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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.

Most Recent Stories

Oil on Edge: War Escalates as $100 Breakout Comes Into View

Headlines & News Flow: Israel strikes key Iranian oil & gas fields overnight Iran re-launches strikes on neighbors Iran security chief warns that an end to the conflict will not result in business as usual...

Crude Pulls Back as Strait Access Improves, But Volatility Looms

**Long-run continuous weekly chart shown above Yesterday, news that India had negotiated some passage through the strait helped to ease futures early in the morning while President Trump comments later...

Stocks Look to Rebound After Broad Market Rout

E-mini S&P (March) / E-mini NQ (March) S&P, yesterday’s close: Settled at 6677.50, down 102.00 NQ, yesterday’s close: Settled at 24,560.00, down 423.50 E-mini S&P and E-mini NQ futures were down...

Futures Slide as Oil Spike and Iran Escalation Rattle Markets

Tune in daily to catch Bill Baruch dissecting the day’s market happenings after the bell rings. Gain insightful analysis and stay ahead in the financial game with Bill as your guide! Do not miss Bill...

Futures Whipsaw on Hormuz Headlines as CPI Looms

Bill bought more ORCL ahead of earnings. Catch his latest moves and thoughts from CNBC yesterday. WATCH HERE! E-mini S&P (March) / E-mini NQ (March) S&P, yesterday’s close: Settled at 6787.25, down...

Tech Rebounds Hard, but Today’s Follow Through Is Key

Tune in daily to catch Bill Baruch dissecting the day’s market happenings after the bell rings. Gain insightful analysis and stay ahead in the financial game with Bill as your guide! Do not miss Bill...

Crude Swings 39% in Historic Session as War Headlines Whipsaw Oil

A historic day in Crude yesterday with unprecedented volatility. The May contract made highs of 113.41, +25.89 [+30%] before falling to lows of 79.00 [-9.73%]. This comes out to a whopping trading range...

Oil Explodes Above $100 as Strait of Hormuz Shutdown Shocks Markets

***long term continuous 2nd line futures shown in chart above Crude futures gapped higher on the Sunday open with May futures Crude futures opening at 98.00 and making highs at 119.48, +28.58 higher...

Crude Breaks Higher as Strait of Hormuz Risk Builds — Is $100 Oil Next?

After falling in the early hours of the overnight session, Crude has bounced back and punched above the highs. As week 1 of this war comes to a close, Iran maintains their ability to retaliate. The strikes...

Crude Surges as Tanker Attacks Escalate and Supply Risks Mount

***Long run weekly shown above Spreading of the conflict is driving prices higher today as nine more oil tankers came under attack overnight / early this morning. BP evacuated staff from Iraqi oil fields...

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Silver getting pounded 📉📉 On track for its 7th consecutive red day, its longest losing streak since December 2023 🤯👀 https://t.co/mHnLzlzpIf
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More manipulation in the Japanese Yen market 🚨 They're gonna keep saving it aren't they? https://t.co/KaOBnavqth
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BREAKING 🚨: S&P 500 $SPX headed for its first close below the 200-day moving average since May 📉📉 https://t.co/3Y38ZiMaFl
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Almost half of all Americans fear a "total economic collapse" will occur within the next 10 years 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/kI60NBXMxB
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CBOE Volatility Index $VIX on track for a 3rd consecutive weekly close above 25 🚨 This would be only the 3rd time that's happened since late 2022 😱👀 https://t.co/cSGfV2X2P6
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