Among other topics, excerpts from Jim's newsletter discuss weather forecasting techniques and trading ideas for many commodities affected by the recent and current droughts and other meteorological events....
Jim's video scopes out Helene's scenarios and situations
Wall Street delivered moderate performance last week with the S&P 500 adding 1.4%, the Dow Jones advancing 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 1.5%, respectively. US stocks closed mixed on Friday as...
Jim's video lays down what changes are looming for certain commodity prices
Once again, Jim's analysis sharply focuses on the critical importance of teleconnections in forecasting crop weather.
U.S. stocks closed the final week and the month of August with gains as optimism grew around potential Federal Reserve rate cuts, following a favorable inflation report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Unsubsidized sugar futures prices reached their highest level since 2011 in November 2023, but they ran out of upside steam. Sugar futures prices have been trending lower throughout 2024 and are searching...
The soft commodities sector moved lower in Q2 2024 but was still higher than the 2023 closing level at the end of June. Softs were still the leading sector over the first six months of 2024.
World sugar futures ran out of upside steam after trading to a twelve-year high in November 2023. The continuous sugar futures contract has made lower highs and lower lows since late 2023, with the latest...
World sugar futures rose 2.69% in 2023 and were 9.43% higher in Q1 2024. In early Q2, the world sugar futures declined to below 20 cents per pound, the lowest price since early 2023. Given the price action...