*I’m away from the office today so there won’t be audio versions of Morning and Afternoon Commentary. Afternoon Summary: In the good ol’ US of A, the Friday following the [...]

*I’m away from the office today so there won’t be audio versions of Morning and Afternoon Commentary. Afternoon Summary: Commodity complex bulls feasted today like there was no tomorrow. A [...]

*I’m away from the office today so there won’t be audio versions of Morning and Afternoon Commentary. Afternoon Summary: As I mentioned in both Monday’s Afternoon Commentary and Tuesday’s Morning [...]

*I’m away from the office today so there won’t be audio versions of Morning and Afternoon Commentary. Afternoon Summary: My friend in the cattle industry had a bad feeling about [...]

Afternoon Summary: You may be wondering why I used a picture of a curious cow for today’s Afternoon Commentary illustration. This was me when I fired up the quote screen [...]

Afternoon Summary: As I did Wednesday in this space, let’s start Thursday’s Afternoon Commentary by recapping the latest Barchart Futures Market Heat map. Similar to yesterday, there is again only [...]

Afternoon Summary: Returning to the Barchart Futures Market Heat Map, a quick look tells me it was a bearish day for the commodity complex. Only two sectors were in the [...]

Afternoon Summary: Given what we’ve seen over the last number of sessions, markets in general seemed to take a breather Tuesday. It’s interesting to note that many key markets – [...]

Afternoon Summary: As the old saying goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same”. Many decades ago, manipulation was rife in the commodity complex, bringing to mind [...]

*I am out of the office Friday so there won’t be an audio edition of Afternoon Commentary. Afternoon Summary: Friday’s session of the commodity complex was a lot like a [...]

Afternoon Summary: I’m sure most are familiar with the process of turning bull calves into steers before sending them to the feedyard to get fat, slaughtered, and eaten as part [...]

Afternoon Summary: As I talked about in this space yesterday, the Wilhelmi Element[i] tells us the only price that matters is the close. Given this, when we see markets building [...]

Afternoon Summary: Today was one of those days when I walked away from the quote screen shortly after posting Morning Commentary, was updated on what markets had done up to [...]

Afternoon Summary: Judging by Monday’s session, it’s going to be another fun week in the commodity complex. A look at the Barchart Futures Market Heat Map this afternoon shows every [...]

Afternoon Summary: It’s Friday afternoon. Most markets have closed for the week. Across North America fall harvest is largely completed. It’s time to relax, maybe even get away for a [...]

Afternoon Summary: I have a feeling local watering holes could be busy this afternoon and evening. Instead of the usual one or two before heading home, many patrons may need [...]

Afternoon Summary: “Darkness falls across the land. The midnight hour is close at hand. Creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorize your neighborhood. The foulest stench is in the [...]

Afternoon Summary: What are my thoughts about Thursday’s session? I have none. Usually when people say this, they are hiding something. I’m not. My mind is blank. I’ll go back [...]

Afternoon Summary: It’s a bit later than usual, but let’s take a look at the remains of the day[i]. There is much we could talk about, but I do want [...]

Afternoon Summary: Through the early part of Tuesday’s session, a number of markets continued to run with the US president[i]. I don’t mean rallying, though some like soybeans did, but [...]

Afternoon Summary: There is an urban legend that says the ghost of Bloody Mary[i] can be summoned by chanting her name three times in front of a mirror. However, if [...]

Afternoon Summary: By definition, a free market is an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between owned businesses. Digging through AI, this definition is expanded to [...]

Morning Summary: Every so often, Oprah Winfrey once surprised her talk show audience by gifting every one of them a new car. This move came to mind Thursday as a [...]

Morning Summary: Watching the slaughter in the Barn Wednesday, and I knew what the cause was without knowing. It’s the same thing we’ve seen countless times over the past decade, [...]

Morning Summary: During Tuesday morning’s RFD-TV market discussion, my friend and host of the program Tony St. James asked if the recent volatility in the Metals sector tarnished the view [...]