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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

The Bears Have Invaded Europe: Make This 1 Euro Trade Now

March Euro currency futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.

E6H26 : 1.17130 (+0.37%)
Lean Hogs Are Climbing on the Back of Record-High Beef Prices. How Much Higher Will Prices Go Here?

April lean hog futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

HEJ26 : 91.775s (-0.16%)
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March Swiss franc futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.

S6H26 : 1.26180 (+0.38%)
Precious Metals Remain Strong: Why That’s a Red Flag for Stocks Amid Venezuela Tumult

It looks like precious metals traders may be the proverbial smartest people in the room as safe-haven demand for gold and silver remains strong.

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GCG26 : 4,594.6 (+2.08%)
HGH26 : 6.0280 (+2.13%)
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March Corn Is Popping Higher. 1 Trade to Make Here.

March corn futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

ZCH26 : 448-0 (+0.50%)
Cattle Bulls Are Hitting the Gas in 2026: What to Watch, and Why Grains and Hogs Are Down

Traders will be watching U.S.-China trade relations, a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, and new cases of the new world screwworm, among other catalysts as the new year kicks off.

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ZSH26 : 1066-0 (+0.33%)
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KEH26 : 538-2 (+1.51%)
ZMH26 : 302.8 (-0.30%)
ZSH26 : 1066-0 (+0.33%)
HEG26 : 85.300s (-0.67%)
Your Coffee Is Getting Cold: 1 Trade to Make as Arabica Prices Stumble

March coffee futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.

KCH26 : 357.55 (-0.03%)
The Fed’s Plans for 2026 Mean You Should Make This 1 Trade Now

March Euro currency futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.

E6H26 : 1.17130 (+0.37%)
Weak Demand Has Hurt Cotton Prices. 1 Trade Idea Here.

March cotton futures present a selling opportunity on more price strength.

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1 Currency Trade That Could Be a Huge Winner in 2026

March Australian dollar futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

A6H26 : 0.67070 (+0.29%)

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