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Sat, Jan 17th, 2026

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Jim Roemer

Jim Roemer

Jim Roemer owns the site www.bestweatherinc.com offering free (and subscription based) weather related blogs for commodity traders, institutional hedgers, farmers and small investors.

He is a featured guest on Bloomberg TV/radio, a contributor to Seeking Alpha and is co-founder of Climate Predict, LLC, the most detailed, long- range global weather forecast model in the commodity industry. He was one of the first meteorologists to become registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor. Mr. Roemer has worked with major hedge funds, Midwest farmers and traders for over 30 years. His unique ability to forecast both short and longer range weather trends, with a special emphasis in interpreting market psychology and major market moves in grains, softs and the energy markets, has made him a global industry leader in commodities.

Most Recent Stories

USDA grain market shocker: Any chance for a bull market based on weather?

Jim offers his current opinions on the prospects for wheat prices down the road

DBA : 25.60 (+0.04%)
ZWH26 : 518-0s (+1.47%)
SOYB : 21.98 (+0.41%)
CORN : 17.18 (+0.73%)
ZWN26 : 540-4s (+1.31%)
KEN26 : 551-0s (+1.71%)
WEAT : 20.36 (+1.44%)
TAGS : 22.83 (+1.21%)
La Niña, wheat prices & bitter cold Russian weather

Heads Up! (A subtle return of La Niña)

ZWH26 : 518-0s (+1.47%)
ZWN26 : 540-4s (+1.31%)
KEN26 : 551-0s (+1.71%)
WEAT : 20.36 (+1.44%)
How a near record late December negative NAO index helped natural gas prices bottom for now

Jim’s video includes recommending taking profits on short natural gas positions this past Monday

TGF26 : 27.766s (-2.69%)
NGF26 : 4.687s (+7.35%)
NFF26 : 74.020s (-2.39%)
UNG : 10.33 (+0.29%)
BOIL : 16.42 (+1.80%)
KOLD : 45.24 (-1.99%)
What is negative global angular momentum? & How did it thwart the bull market in natural gas?

Jim explains the crucial phenomenon of global atmospheric angular momentum (Weather geeks call it GLAAM, GLAM, or GAM)

TGF26 : 27.766s (-2.69%)
NGF26 : 4.687s (+7.35%)
NFF26 : 74.020s (-2.39%)
UNG : 10.33 (+0.29%)
BOIL : 16.42 (+1.80%)
KOLD : 45.24 (-1.99%)
Climatic Factors for a Frigid December & Grain Market Fundamentals

Jim’s commodity forecast VIDEO is all about: Frigid Fundamental Factors

ZCH26 : 424-6s (+1.07%)
SOYB : 21.98 (+0.41%)
ZWH26 : 518-0s (+1.47%)
TGF26 : 27.766s (-2.69%)
CORN : 17.18 (+0.73%)
ZSH26 : 1057-6s (+0.45%)
WEAT : 20.36 (+1.44%)
NGF26 : 4.687s (+7.35%)
NFF26 : 74.020s (-2.39%)
UNG : 10.33 (+0.29%)
KOLD : 45.24 (-1.99%)
BOIL : 16.42 (+1.80%)
The Volatile Factors Affecting Natural Gas Trading

Jim breaks down the whole thing… Facts + Fiction = Fluctuations

TGF26 : 27.766s (-2.69%)
NGZ25 : 4.424s (-2.75%)
NGF26 : 4.687s (+7.35%)
NFF26 : 74.020s (-2.39%)
BOIL : 16.42 (+1.80%)
UNG : 10.33 (+0.29%)
KOLD : 45.24 (-1.99%)
Stratospheric Warming: The Kingpin that Spurred Panic Buying in Natural Gas

In this WeatherWealth video, Jim and Scott have an impromptu chat about natural gas futures

NGZ25 : 4.424s (-2.75%)
NFZ25 : 75.670s (-1.12%)
TGZ25 : 29.021s (-1.18%)
UNG : 10.33 (+0.29%)
KOLD : 45.24 (-1.99%)
BOIL : 16.42 (+1.80%)
Seasonal tendencies in commodity trading

Jim’s brief article is a Mandatory Refresher Course for ALL Commodity Traders, Hedgers, and Investors. … Just "eyeball" it… You’ll be glad you did!

ZWH26 : 518-0s (+1.47%)
WEAT : 20.36 (+1.44%)
HGH26 : 5.8310s (-2.68%)
For Vietnam coffee: Too much rain & another typhoon may compromise a great coffee crop

Jim lays out the weather side of the current market action in coffee futures

QSR : 68.33 (-1.73%)
KCH26 : 355.30s (-0.78%)
SBUX : 92.99 (-0.31%)
KCZ25 : 345.45s (-1.83%)
KDP : 27.41 (-1.76%)
RMX25 : 4,521s (unch)
SJM : 102.05 (-2.61%)
RMF26 : 4,195s (-0.19%)
NSRGY : 93.8700 (-0.97%)
La Niña: Soft Commodities & Have grain markets finally bottomed?

Jim's summation about La Niña, currently the most significant teleconnection impacting agricultural commodity futures

ZCZ25 : 431-4s (-0.86%)
DBA : 25.60 (+0.04%)
CCH26 : 5,076s (+2.22%)
SOYB : 21.98 (+0.41%)
RMF26 : 4,195s (-0.19%)
WEAT : 20.36 (+1.44%)
CANE : 9.68 (+2.11%)
ZSF26 : 1030-4s (+0.71%)
SBH26 : 14.96s (+2.68%)
KCH26 : 355.30s (-0.78%)
CORN : 17.18 (+0.73%)
ZWZ25 : 534-4s (unch)

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