Save UP TO 80% off all clearance items!Free shipping & 30% OFF with danksavings coupon code.Consumer confidence will be important this week.As markets dip, traders will look to public opinion to determine if the shoppers are staying home.A bad print on consumer confidence will continue a market move lower.Trade the release with caution and hedge going into it.The USA health care bill has been taking up the news cycle.It is a rubbish bill, but if it passes there will be some frantic trades in markets.If it fails, there will be many hedges being pulled.These moves in health care, drug companies and insurance will likely drive markets.It will drive markets lower if the Trump Care bill passes.So, use caution against uncertain politics.Hog futures took a big dip into close on Friday.These dips into weekends usually don`t hold over the Monday trading day.So a quick chop can be made on the April contract (HEJ17).This time of year, hog prices tend to increase in the lead up to summer BBQ season (higher underlying demand).

Cold storage numbers are down (http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/ColdStor/ColdStor-03-22-2017.pdf ): Pork supplies are down 9% since last year and pork bellies were down 74% from last year.So re-stocking will likely occur (higher underlying demand).Feed prices and fuel prices have been moderate (reasonable input costs mean that farmers are willing to take lower prices) but it is likely that hog prices for June contracts will move higher into the summer.Expectations are for a June contract (HEM17) over 80 (Currently around 75).April contracts will be more volatile than June, but also likely to rise faster than the June contract.Thus, a HEJ17 to HEM17 (long/short) spread will be a good trade.Be aware that with a big move, there are people that like to pile onto the momentum trade.This could see selling action coming into markets on Monday or Tuesday.This will make for a good long entry if you time it well.It might generate long fear, but this time of year prices traditionally move higher, so longer term risk is low.

Options can also be bought cheaply when momentum traders pile on, so great value can be had in call contracts.Buy June call contracts to provide plenty of time to capitalize on rising prices.If you are holding long, keep an eye on USDA reports, especially for Mexico trade.WASDE / WAP (April 11), cold storage number and Hog & Pig (March 30) will move the hog price.During WASDE, many traders are watching grain markets, so Hogs can provide good hedging opportunities, too.Some useful links: Everyone wants to put their money into the next big thing.Historic runs have occurred in technology shares, gold, real estate, and stock markets.As stock prices falter, and index funds look to be losers, the challenge is to find the next booming market.I have missed many of the recent boom markets, but I am looking for the next big move… and so should you.The dotcom move in the 1990s was a boom market.Anyone that was holding Microsoft or Apple shares from the 1980s made a killing with minimal risk.Those that piled onto the mania move in the 1990s did very well… If they got out before the collapse.

For those that got out of the dotcom market and into real estate, it was a second boom time.Real estate made a massive rise leading up to the Global Financial Crisis in 2007-2008.Many people knew that there were high levels of impropriety and risk in that derivatives nightmare, but they invested anyway.bitcoin gh/s priceFor those that got out early, big profits were made.ethereum warningAn investor that moved from real estate to gold in 2007 made good money.cheap cigarettes bitcoinIn the 1970s gold was a big winner but price dropped in 1980.bitcoin dark redditIt had another nice run in the early 2000s, where it recovered in 2007 to 1980 levels.tor paypal bitcoin

That run continued to 2011, but it again collapsed.Currently, price seems to be stable for now but with uncertainty in markets, and excess currency printing, there will be another move higher in gold to profit on.A move into stocks in 2008 would be very profitable now.It has been a BTFD (buy-the-fucking-dip) market, and traders doing this no-thought trade have made money.sell litecoin onlineHowever, that style of market has turned, and the no-thought traders are about to lose everything.Any trader that does not realize that market has turned will soon be burned.So it is a good time to exit and look for the next big move.Interest rates will continue to rise.Banks will raise their lending rate faster than the interest rate.Credit standards will continue to be lose, especially at higher rates (likely default borrowers).This will be felt in the housing and used car markets.Higher rates would normally make bonds attractive as a stable source of income.

In recent years the massive bond printing and big government money moves have skewed prices and returns to the level that return-on-investment has been weak to negative vs.This has made bond investing a higher risk than it should.Even high paying corporate bonds are awash in the system, so risk levels are skewed.Investing in high yield bonds, even in an industry like fracking, is only viable if those corporate entities survive.Share markets will drop.Real buying power is diminishing because governments (central banks) are printing massive amounts of currency.This has boosted prices, especially share prices, without generating a recovery.Central banks are aware that economies are struggling and that money printing has not helped.Many are attempting to taper money printing based on their own propaganda, i.e.they believe their own bullshit.As this capital dries up, the banking sector will again have to work for their money.As they have fired most of their staff in lieu of HFTs and prison call centers, it is unlike that the massive corporations will be able to generate income.

They will be bailed out with public money… again.As the money printed flows to the 1%, there is less money in the system to support retail and a service industry.In the USA, 80% of private sector jobs are in the service industry.As malls and restaurants close, more people are unable to afford services.So the system failure avalanches until a recession becomes a depression.In failing markets, investors seek safe haven plays.That means that gold and silver will again find favor with markets.Blue chips, like oil and pharmaceuticals, will see wider investment.Property foreclosure sales will rise, and bargain hunters will again enter those markets.But these more stable plays will not have the meteoric rise of a boom market.Here is where I think markets will boom: Bit coin, although volatile, has been climbing in value.Currently, the cost of mining Bitcoin is higher than that currency`s exchange rate, so there is still plenty of upside potential.Other crypto-currencies are also starting to gain favor, but deciding which ones to invest in is a challenge.

Trust in a currency, paper or otherwise, is the underlying thing that gives a currency value.Some crypto-currencies might overtake Bitcoin, but choosing any specific one can be a high risk play.The marijuana marketplace has been lucrative in the past, but will the boom continue?A weed grower in 2003 made $7000 per pound, grey market price.That same grower is now making around $1200 per pound, but only if they have sufficient quality to find a buyer.So the weed dispensaries, where prices and quality are stable, are making the lion`s share of these market`s profits.As legality spreads to new states, those margins will falter.Quality in this market place is already very high, so as competition for market share increases, prices will need to drop to maintain customer numbers.This means that the boom in weed will shift, most likely to distribution.Large scale production will occur, and the middle-man that runs the market place will make most of the money.Once a weed futures market is created to handle the hedging, production, and distribution of industrial marijuana, then that market will be a boom industry.

98% of scientists believe climate change is real.By those odds, it is better than poker pocket rockets (two aces) or any investment on the stock exchange.So betting that the climate will change, longer term is a good bet.As the planet warms, methane from the oceans and permafrost will be release, accelerating climate change.Simple bets on climate change could be buying polar land or investing in energy systems.In polar locations like Siberia, the permafrost is melting.Land there is very cheap, especially when major areas become sinkholes and then lakes.There is a push to convert Siberian forest to grass land to reflect more sunlight and increase winter ice accumulation.This means that it may soon become a meat production market.Many governments have created maps of flood prone areas that will be under water as the polar caps melt.This means that you could find land that is high enough in elevation to survive but low enough to become beach front property.That would mean avoiding most of Florida`s real estate, and parts of New York.

California has many locations that are high enough to survive sea level rise but low enough to have nice beaches.Alternative energies will also prosper from climate change.The time for a push into non-carbon emitting technology was 20 years ago.Governments, due to public pressure, will be forced into pumping money into cleaner energies.This means that longer term (maybe in the next administration) solar, wind and hydro-electric will again see favor.Emerging technologies like LFTR reactors and battery storage will allow for a wider use of these technologies.Farmers and cities are currently battling over water rights.Cities have more political votes than farm area, and thus more pressure on legislatures, so they will likely snap up the majority of water lowering food production.As population increases, demands on water systems will increase leading to legal struggles over water between cities, states and countries.Crumbling dams and infrastructure will demand repair or total abandonment.An industry that will profit from water demand will be desalination plants.

As desert cities seek to provide water to an ever increasing population, expect that there will be investment in such facilities.As temperatures increase, deserts will move north/south away from the equator, removing productive land from the market unless irrigation can be found.Aquifers are being drained for food production.The USA Great Plains are in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains and were once covered in scrub grass.Now it is a food bowl because of deep irrigation.However, with so many straws into the water cup, that aquifer is draining.It filled over thousands of years, but the rate of use is far higher than the rate it refills.Soon, that aquifer will be empty and the land will slowly return to scrub grass.In the transition, it is highly likely that for a couple of years there will be a dust bowl (1930s style).This will decimate USA food production as it did during the Great Depression.Population continues to grow.Products move around the globe.At some point this system will have a failure causing a massive shortage.

This could be something like climate change or a failure of crops because of super pests that are resistant to current GM strains.Current technologies are allowing for food production in unique environments and methods.This could be indoor farming, using a conveyor belt system.It could be deep sea fish farms.Investing in a basket of food production will likely produce wealth at low risk.If you are truly paranoid, store food.Buy up old grain silos and store wheat, corn or legumes.These things can be stored up to 25 years, in some cases, so they will be available in a market collapse.Current prices are quite low for grains, but that will likely change soon.Canned food can also be stored for long periods, and as prices soar, will probably be a better return on your investment that the stock markets.Remember to buy canned food that you like, so at least you can eat your investment.If you would like to really enjoy your investment, try Whiskey.Whiskey barrels are a good investment (if you have a safe place to store them).

As whiskey improves with age, storing a barrel of whisky increases the value.Some distilleries will sell barrels that they will later buy back from the investor (low risk investments).Long term storage can be quite lucrative, especially in markets where tax hikes are common (Australia).Tasmania and Japan have recently made some excellent whiskies.So have a holiday and try to find your favorite.YOU ARE AN ADULT and must make your own decisions.ONLY YOU know what level of experience you possess.ONLY YOU know what level of risk you are willing to take.ONLY YOU know what your financial goals are, and to what lengths you are prepared to go to meet those goals.You will be the one to wear your losses, so trade with caution and do your own research.Henry Ledyard is an independent trader.He has NO affiliations with banks, brokerages, funds, trading houses or markets.He trades for himself and posts trading ideas merely to share information.He does NOT want your money, advice or opinions.He does NOT want your unsolicited emails.