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Mon, Aug 10th, 2026

Darin Newsom

Mon, Aug 10th, 2026

Darin Newsom

Darin Newsom

Darin Newsom is the President of Darin Newsom Analysis and the Senior Market Analyst for Barchart. With nearly 40 years of experience analyzing commodity and financial sectors, he has developed a way of understanding the different characteristics of the various markets. 

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. Prior to joining DTN, Newsom was a producer risk-management consultant for FCStone and a grain merchandiser at the Great Bend, Kansas, Cooperative.

Darin has appeared on numerous international financial television programs and news sites and is an award-winning columnist whose work has been featured on websites and in magazines for decades. He is well-known for his unique analytical observations on how markets work and has spoken at international conferences and meetings over the years. He has been involved in the industry on nearly every level; from grain merchandiser and broker to senior market analyst for a major agricultural media organization to having his own commentary and analysis service used by long-term investment interests, all while proudly reminding everyone he is neither a journalist nor an economist. 

 

 

Most Recent Stories

What Was Driving Markets Early Monday Morning?

It was a case of new week, same market dynamics pre-dawn Monday morning.

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What Do Cost of Carry Tables Tell Us Heading Into Fall Harvest?

As the US fall harvest gets underway, it is time to look at Barchart's Cost of Carry tables to tell us if we need to hold 'em, or fold 'em.

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How Much Insider Trading Does $1.2 Million Buy You These Days?

A subscription to the US president's social media site, where you too can get insider trading, market making posts before they happen, costs only $100,000 per month.

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How Did Markets Start the New Month?

It was another Monday morning of more of the same, with a little spice added in, just to change things up a bit.

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ZSX26 : 1181-4 (+0.17%)
MWU26 : 6.6825 (-0.26%)
What Caused Wheat to Spike? Will it Pull Corn and Soybeans Along for the Ride?

In today's interview on Markets Now, I discussed how Black Sea export disruptions, Midwest weather forecasts, macroeconomic uncertainty around the Federal Reserve, and resilient cattle fundamentals are...

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ZCU26 : 439-2 (+0.23%)
LEQ26 : 233.275s (+0.68%)
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Is Farm Land a Commodity or Family Heirloom?

Recent articles of US farmers turning down extraordinary offers for their farm land reminded me of a story, and raises and important question as to what farm land actually is.

What Will the Fed Do With Rates Wednesday?

While the message the Fed fund futures forward curve is sending us has changed over the past month, the September result is expected to be the same.

ZCU26 : 439-2 (+0.23%)
ZQZ26 : 96.0850 (unch)
What Do Monday Morning's Markets Bring to Mind?

If I told you a look at the quote screen early Monday morning brought to mind The Bangles, Bad Bets, Train Wrecks, and The Red Wedding, would you be intrigued?

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Watson Goes Big In the Corn Market

A news story out Wednesday afternoon told us Watson wasn't only adding to its net-long futures position, but making a big bet in call options as well.

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Three Key Factors to Watch in Grains During Late Summer

The last five months of 2026 are set to be exciting in the Grains sector.

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