Alan Plaugmann

Alan Plaugmann

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Interest:
26 elements in commodities
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User type:
Community member, Blogger, Saxobank employee 
Company:
Saxo Bank 
Title:
Deputy Head, CFDs and Listed Products 
Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 18 November 2010

Irish Banking crisis triggers risk aversion

Alan Plaugmann, Senior Manager at Saxo Bank discusses the recent turnaround in the commodity market, including the impact on the major commodities gold, crude and grains. Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 24 September 2010

Weekly The US Dollar sets the tone.

The strong global equity rally has provided the main lift in the commodities rally lately. However, there are signs that the current rally in equities is running out of steam, which leave commodities under some pressure.  Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 06 September 2010

Sentiment applies positive pressure on commodities

The overall sentiment for the past week led most commodities into positive territory.  Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 06 September 2010

Food Crisis Update, Crude rally and Gold creeps higher

Crude's rally, gold's price creep and the growing concerns with the Global Food Crisis Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 27 August 2010

Weekly Risk-On, Risk-Off

The main theme for this, and next week’s trading, centers around risk aversion, which by-and-large, has spilled over into all markets in some way or form. Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 26 August 2010

Exploring risk aversion

Saxo Bank Deputy Head of Listed Products Alan Plaugmann explores the current risk aversion theme and how it plays into commodities. Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 19 April 2010

Watch for a crude correction if stocks go lower

After a week of sideways trading in Crude oil and lower weekly highs, there are signs that the market could be setting up for a correction. However, if the first quarter of this year is any indicator for general market direction, we need first to see Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 17 November 2009

For oil, uncertain times still rule

Weekly Commodity Report It is quite interesting to note that as the stock markets make new highs and commodities rally, we still regard ourselves as living in uncertain times. And even though there are signs of a global economic recovery, Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 30 September 2009

Crude and gasoline inventory rises keep market bearish

Crude oil and gasoline inventories exploded last week – in the numerical sense rather than the incendiary – and we expect that today’s numbers from the US Department of Energy to also Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 17 July 2009

Factor in the Crude Realities

One of the first lessons I was taught in markets, was that of supply and demand being the key defining factors of the market.  This is still true, but sometimes largely ignored in the wake of g Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 08 July 2009

Oil Update - Losses set to extend

Today’s weekly Oil inventory data is clearly the focus of the energy markets.  Over the past several weeks we have seen gasoline inventories increase, and Crude Oil move lower, bringing t Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 23 June 2009

Correction time for crude and gold

Commodities have been led upwards by stock market gains and a weak dollar. If a turn comes for the markets and the dollar we could also see a turn in commodities, especially crude and gol Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 18 May 2009

Energy prices: it depends how you look at them

It is hard to ignore demand and supply realities in Energy markets when trying to anticipate what move will be coming in the next c Read more
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Alan Plaugmann, Saxo Bank, 14 November 2007

The What, Why & How of Crude Oil Investment

With energy being such a hot topic, especially for the private investor, two big topics must be addressed in terms of market analysis and investment... Read more
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    Biography
    Alan is a specialist in all traded futures: Interest Rate and Financial Futures, Equity Index Futures, Currency Futures and Commodity Futures. Alan majored in finance at London University and is a native Danish speaker and fluent in English. Prior to joining Saxo Bank in 2003, Alan spent 12 years in London working at CB Corporation in the Advance Arbitrage Trading Group and Advance Trading Group with focus on US & European bond arbitrage, market making and proprietary trading. Alan is available for comments on commodities, especially energies and precious metals, in addition to European and US Fixed Income and Money Market Futures.

    Contact: +45 3977 4326

    Disclaimer
    Non-independent investment research
    This investment research has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research. Further it is not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of investment research. Saxo Bank, its affiliates or staff, may perform services for, solicit business from, hold long or short positions in, or otherwise be interested in the investments (including derivatives), of any issuer mentioned herein. » Read more
     
     
     

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