Afternoon Summary: With all the Chaos in markets these days, it’s nice when things get back to “normal”, even if that means today was just another Manic Monday. A number [...]

Afternoon Summary: If you are of a certain age, you might remember the 1976 comedy film “Freaky Friday” starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris as daughter and mother who magically [...]

Morning Summary: I don’t watch markets as closely as I used to, and it shows in my Commentary. Back in the day, I watched each and every tick of the [...]

Morning Summary: In the grand scheme of things, Wednesday was just another day. China retaliates against the latest tariff threats coming from the US president, a move that automatically leads [...]

Morning Summary: Before I take a trip out to the Barn this fine fall afternoon, I want to touch base on metals quickly. I sent a message, along with a [...]

Morning Summary: Watching the Metals sector Monday, and the poem High Flight[i] (by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.) came to mind. “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth…”; December [...]

Morning Summary: Since I will be out of the office following today’s Afternoon Commentary, I could say it is a Friday Thursday. It would not surprise me in the least [...]

Morning Summary: As I mentioned yesterday in this space, there is something brewing in the markets, and what it is seems to be happening under cover of darkness created by [...]

Morning Summary: Looking at Tuesday’s closing markets, I can say something is brewing, and while it is a bean, it ain’t coffee. Since I mentioned a Cup of Joe, the [...]

Morning Summary: As ideas for a title to today’s Afternoon Commentary were whirling around in my head, “Gold Soars” came to mind. Why? The December futures contract rallied as much [...]

Morning Summary: There is only one thing we know for certain heading into this weekend, and that is there is nothing we are certain about[i]. What will be the next [...]

Morning Summary: New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra reportedly once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again”[i]. For those of you watching the Grains sector thinking you were reliving Wednesday’s [...]

Morning Summary: As usual my first day of the month was spent working on Monthly Analysis and Supply and Demand Commentary, not paying much attention to markets after my appearance [...]

Morning Summary: And with that, the sun sets on September. Figuratively, at least, with the literal sunset expected at 19:07 (CT). Today’s closing bells also end Q3 for the financial [...]

Morning Summary: In case there was any doubt, Gold is still king. The December futures contract gained as much as $53.20 (1.4%), setting a new all-time high of $3,862.20. The [...]

Session Summary: I thought it fitting to use the opening line from the band Chicago’s song “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” for today’s title. Not only does [...]

Session Summary: The story of Thursday’s session was once again the US dollar index as the greenback added another 0.69 and, similar to yesterday, was sitting near its session high [...]

Session Summary: As closing bells ring out across the US, the market that stands out to me is the US dollar index. A look at the quote screen shows the [...]

Session Summary: Without giving away the ending of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, though if you don’t know the ending by now I’d like to know how, today’s session in [...]

Session Summary: There was a heck of a party going on out in the Barn Monday. With all three markets flying high, it’s understandable if one mistook today for April [...]

Session Summary: During my conversation with Michelle Rook Thursday morning, she mentioned how most of the sectors in the commodity complex were showing “risk off” activity. I think Michelle put [...]

Session Summary: There will be a lot of analysis from financial media talking heads about the implications of Wednesday’s 25-basis point cut in the Fed fund rate by the Federal [...]

Session Summary: I read today that veteran actor Robert Redford had passed away at the age of 89. I’m not bringing this up to discuss his politics, but rather to [...]

Session Summary: As I wrote about in an unpublished Weekly Column late last week, it doesn’t matter what the US president says about his ability to bring down the price [...]

Session Summary: I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the weekend. Yes, I know the storm that is next week’s US Federal Open Market Committee meeting is still [...]