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Jim Prince

Jim Prince

Jim Prince is a commodity trader and educator with more than 35 years of hands-on experience in the futures and options markets. He is the head trader and educator at CommodityTrends.com, where he leads the firm’s trading programs, develops its courses, writes its weekly newsletters, issues real-time trade alerts, hosts webinars, and prepares the daily market-analysis videos that let members watch his decision-making process unfold in real time.

Jim specializes in commodity futures and options, with a particular emphasis on trend-following, disciplined risk management, and the trading psychology that separates consistent traders from everyone else. He is known for an unemotional, plan-driven approach and for his ability to translate complex market concepts into plain English that everyday investors can actually put to work. Over the past three-plus decades he has guided traders at every level — from complete beginners to active market participants — toward becoming more confident and more consistent.

Rather than relying on formal academic credentials, Jim’s qualifications come straight from the markets: decades of trading his own and the company’s accounts, building a complete commodity-trading curriculum from the ground up, and teaching thousands of students through the CommodityTrends program. He is the author of The Complete Greatest Business on Earth Training Manual, a step-by-step guide that takes readers from the basics of commodity trading through advanced strategies, and of Zeroing In On Opportunity, a book exploring how the markets — and many aspects of life — tend to gravitate toward the number zero.

Jim is based in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Most Recent Stories

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

Copper Leads the PackThis week, Copper is leading the 1-month Performance Leaders list to the upside. Jul High Grade Copper is up +7.68% over the last month, which makes it one of the stronger futures...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

Metals Are Sending a MessageThis week, the metals sector is the group that really stands out on the 3-month Performance Leaders page.When I look at the attached screenshot, I see Gold, Silver, Platinum,...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

July Rough Rice Pushes Into Resistance After a Strong One-Month RallyJul Rough Rice has quietly become one of the stronger movers in the Grains sector. Over the last one month, July Rough Rice is up 12.94%,...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

Jul Gasoline RBOB: Strong Rally Runs Into a Decision PointJul Gasoline RBOB has had a strong run higher. Over the last month, the market is up 20.42%, which is a very solid move for an energy market in...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

July Cocoa: Big Rally, Big Decision PointJul Cocoa has been one of the stronger movers in the Foods and Softs sector over the last month. According to the Performance Leaders page, July Cocoa is up 34.63%...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

June ULSD NY Harbor: A Big Rally Meets a Big Resistance ZoneJun ULSD NY Harbor has been one of the stronger movers on the board. Over the last six months, this market is up 83.04%, which is a huge move...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

July Sugar Looks for Direction After a Sharp BreakJul Sugar #11 has been one of the bigger downside movers in the futures market over the last month. As of Friday morning, July Sugar was down 12.43% for...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

Jul Cotton #2 Charges Higher Into ResistanceJul Cotton #2 has quietly turned into one of the stronger markets in the Foods and Softs sector. Over the last month, it’s up 11.59%, and the chart shows a...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

Crude Oil Volatility Shows No Signs of SlowingMay Crude Oil has been on a wild ride, and that is putting it mildly. Over the last 5 days, May Crude Oil is down 12.18%, but that number does not really tell...

CommodityTrends Weekly Newsletter

Silver Slides Into a Key Support and Resistance Battle ZoneMay Silver has been hit hard over the last month. In fact, it is down 19.26%. This kind of drop grabs my attention because sharp breaks often...

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