described as well dressed and with slicked-back hair, posed as a Four Seasons hotel employee when he struck up a conversation in an elevator on Friday with Jose Pepe Fanjul and his wife, Emilia, according to police. Later that night, he showed up at the couple’s room and told them he needed to fix a problem with an air vent. After he left, they discovered more than $45,000 in jewels missing.

“I haven’t seen any pictures yet but I’ve had many calls and I’ve had a description, and his appearance and M.O. sounds very much like a man we’re calling Ricco Suave,” said police Lt. Paul Vernon.

Authorities gave him that nickname because of his smooth manner and debonair appearance, he said.

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Brazen Conn. warehouse heist nets $75M in pills

In a Hollywood-style heist, thieves cut a hole in the roof of a warehouse, rappelled inside and scored one of the biggest hauls of its kind — not diamonds, gold bullion or Old World art, but about $75 million in antidepressants and other prescription drugs.

The pills — stolen from the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. in quantities big enough to fill a tractor-trailer — are believed to be destined for the black market, perhaps overseas.

“This is like the Brink’s pill heist,” said Erik Gordon, a University of Michigan business professor who studies the health care industry. “This one will enter the folklore.”

The thieves apparently scaled the brick exterior of the warehouse in an industrial park in Enfield, a town about midway between Hartford and Springfield, Mass., during a blustery rainstorm before daybreak Sunday. After lowering themselves to the floor, they disabled the alarms and spent at least an hour loading pallets of drugs into a vehicle at the loading dock, authorities said.

“Just by the way it occurred, it appears that there were several individuals involved and that it was a very well planned-out and orchestrated operation,” Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said. “It’s not your run-of-the-mill home burglary, that’s for sure.”

Experts described it as one of the biggest pharmaceutical heists in history.

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Pharma heists on the rise.

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New details emerge in history’s largest art heist

It is the largest art heist in history.

For 20 years, investigators have been chasing down hundreds of leads. They’ve interviewed countless witnesses all over the world, and still the central questions remain: where is the art and who did it?

What happened on March 18th, 1990 at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum? A a new portrait is now emerging about the famous heist, with some tantalizing details.

Investigators say at precisely 1:24 a.m., two men disguised as policemen knocked on the side door of the museum, saying they were called to look into a disturbance. The night watchman let them in.

Once inside, the thieves handcuffed both of the guards on duty, tied them up with duct tape and then, with free reign of the museum, they went to work.

But the question remains, who is behind the biggest art heist in history? Over the years there have been wild theories. Was it a fugitive mob boss? An eccentric art collector? Or just the work of local criminals?

“There are so many good suspects, it’s like an Agatha Christie novel where everybody’s sitting in the living room and everyone has a particular motive as to why they committed the crime,” says Kelly.

On the case for eight years, Kelly says DNA testing is now in play, but he won’t reveal details.

The Boston Globe reports that investigators may be analyzing the duct tape used to silence the guards. If there’s sweat on the tape, there’s a possibility of a DNA match, and the break investigators have been hoping for all these years.

The FBI has taken out ads, placing billboards on the highway, offering a $5 million reward for any information that leads to the safe return of the artwork.

There are two crimes in the matter: the actual theft of the artwork, for which the statute of limitations ran out in 1995.

And then, there’s the second crime: possession of stolen art. There is no statute of limitations on that, which is why the U.S. Attorney’s Office is now offering immunity. Prosecutors say if someone comes forward with the art, all will be forgiven.

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2010 Outlook for Commodities
By: Matthew Bradbard

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Much like 2009 we expect 2010 to be more of a traders’ market as opposed to sitting in positions for extended periods. A successful trader will need to apply fundamental research and technical research by paying attention to seasonal tendencies, examining correlations commodity to commodity, monitoring the weather and most importantly being flexible with their positions. By this I mean to perhaps scale back your position size because of the volatility, trade both futures and options, and use hedging strategies. The two principal conditions to look out for this year are who wins the argument on inflation vs. no inflation and decoupling relationships between asset classes. To keep up to speed with our ideas we encourage investors to follow in our weekly commentary or daily blog.

The substantial swings we expect to see in 2010 commodity wide will force investors to be more attentive with their portfolios. Speculators, hedgers, and producers need to recognize that with this comes excellent opportunity but much more risk. While it is unlikely that we will encounter the same type of swings this year as the previous two, one will need to bring their best game to be successful at marketing, hedging, or speculating this calendar year. The good news is that more investors are trading commodities which are quickly becoming a critical component of the global economic system and a necessary asset in your portfolio.

We are looking forward to 2010 and see many opportunities that we’ll outline here. For further explanation and to keep up on an evolving basis follow our Weekly commentaries and on our blog’s Daily thought at www.mbwealth.com. Feel free to visit and give us feedback, we are always eager to see what other traders and investors are doing.

Metals: Copper is not a market you can put a position on and forget about as swings have just become too large. Prices in the last 4 years have been under $1 and over $4. Off their lows which were established in late 08’ early 09’, prices have rocketed higher by almost 270%. At this point we say prices are too high and we would expect a set back; a trade back to $2.40- 2.60 is not out of the question. The demand out of China was one of the main driving factors in 09’ and if we were to see that pace slow one would expect a correction to ensue so pay close attention to copper earmarked to China this year. Copper continues to act as a very accurate barometer on global economic sentiment and if prices are either extreme or moving higher or lower at a swift pace do not ignore the warning signs. Gold saw record highs last year trading over $1220/ounce but after a wash out early this year we would expect new record highs. Before we would expect that to really develop we would anticipate the masses to get out of the trade and for this trade to be far less crowded. As we hinted at last year, when the markets are leaning only one way the ensuing move is generally in the opposite direction. Though we feel gold has and will continue to serve as a store for value, we expect the move higher in 2010 largely to be driven by more investors realizing that we have inflation around the corner. The 50 day moving average comes in just below $1000/ounce and at about that level serves as a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level so that would make sense for a back off point. The closer we get to that level or if we even get below that the level, the lower one is able to buy gold and the more bullish we are. On the upside we are expecting to see a print very close to $1400/ounce this year. Silver outperformed gold in 09’ and we expect the same outcome in this calendar year. Silver failed to get back to its highs reached in early 08’ while gold hit fresh record highs, so in my eyes silver has some catching up to do. Furthermore, the gold/silver ratio that you need to be aware of as a metals trader we view to be way too wide. This spread has decreased from the wide level we saw in late 08’ of 85:1, but at the current level the spread is still at 61:1 when historically it has been closer to 30:1. The 50 day moving average in silver comes in just above $15 and though we think a loss of 18% from the current level may be a stretch, we would maintain a buy the dips mentality in silver with a price objective on the upside of $22-24 in 2010. In both gold and silver we would suggest buying the dips we see the first part of the year because if things go as planned we may not see those levels again this year. Additionally we would suggest scaling into the trades and utilizing a combination of futures and options as we expect volatility to persist.

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Financials: While there are consequences if a large institution tries to move the Equity market and it is frowned upon when Central banks intervene in the currency market, I presume that when the government manipulates the bond markets we are supposed to turn a blind eye. That is what the story was in 2009 as we feel that the government controlled the flow and moved the Treasury market higher and lower as it saw fit. What should be the driving force in this market this year, is the perceived direction of interest rates and the eventual tightening which we expect to start around mid-year. The Fed may want to leave rates low for an extended period but when countries around the globe raise their rates the US cannot let the spreads widen significantly or it will suffer dreadful consequences. If we are right on stocks moving lower the flow of money may keep prices of Treasuries afloat temporally early in the year, but we suggest a short bias in Treasuries in 2010 as we expect more downside than upside potential. We see a trading range in 30-yr bonds of 124’00 to 108’00 and in 10-yr notes of 123’00 to 110’00. More than likely most of our trade recommendations in the Treasury complex will be the short end of the curve as opposed to the long end as we will be positioning clients in long dated put options and short futures in Euro-dollars to take advantage of the coming interest rate tightening. We made a similar prediction last year and hindsight tells us we were early but we continue to think risk/reward this is one of the best trades one may see in a lifetime. Let’s get real where can interest rates go from here? The key is to scale into positions and not add any substantial size until the market proves you right. We think once the Fed starts raising rates this trade could last 2-3 years. The key will be to stay with the trade, recognize this trade is not glamorous but if rates move to 7.5%-10% in the coming years this trade should reap hefty rewards. I should have known as the S&P bottomed in March 09’ at “666” that there was an uncharacteristic move to follow. The 50% appreciation got many investors back some money that was well deserved but what we should take away from a move like no other is we may be facing a crisis like no other. This should serve as a warning much like a loud horn before a devastating crash. By no stretch of the imagination do we think we’ve seen the worst; with growing unemployment, another leg down in real estate, the lack of consumer spending, mounting US debt, the rising cost of commodities and a rise in interest rates to come we Do NOT see the light at the end of the tunnel. Early this year we could see an attempt at 1175/1200 in the S&P, 11000/11250 in the Dow and 1950/2000 in the NASDAQ but we expect a sizeable correction to follow. Are we calling for a double dip, not at this point, but our downside targets are as follows: 825/875 in the S&P and 8000/8500 in the Dow, and 1400 in the NASDAQ. This market will continue be a stock pickers market and the days of buying and holding are dead. With still so many unanswered questions it is extremely difficult to predict what the right move may be. As investors we are in unchartered waters and making up the rules as we go.

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The Art of Selling

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Yesterday, when I posted The Only Game Video You Need to Watch, of course I starting listening to mad Willie Hutch tracks.

Then I remembered Poppin’ My Collar which sampled Willie Hutch’s “The Theme From The Mack”:

I had never seen the video before. But I saw some solid lessons there.

I know many people are having a tough time stacking chips in the Down Economy, and these little hustlers at the beginning of the video really show The Art of Selling.

They use a great opener, get right down to biz, offer a solution, compliment the buyer, Then Close Hard.

I really love that closing line; “So, are you gonna help us brothers out, Or What?”

Its a real universal closing line that you can almost use in any situation:

“So, are you going to buy these packs of gum, Or What?”

“So, are you going to buy these IPhones, Or What?”

“So, are you going to buy these E-Tabs, Or What?”

“So, are you going to buy these Kalashnikovs, Or What?”

“So, are you going to buy these semi-conductors, Or What?

“So, are you going to buy these 7 million barrels of Oil everyday, Or What?”

“So, are you going to let me swoop you, Or What?”

You get the point.

Strong Game. Reminds me of when I was a young pup.

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Sol Price, G Manifesto Hall of Fame, Rest in Peace

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Sol Price, a retail magnate who three decades ago altered both the American landscape and the American way of shopping by founding Price Club, the first nationwide members-only discount warehouse, died on Monday at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 93.

With Robert, Mr. Price started the first Price Club in 1976 in a cavernous former airplane parts factory in an unfashionable part of San Diego. The business, which offered consumer goods as varied as tires, books and household appliances at extremely low prices, proved to be the leading edge in the multibillion-dollar influx of discount big-box stores, among them Costco, BJ’s Wholesale Club and Sam’s Club.

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I am a couple of days late on this story, as I was busy swooping fly girls in the Caribe, getting mad shoulder rubs, while puffing on Marlboro Gold’s.

I was deeply saddened by the news of Mr. Price’s passing, as I have some ties to the family. My heart goes out to them.

A True G, top tier biz cat, Democratic powerhouse and always gave back. And did it with Style. People’s Champ if the ever was one.

The main lesson from him: Keep overhead to an absolute minimum.

You know your G when Sam Walton bites your steez:

One of the chief beneficiaries of Mr. Price’s legacy, Sam Walton, acknowledged the debt in his 1992 memoir, “Made in America” (Doubleday, 1992; with John Huey). Mr. Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, wrote, “I guess I’ve stolen — I actually prefer the word ‘borrowed’ — as many ideas from Sol Price as from anybody else in the business.”

Rest in Peace.

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Lessons from a Legend: Jim Rogers

December 09, 2009
By: Matthew Bradbard

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Last night I took a trip down to Miami to visit with Jim Rogers at a book signing for his most recent book entitled: “A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons for Life and Investing.” After speaking briefly about his 3 year tour around the globe he spoke a little about the aforementioned book and took questions from the audience.

These are the general themes I took away in no particular order:

Jim said numerous times he is a terrible market timer, he went as far to say he’s not the worst in the room but the worst in the world…very humble.

While Jim’s primary residence is in Singapore he also has a dwelling here in Florida, what I found interesting is that he rents and does not own his home here in Florida. The fact that he sold a lavish residence in New York before the real estate crash and rents here in Florida may be that his timing is better in real estate.

Though he waited later than most, he stated one of his proudest accomplishments was having children. For one of the most successful investors in our time that speaks volumes about the father he most likely is.

Not only did he move his family to Singapore but his two daughters will be fluent in Mandarin and Spanish.

He did not go into specifics about his bank accounts but his two daughters have Swiss bank accounts, not accounts denominated in US dollars. What does that say about his feeling on the US dollar?

He has no short exposure in US Treasuries, currently he thinks the multi-decade long bull market in this complex is over and he believed he would be taking a hefty short position at some time in the future.

Jim Rogers: Audit the Fed, Then Abolish It

One of the questions from the audience pertained to getting an MBA. Jim’s response in so many words was that it would be a complete waste of money and time. He suggested traveling around the world would be a more valuable experience. He went as far to say that sitting in a hot tub in Boston one could learn more than going to some of the prestigious universities there.

Jim had little good to say about the current choices Central banks are making and implied serious inflation is all but inevitable. He expects rates to be much higher but gave little time frame. He said jokingly we may run out of trees if the printing presses continue to run at their current pace.

The only real estate advice I recall him saying is buying a farm in the Mid-west to take advantage of the boom he expects in Commodity prices.

Bull cycles in commodities in the past have lasted between 18 and 20 years. In his view we have another decade or so in the current cycle.

As a commodity trader, what I found most interesting was that in his jacket pocket he had a gold and silver coin and a sugar packet. This was probably to prove a point but it really hit home with me and other audience members.

Globe “Overdue For a Currency Crisis”; Why Jim Rogers Is Buying Dollars

Perhaps one of the most staggering things to me was how little of the general population was in that room, the US and around the globe that are investing in commodities. It will change and I believe those that exercise discipline in the next 5-10 years stand to deeply benefit.
Find attached some historical pricing on several commodities to put things in perspective on how low and how high prices have been in the past and where we sit today. These figures are not adjusted for inflation. Being Rogers is a terrible market timer he suggested looking at buying when prices are depressed and selling when prices are elevated.

You draw your own conclusions.

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What Recovery? America’s Problems “Getting Worse, Not Better,” Jim Rogers Says

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Jesse Livermore: World’s Greatest Stock Trader (reading currently)

Pit Bull: Lessons from Wall Street’s Champion Day Trader

Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit From the Economic Collapse

Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders

And my personal favorite (life changing in more than just investing):

The Zurich Axioms

Review: Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk

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Finished reading Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash in on your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk a few weeks ago. Good read.

If you are not familiar with Gary Vaynerchuck, he is a cat that took a family liquor store from $5 million in sales to $50 million in sales using the Internet and social media. He also got a 7 sticks book deal. Not bad in a Down Economy.

His book is basically about using your passion in life to make money. The book gives some great advice on exactly how to do that and build your personal brand using social media.

This is a pretty remarkable time we live in. Younger G’s should appreciate it. You really can become anything you want to these days. Manifesto Destiny.

Why you should by this book:

1. If you are unhappy with your job and you would like to do something that you love doing.
2. If you want to learn how to turn your passion into a money maker.
3. You want to learn whats going down in the world today.

I say buy it.

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I just thought of this full proof plan to become a Millionaire if you are a girl.

Here are the steps:

Step One: Be super hot. (Country or Southern accent preferable. This will help Middle America “relate” to you.) Blond is best. Not too exotic.

Step Two: Get reasonably famous. Get on a wack Reality TV Show, make a sex-tape with some weesh, actor. Or better yet, do both.

Step Three: Gain weight, get super fat. I mean really fat.

Step Four: Go to the beach while super fat and let the paparazzi take tons of pictures of you in a bikini.

Step Five: Set up a company that produces some kind of herbal weight loss drug. It doesn’t have to work (none of them do anyways).

Step Six: Lose all the weight.

Step Seven: Go to the beach, and let all the mags take pictures of you.

Step Eight: Go on talk show circuit and yap about how you used your miracle weight loss pill to shed the fat.

Every idiot fat f*ck housewife in Middle America will buy your pills for $59.99 per month (Make sure it’s a re-bill.).

Count money. It’s going to be in the millions.

And yes, I do accept thank you cards.

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Don’t let it go to your head, Young G

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So, you have been reading The G Manifesto for a couple of years.

Things are going well:

• You have been flipping bricks.

• You got an ill crew of Cycos.

• You are Pulling Vicky Cristina’s like they are going out of style.

• Your suit collection is illmatic and you have a trip planned to Savile Row.

• Southern California Girls on Tuesday, Nightlife Princesses on Wednesday, Exotic Dancers on Thursday and Platinum Diggers over the weekend at The Del Mar Racetrack.

• How much better can it get? You got the leather and the wood kit all up in the whip.

• You are defeating the DJ, and brushing aside the male model, and the Plastic Surgeon.

• You even KO’ed a Ed Hardy wearing Reality TV star in front of one of Brent Bolthouse’s wack clubs.

• You walk around with a G in your pocket at all times and got the Dunhill lighter for mad smokes.

• Every silicone dream in Las Vegas all of a sudden thinks you are handsome.

• You are starting to make payoffs. And the older crews are giving you mad props.

• You and Standing Over your rivals.

• You collecting dough, for sho as you sip the Mo, and you are hitting the ho you never hit befo’.

• Hell, you even planned a Art Heist for three months and pulled it off.

• You have bags filled with jewelry stashed in the kitchen.

• You have a bowl of coke next to the bed.

• You are treated like a movie star with muscle. You have it all.

• You have no worries.

• You are invincible.

You have arrived.

Now is exactly the time to worry Young G:

• This is when the drug use starts taking over.

• This is when you start getting sloppy, and forget to take the drugs and heaters out of the car.

• This is when one of your crew gets popped and might flip (usually it’s the one who should have never been in your crew).

• This is when the Feds have you on their radar.

• This is when real gangsters and Jackals smell blood.

• This is when the real Standover men introduce themselves to you.

• This is when you lose a load and the older G’s aren’t so friendly anymore.

• This is when it is time to travel.

Remember:

One swoop doesn’t make you the shit
Stay true to who you are don’t never forget
Keep your feet on solid ground
Cause what goes up, must come down

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The Line in the Sand
By: Matthew Bradbard

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Energies Look for guidance from the dollar and the stock market to help positioning in energies. What will be on our radar this week is buying December $75/80 call spreads for under $2000 for clients wishing to gain long exposure in Crude oil, if the support holds? As we wrote last week we would not suggest out right shorts in oil but to play the ratio we have suggested buying puts in oil and calls in natural gas expecting the spread to narrow. As for the distillates we see no viable play. We continue to try to catch a falling knife in natural gas which has yet to show signs of a bottom.

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Livestock We will be advising clients to exit their October lean hogs calls but too remain long on their December contracts. Prices have risen 11% in the last 2 weeks and be may be due for a breather. We rarely trade feeder cattle or pork bellies and have no suggestions for the time being. October becomes the front month in live cattle this week. With prices trading at an exorbitant premium to cash expect December and the forward months to gain on October. We have clients positioned in options and futures to take advantage of this.

Financials
Stocks: Equities continue to climb the wall of worry but at this time we are more content on the sidelines than bucking a trend and getting short and certainly new long entries are late to the party. For stock investors who have not lightened up in their portfolio what are you waiting for?

Bonds: Prices in Treasuries could go either way and with the NFP # out on Friday we suggest to sit on your hands. Longer term as a position trade we still are suggesting long dated puts in the Euro-dollar and will be using rallies to position clients short futures.

Currencies I’ve been predicting a dollar rally for the past few weeks and as you know it has yet to materialize. I still feel it is in the cards as displayed by the sharp baffling rallies last week. This will not be a trade we take but it cannot be ignored as the effect on other markets. The main happenings this week will be 2 central bank meeting; with the RBA and ECB expected to keep rates as is at 3% and 1% respectively. Our only currency exposure with clients is short Aussie dollars in September which is more of a hedge. If we start to see a correction in commodities we will most likely move out to December.

Grains This summer’s weather has been mostly favorable for corn and soybeans, but concerns remain that both crops may be vulnerable to yield losses this fall due to late planting. Crops look huge but there is virtually no margin for error. If we do in fact get an early freeze hello bull market. We have client’s positioned long December corn and wheat and are currently carrying a loss. Before we commit more money we would like to see more of a conformation of a bottom. A base looks like it is being formed but the sentiment remains bearish on both crops. We may take a look at rough rice for clients because of the weather problems in India. We will need to do some further investigation being we do not trade this market frequently.

Softs There is more sideways action in the softs sector than trending markets with the exception of sugar which broke out to new contract highs last week. We were late getting back into sugar for clients but have a majority positioned long currently in the March 10’ contracts. See previous comments. Sugar has both technical and fundamental support to see higher pricing and it has been almost twice its current price, albeit about 30 years ago. Outside of sugar our exposure with clients is short cocoa which longer term looks like a good trade if the dollar rallies but the October puts clients currently own go off Friday so we need a decline immediately. We have long entries in cotton, oj, and coffee on our radar but have yet to commit funds.

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Metals We rarely trade copper but prices should be followed as it is a barometer of the overall economy. It will be a good litmus test to see how prices respond at $3.00. Gold is sending mixed signals and although longer term we expect much higher pricing in the immediate future I do not have a good feel. We would rather be long than short but we would pare your position size and make sure you have stop loses being a dollar rally could be painful. Furthermore if and when the stock market corrects will gold act as a flight to quality? Silver remains our favorite long trade. It may sound like a broken record so we will keep it short and sweet, clients will be positioned long silver for the next 2/3 years expecting $25+ ounce. This move will not happen overnight and it will not be in a straight line. Currently we suggest call spreads in December.

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Risk Disclosure: The risk of loss in trading commodity futures and options can be substantial. Before trading MB Wealth recommends that you should carefully consider your financial position to determine if commodity trading is appropriate for you. All funds committed should be purely risk capital. Past performance is no guarantee of future trading results. There are no guarantees of market outcome stated, everything stated above are our opinions.

Motorcycle Gang Heist £2m in Diamonds

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A motorcycle gang grabbed £2 million of jewels from an exclusive London store in just 39 seconds in a raid captured in dramatic detail on CCTV.

Six robbers on three motorcycles roared up the pavement to Mozafarian jewellers opposite Harrods in Knightsbridge.

One of the robbers smashed open the glass door with a sledgehammer before the gang, all wearing crash helmets, stormed in and smashed open display cabinets.

The haul of gems included a £500,000 diamond necklace. However, the robbers were unable to break their way into one display case containing further £3 million of gems.

Pouya Nikomagham, a sales assistant at Mozafarian, said that the highly organised gang members did not say a word as they raided the store.

“They were very professional, they knew what they were doing and where to go,” said Mr Nikomagham.

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There have been 70 or so heists this year in London.

Like Snoop Dogg once said: “London, is live, Yo!”

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