Session Summary: This is fun, right? I’m talking about the US equities sector where, as of this writing, the three major indexes are – I don’t know what the correct [...]

Session Summary: “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality.” My first edition of today’s Afternoon Commentary was finished by about [...]

Session Summary: As I mentioned this morning, I had the opportunity to do a number of interviews with some good friends in ag media. After finishing my conversations with Tony [...]

Session Summary: Around midday, I was asked WHAT I thought of Monday’s session. I had nothing and still have nothing. It’s days like today that cast a shadow over my [...]

Session Summary: (Softly, in the background, you hear the music of the “Love Theme from The Godfather”.) I thought of the acclaimed movies The Godfather (the original and Part II) [...]

Session Summary: Every business day, Barchart emails a newsletter (Barchart Brief) that discusses a variety of markets. Today’s edition was titled “We are all Gary today”, and for a brief [...]

Session Summary: During my appearance on RFD-TV Wednesday morning, my friend and host Tony St. James steered the conversation to two markets that have a lot in common, and nearly [...]

Session Summary: I almost wish everything I heard about today’s markets was followed by the obligatory, “April fools!” As some of what was being said was being relayed to me [...]

Session Summary: It’s time to turn the page from March to April, mostly, though there could still be some drama in the US stock indexes as Q1 of the 2025 [...]

Session Summary: Friday’s session offered up a wide variety of market happenings, hence the title, “A Smorgasbord”. If you are a fan of meltdowns, you likely appreciated what continues to [...]

Session Summary: I’ll say it again, today is MLB Opening Day, with games getting under way as we speak. I’m going to revise what I said this morning about how [...]

Session Summary: As I was thumbing through the various market sectors Wednesday afternoon, the same thought kept popping into my mind. Almost every page of my quote screen showed something [...]

Session Summary: Yes, this is March 25, and for lack of anything better to talk about this afternoon I’ll remind you there are only 275 days remaining until Christmas. Or [...]

Session Summary: I don’t know where I heard it first, but many decades ago when I was a young broker I was given the industry piece of advice, “Bulls become [...]

Session Summary: These are the kind of weeks that make retirement look a lot more attractive. As I said earlier this week, I’ve found myself saying, “I don’t know”, when [...]

Session Summary: Each year, the Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffet offers a challenge to the employees of Berkshire Hathaway. If one of them could put together a perfect bracket for [...]

Session Summary: Often, it is what is said by US Fed Chairman Powell after the latest FOMC interest rate announcement that is more important than the actual announcement. During one [...]

Session Summary: Another quick look at the Barchart Futures Market Heat Map this afternoon and four markets stood out to me. Given the title of this piece, “That’s Precious”, you’ve [...]

Session Summary: After taking a look at the Barchart Futures Market Heat Map this afternoon, the first thing I thought of was a stroll down the cereal aisle. The two [...]

Session Summary: “Turn out the lights, the party’s over. They say that all good things must end.” How many of you remember “Dandy” Don Meredith serenading Monday Night Football (American [...]

Session Summary: There was a good deal of activity in markets Thursday, much of it caused by the intentional uncertainty created by the US administration. Given this, I want to [...]

Session Summary: There was a stench to the Grains sector Wednesday that grew stronger as the session progressed. A friend from central Nebraska called and updated me on the news: [...]

Session Summary: About the time USDA was releasing its latest monthly supply and demand guesses, the US president announced tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be doubling to 50%. [...]

Session Summary: While some markets made big moves coming out of the weekend, for the most part Monday’s session seemed relatively quiet, far from the manic activity we’ve grown accustomed [...]

Session Summary: Just as I did yesterday in this space, I’m going to open today’s Afternoon Commentary by quoting my friend Chris Clayton, Ag Policy Editor at DTN, “Do you [...]