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Re: Claims of nutritional superiority of organic milk, meat challenged by scientists

Nate — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:43:45 -0000

In the US at least very few dairy cattle graze anymore. Most are fed a diet of fermented forages as well as grain. There isn't much of the US where grazing year round would feasible and we in the dairy industry like to be consistent so feeding fermented forages year round is the best way to meet that goal.

Re: Claims of nutritional superiority of organic milk, meat challenged by scientists

Nate — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:21:07 -0000

They're talking about the differences between cows grazing fresh grass versus fermented forages. Most cows get the latter but part of being organic requires the cattle to be able to graze part of the year.

Corn silage and haylage which is what most dairy cattle eat year round doesn't contain nearly as much Omega 3s (or loses them during fermentation) as fresh grass does.

Dairy rations can be balanced for Omega fatty acids but the research is still young and most of the time it isn't profitable to do so, however, future research may show more benefits which would encourage more producers to balance rations this way which may cause conventional milk to catch up to grass-fed cattle on this issue.

Re: Organic Milk Vs. Regular Milk: Why I’m Ditching Organic.

Nate — Thu, 07 May 2015 21:15:28 -0000

RoundUp is pretty much the safest herbicide on the market. It works by disrupting a pathway that is only found in plants, not in humans and other animals and any residue is long gone by the time the crops are harvested for livestock feed.

As for your other point, as the infographic shows, most of the drugs we get to use on cattle aren't used in people anymore, they're old tech. Your doctor prescribing high-powered antibiotics to treat simple ear infections is doing worse things than the livestock industry is.

Re: CNBC Ratings Tankage | Blog - Daily Options Report

Nate — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:26:40 -0000

One of my big problems with CNBC is that their interviews are so short the interviewee doesn't have time to really say anything. I might have ADD, and I still can't keep up with it.

Re: Workin’ It | Blog - Daily Options Report

Nate — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:20:48 -0000

I like looking through charts for consolidation patterns then trading options on the breakouts, in the style of Jeff Kohler from the Optionaddict.net. Buy some OTMs on the breakout and hold till resistance/support or the price target. You have to be pretty good at managing losses though, thats where I fail a lot.

I don't look at anywhere nearly 3000 though, maybe 300-400 a month, but I don't trade for a living either.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/31 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:56:08 -0000

I don't run a blog and I don't really hang out much at anyone eleses much anymore. However, everything I know about trading, I learned from Jeff Kohler, so just go read all the old posts in this blog.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/31 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:14:20 -0000

GLD had a stellar breakout today. I kinda thought about buying some calls yesterday as it was pretty clear by then that SLV had broken out, and why shouldn't GLD follow? But I didn't. :(

I think the case could be made that ABX broke out today as well.

Re: GLD Member | Blog - Daily Options Report

Nate — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:10:49 -0000

GLD broke out of a symmetrical triangle today, target 1050ish. I would bet it stalls at least for a while at 1000, but if it breaks though that, where will it go? Surely all the suer bullish gold bug type people already have all they want, right? I'm interested to see what happens.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/31 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:32:48 -0000

I'm beginning to wonder if I drew the pattern wrong and Friday was the breakout. That would explain the volume spike. I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/31 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:32:04 -0000

That would make more sense than an inverse HandS after the stock has bottomed already.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/31 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:17:24 -0000

not looking so great now, are they. . .

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/31 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:01:54 -0000

Some I found, not cross checked against your list:

DOV-Looks like it may be a triple top, or it may just be forming a horizontal channel/consolidation pattern.
SLV/GLD-still forming triangles, looks like GLD should breakout in the next week or two if its going to. I bought a couple puts on SLV on Firday as I don't think its ready to break out yet and I think it will back away from its upper trendline.
GGG-formed and brokeout of a inverse head and shoulders and retested, may be a good one if you want to just buy the stock, doesn't look like its going to move fast enough to bother with options.
SHS-forming a pennant. probably going to be a failed pattern unless it breaks out Monday
TEX, GFF-Broke out last week, if it retests it might be a good buy
PWR, DAKT-Forming symm triangle

CMP-descending triangle
MON-potential inverse H&S (should be at the bottom of a down trend) both shoulders have formed, now it just needs to breakout. Target ~100
AEM-symmetrical triangle (use a line chart)
ABX-symm triangle
BVN-start of a symm triangle
GRS-H&S? I bought some puts on this a while back on what I thought was a breakdown, but I guess it wasn't
NAK-descending triangle, but not a very pretty one
CRK-descending triangle
STR-ascending triangle
ACI ascending triangle
RIG-symm triangle
XOM-symm triangle
BHI-ascending triangle
MMP-support bounce
HL-descending triangle
CLF-symm triangle
CMC-ascending triangle

Re: Double Retracement Achieved on NASDAQ

Nate — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:18:20 -0000

What do you guys make of SLV? The volume is a little heavier than the past month or so, its hitting the upper trendline of a symmetrical triangle too, but it hasn't broken out. Looking at the option activity, it looks pretty even calls vs puts until you get out to Jan where the puts have traded much more actively.

It'd be a good spot to buy calls in anticipation of a breakout, or puts to ride back down, but I don't really know which way to go.

Re: Discussing DISQUS

Nate — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:31:01 -0000

I think that on a blog that gets as many comments as this, live updating might almost be annoying, but we shall see.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/17 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:25:48 -0000

Is DXO forming a kinda ugly cup and handle?

Re: Gas Pains

Nate — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:05:18 -0000

When I asked that, it was as much about your philosophy as it was that particular trade. I don't care which way gold goes, I just want to be there when it breaks out, which I'm not sure has happened yet.

As per volume, I rarely see you use it on the charts you post. I thought maybe you don't look at it, and maybe I worry too much about it.

Re: Gas Pains

Nate — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:58:29 -0000

Corn could be putting in a double bottom, but as far as I can tell there's going to be a large crop this year, though the traders in Chicago don't always care about that if they think there is a place for it to go. Unless they bump up the ethanol mandate though, or the dollar really plummets, I don''t know what we are going to do with it all as a lot of livestock producers have been forced out or have cut back.

Basically, I expect corn to head towards 2.50 more than I see it going back up, but anything can happen.

Re: Gas Pains

Nate — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:47:58 -0000

Reposting since I always manage to post right before you make a new post:

Tim, about your asset post earlier today (GLD) isn't that a fairly poor trendline with just 2-3 pretty far apart touches? Wouldn't it be better to draw a tighter symmetrical triangle with the bottom trendling starting in late april? It hasn't broken out of that yet.

Do you consider volume very often in your trading? I guess I come from the JK school of thought that if there isn't a volume spike it probably isn't a breakout, or at least not one worth trading.

Re: PowerShares Exchange

Nate — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:37:09 -0000

Do you consider volume very often in your trading? I guess I come from the JK school of thought that if there isn't a volume spike it probably isn't a breakout, or at least not one worth trading.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/10 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:21:26 -0000

Thanks, I found it because a blogger posted about heavy activity in one of the AMZN put series, so I pulled up a chart and drew some lines and presto. Didn't trade it though :(

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/10 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:40:57 -0000

AMZN is forming a little descending triangle, targets about 79-80 when it breaks. There is also an ascending trendline that comes into about that area, maybe a little higher that should provide support

. Lots of activity in the SEP 80 puts today.

Re: Weekly Watchlist 08/10 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:32:47 -0000

Awesome, I already had NXG and BCR on my lists. I may suck at trading, but at least you've taught me pattern recognition.

Re: Trading Addicts: Weekly Watchlist 08/03 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:38:54 -0000

He runs a pay site now, so pay up or stop crying.

Re: Trading Addicts: Weekly Watchlist 08/03 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:12:43 -0000

Here are some patterns that I see, trade at your own risk. Some of these are pretty cheap stocks. Hope I don't duplicate any symbols, and I haven't cross checked this with Jeff's list, so there may be some copies.

Ascending Triangles: NEM, BQI, SRCH, KGS, CRS, NXG, STR, GFF, OSG, XRA

Descending Triangles: CMP, EXH, CIR, BCR

Symm Triangles: GLD, GMET, OMNI, IOC, PETD, MVG, CLF, GBG, XOM, FPP, DPTR, RBY (looks like a breakdown today, but the volume doesn't back that up) DAKT, ABX,

Head and Shoulders: GRS--breakdown could be a little lower, but the volume was there today. Target of about 4.50
NBL--forming right shoulder

Inverse H&S: SM-watch for a retest. FWLT already breaking out

Potential Breakouts: EOG, MMR, BBEP, HERO, SD, AKS, PXD, ATPG, BDC, BZH, BDK, LECO, DE (UNT, CAM, CPX, TRMA, ICOC, CBS, watch for retest) BIDU--Only 80 points from its alltime high!

Re: Trading Addicts: Weekly Watchlist 08/03 - Blog - Jeff Kohler the Option Addict | Stock and Options Trading

Nate — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:55:04 -0000

Short GRS