Don is an independent commodity futures trader with 36-plus years of experience. He has authored hundreds of articles on commodity markets and trading education. He had previously instructed futures classes for an international trading school for 15 years, for which he received multiple awards. In addition, Don is an author and Futures Market Analyst for Barchart, where he discusses the futures markets as a regular guest on various domestic and international podcasts.
The metals sector is overextended after months of gains driven by tariffs, rate jitters, industrial demand & geopolitics. Early buyers are smiling big, but new entries at these levels? Caution advised:...
Small caps are closing out 2025 strong—Russell 2000 flirting with all-time highs, cheaper valuations, better earnings growth ahead, and that seasonal (87% hit rate into mid-Feb, avg 60+ points) lining...
Strong dollar, no more Diwali buying, Fed confusion — all the brakes got slammed. Gold didn't crash, it just went sideways! That's healthy. The real move is still in front of us.
Don’t just retweet and forget—pull up the seasonal copper chart, check the correlation years, run the numbers. If you’ve never traded copper before, this is the setup that turns heads. Do your homework....
Bottom line: U.S. cattle supply is still critically tight; imports are a rounding error; the chart is broken; and the trend is down. Watch the Dec seasonal window and three correlated years, but demand...
Valuations high? Yes. Concentration risk real? Absolutely. But history shows that Q4 Nasdaq loves to run—especially in years like '97, '10, '14, '18, '21. Supplement your trading with Seasonality and...
Sugar supply's coming! SMA's loaded! Correlation's screaming! 93% edge on the table!. Are you fading the seasonal sell or letting the big three sugar producers fade you? Clock's ticking—Nov 11 is the...
5-Year seasonal & correlations: 95% to 1979, 85% to 2009, 84% to 2010—article reveals 30-day upside possible. You fading three bull-market ghosts? Study the chart or pay the tuition.
Seasonal & correlation patterns suggest gold could be a steal in November or December. Post-Diwali demand drops, and a stronger dollar plays a role. Are you tracking these cycles to time your trades? Check...
Q4 offers opportunity but demands caution—volatility spikes around earnings. Use seasonal lows to buy SPY or QQQ ETFs. The Dow's 1,063-point hypothetical average gain in the Oct-Dec window is calling....
