Historically, markets behave differently in election years than they do in non-election years. This year’s Presidential race is one of the more notable in recent history.

With the recent stock market correction (some would argue that it is not a correction and that it is a bona fide downtrend), the housing market crisis, inflation pressure (largely due to commodity and energy prices) and the US Dollar at historically low levels, will the impact of the Presidential Election this year be as influential on the stock market as it has been historically?

Comments?

What has happened to Crude Oil? We are seeing articles about increasing supplies, decreasing demand - most importantly, we have just seen the largest price drop ever in crude oil during a two-week time period. Crude has fallen more than $20/barrel in the last two weeks.

Thoughts on this?

I am a technical analyst, however from time to time, I find certain articles or news events that capture my attention. Several good articles can be found at http://www.bullanet.com.

I try to minimize tempering my technical outlook with fundamental news. However, some news articles, websites or blogs have powerful commentary that can influence my views about the long-term forces affecting supply and demand for a commodity.

Consider China, its economic potential, military potential and global political clout. Any futures trader speculating in markets that may be influenced by China should be mindful of the considerable fundamental impact Chinese culture, industry and government policy has on global commodity markets.

As mentoned above, I found a good site that has some “grass-roots” information about the current Chinese influence on global commodity markets (including Crude Oil).

Please visit this very informative, inciteful site for information on Chinese political, social and economic influence that may affect global commodity markets and your futures trading: http://www.bullanet.com.