Funds see food staple prices weathering storm

Agricultural commodity prices are likely to fall in the short term as investment funds exit the market but should recover eventually in line with their fundamentals, fund managers told a conference Oct. 7. Asked what impact the financial crisis would have on staple food commodities such as sugar, wheat and coffee, Chris Armitage, managing director

V-Tops cap rallies

V-Tops are one of the most difficult chart patterns to analyze because of the suddenness in which they form. A V-Top indicates a trend reversal, with dynamic and substantial price drops often occurring with the formation of this pattern. V-Tops have three essential components: 1) Prices must be in an uptrend, with a near vertical