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Bill Baruch

Bill Baruch

Bill Baruch is the founder and President of and Blue Line Futures, Blue Line Capital, and Blue Creek Capital. Bill has extensive experience in the financial industry as an advisor, trader and manager. He started his career as an investment banking analyst, but quickly left for the fast paced world of commodity trading in 2007. He got his start as a Market Strategist at Lind Waldock’s Chicago Board of Trade office. Lind Waldock was purchased by MF Global and he began running his own trade desk there in 2009. In 2011, he took a role as the Chief Market Strategist at iiTRADER.

Blue Line Futures, a futures and commodity brokerage, was created in 2017 with a goal to provide traders with consistent, reliable and actionable research. Furthermore, to help retail, professional and institutional traders find a trading solution to best fit their personal needs. Blue Line Capital, an investment advisor, was launched in 2019 in order to provide a wealth solution for established and new relationships. Blue Creek Capital, a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), was launched in 2020.

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Overnight into this morning, Crude Oil futures are stronger

Gasoline demand in the states has been tepid, but a potentially weaker US dollar should bode well for U.S. gasoline products and the global crude trade in general.

However, other than the ugly tail, there was not true damage to the critical floor that was developing.

However, other than the ugly tail, there was not true damage to the critical floor that was developing.

Fed, Tech, and More!

Ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision, Bill Baruch joined the CNBC Halftime report from Huntington Beach to discuss expectations, the tech landscape, and where stocks can go from here. #SPY #CNBC...

Volatility through the end of the week is expected, and caution is advised..

Last night’s API print was bearish, showing a build of nearly 2mln bbls of crude stockpiles while showing a build in gasoline and distillates as well.

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates, The question is by how much?

According to the CME FedWatch Tool, there is a 63% probability that the committee will cut rates by 50 basis points, while the remaining 37% favors a 25 basis point cut. Here's what we're thinking..

Bears continue to point to weak Chinese economic data.

The main mover this week is the Fed decision tomorrow, where traders are split between a 25bps and 50bps cut. Volatility is likely to be the theme for the week as traders try and gauge a weaker economic...

According to the CME FedWatch Tool, there is a 67% probability the Fed cuts by 50bps tomorrow

Upgrades, partnerships, and news across the tech space (HPE, DELL, INTC, AMZN, MSFT) are fueling strength in E-mini S&P and E-mini NQ futures overnight.

We anticipate a choppy week in crude markets as the trade digests continued geopolitical developments

For the week, all eyes are on the Fed, which makes its rate cut decision on Wednesday. The trade is split between a 25bps or 50bps cut from the Fed, with probabilities slightly favoring a 50bps cut.

The E-mini NQ has pulled back slightly from the overnight highs on news that Apple’s first weekend of pre-order sales

Last week was characterized by what we saw as slowing inflation on the August reports (both CPI and PPI). Many components within Wednesday’s CPI report continued their downward trajectory.

WTI Crude Oil futures have rebounded steadily into the week’s final session.

Markets have been supported by a general risk on tone and solid fundamental data in the current term. Forward looking balance sheets still look concerning

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