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Jim Wyckoff

Jim Wyckoff

Jim Wyckoff has spent 40 years involved full-time with the stock, financial, currency and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years (now called Dow Jones Newswires), including stints as a markets reporter on the commodity/financial futures trading floors in Chicago and New York. As a journalist/analyst Jim has covered virtually every major market traded at one time or another.

Jim is presently the senior markets analyst for Kitco Metals, a consultant with Pro Farmer/Farm Journal and has been a commodity market writer/analyst for many international publications, including Forbes, Futures magazine, The Wall Street Journal and TheStreet.com. Jim was also the head equities analyst at CapitalistEdge.com in the late 1990s. He received his degree from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he studied journalism and economics. Jim resides at Lake Panorama in Panora, Iowa.

Most Recent Stories

Record Cattle Prices Are Creating a Buying Opportunity in Lean Hog Futures

July lean hog futures are trending higher and just hit a nearly 3-month high.

HEN25 : 102.075 (-1.09%)
LEM25 : 216.200 (-0.06%)
GFQ25 : 305.250 (-0.25%)
Watch the Weather: Here’s Where Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Futures Could Be Headed Next

A weather-market rally could trigger big upside price moves this summer in grain futures.

$DXY : 100.72 (-0.28%)
ZSN25 : 1074-4 (+0.19%)
KEN25 : 517-6 (+1.17%)
KEN25 : 517-6 (+1.17%)
ZCN25 : 445-2 (+0.62%)
ZWN25 : 521-4 (+0.82%)
ZWN25 : 521-4 (+0.82%)
DXM25 : 100.560 (-0.26%)
ZCN25 : 445-2 (+0.62%)
Today’s Trade: Sell Euro Currency Futures as the Dollar Heats Up on China Tariff Relief

A 90-day tariff pause, upbeat economic data, and lower odds of a Fed rate cut are all bullish for the greenback.

$DXY : 100.72 (-0.28%)
E6U25 : 1.13105 (+0.31%)
Mooooonshot in Cattle Futures Prices. Can the Rally Continue?

Here are three things to watch for signs that cattle futures prices are topping.

GFQ25 : 305.250 (-0.25%)
ESM25 : 5,910.50 (+0.10%)
LEM25 : 216.200 (-0.06%)
GFQ25 : 305.250 (-0.25%)
LEQ25 : 212.200 (+0.27%)
Looking for Value? September Soybean Meal Futures Could Be a Buy Here.

A thawing of U.S.-China trade tensions is good news for soybean meal futures.

AEVA : 13.66 (+0.89%)
ZMU25 : 299.7 (+0.03%)
The US-China Trade War Is Set to Raise Bond Yields. It May Be Time to Sell T-Bond Futures.

The Port of Los Angeles has already reported a one-third drop in import volumes.

ZBU25 : 112-08 (-0.11%)
Corn Bulls Have a Weather-Market Wild Card. How to Trade It.

Consider buying a call option on July corn futures.

ZCN25 : 445-2 (+0.62%)
A Solid Economy Is Creating a Buying Opportunity in September Australian Dollar Futures

Trends in currency markets tend to be stronger and longer-lasting.

A6U25 : 0.64605 (-0.44%)
Gold and Silver May See Profit-Taking on May 7. Watch Crude Oil Here.

The results of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, which will be released in the afternoon on May 7, could have major impacts for commodity futures markets.

CLM25 : 63.40 (-0.42%)
GCM25 : 3,187.4 (-1.86%)
CLM25 : 63.40 (-0.42%)
SIN25 : 32.390 (-2.15%)
SIK25 : 32.180 (-2.09%)
GCM25 : 3,187.4 (-1.86%)
Wait for Lean Hog Futures to Move Above This Level Before You Buy

Lean hog futures prices are trending higher and could be poised for more upside. Here are the levels to watch before you buy.

HEN25 : 102.075 (-1.09%)

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