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Sun, Apr 12th, 2026

Darin Newsom

Sun, Apr 12th, 2026

Darin Newsom

Darin Newsom

Darin Newsom is the Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. 

Previously, he was a Senior Analyst at DTN for close to fifteen years, where he provided customers with market insight, analysis and advice on an hourly, daily and weekly basis and oversaw all of DTN’s market commentary. He was also the creator and guiding force behind DTN’s Six Factor Marketing Strategies. Darin has over 20 years of experience analyzing commodity markets and developing risk-management strategies. 

He focuses on explaining how the structure of a market — both technical and fundamental — and the price relationship between contracts indicate what type of market exists and therefore which strategies are appropriate. Prior to joining DTN, Newsom was a producer risk-management consultant for FCStone and a grain merchandiser at the Great Bend, Kansas, Cooperative.

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Do We Need to Fear a "Super El Niño"?

Watch out for the "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" El Niño headed our way this year.

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Did Watson Blow a Fuse With the Latest TACO Tuesday Trade?

After bouncing back and forth all day Tuesday, algorithms got the headline Tuesday night that the US president had backed off his threat to end Iran's civilization forever. Markets responded accordingly....

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My reads on real market fundamentals in crude oil indicate there is indeed a short-term supply scare in place.

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Hormuz Shutdown: Where are the Grain, Cattle, and Oil Markets Headed?

The war in Iran is driving a historic surge in energy and grain prices while simultaneously threatening to break the cattle market due to rising input costs and shrinking consumer disposable income.

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3 Ripple Effects of "Sticker" Shock

The US president was not happy about stickers showing up at US fuel stations pointing to higher prices. This led to expected, market-moving (but not changing) ripple effects.

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Why Did Gold Melt Down?

The April gold futures contract has lost as much as $1,528.80 since late January, all while the world seems to be falling apart at the seems. The question is why?

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Though global markets can be independent of each other, there are connections running throughout the commodity complex.

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What's the Connection Between the US War on Iran, Fuel, Fertilizer, and Food Prices? (Part 1)

Though global markets can be independent of each other, there are connections running throughout the commodity complex.

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What Does Thursday's Dramatic Shift in the Fed Fund Futures Forward Curve Tell Us?

Forward curves for Treasuries and the Fed fund futures market don't usually make sudden shifts. But things are different these days.

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