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Chris Swift

Chris Swift

Chris Swift is a commodity broker with 34 years of risk management experience in the livestock and grain futures markets for producers as well as institutional clients. As the principal broker of Swift Trading, Chris Swift is based in Nashville, TN,  with a branch office in Delray Beach, FL managed by Chris Winward.  In addition to offering brokerage services, Chris Swift authors two daily commentaries and hosts RFD-TV's Market Day Report as a commodity analyst. For more information or to sign up for a free 30-day commentary trial, visit www.swifttradingco.com

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Shootin' the Bull about the next most probable move.

Price may move higher or may move lower, but the next most probable move in the industry is to cut production capacity.

Shootin' the Bull about "has to"

While none of the above is believed a directional motivator for price, it does reflect the amount of risk producers are assuming at the current known highs of cattle prices. It's not that a high price...

Shootin' the Bull about spittin' distances

The end of the first quarter saw most contract months within spitting distance of contract high.

Shootin' the Bull about higher prices

After the run up on the opening, there wasn't much left to the market.

Shootin' the Bull about widening starting margins again

Feeder cattle prices rose more than $10.00 over their fat cattle counterpart to start the feeding process.

Shootin' the Bull about commodities hinged on energy.

Commodities are believed being traded off the price movement of energy, and energy is believed being moved by comments the President made, that are questioned or unable to confirm.

Shootin' the Bull about influences

The influence of energy prices has impacted all commodity and financial markets. Interest rates have soared and equities starting a fledgling bear market.

Shootin' the Bull about current events

This current event of military action is as unpredictable as anything I've seen due to seemingly only a few creating the chaos.  I am in anticipation of significant unforeseen and unintended consequences...

Shootin' the Bull about mounting input costs and questionable consumer demand

Futures traders were able to eke out a positive close on what appeared to be mounting input costs and questionable consumer demand.

Shootin' the Bull about cattle feeders

Cattle feeders took it upon themselves to bid feeder cattle higher in the face of mounting input costs the past two days. Feed, fuel, and money remain elevated in comparison to just 3 weeks ago.

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Kohl's $KSS forms a Death Cross ☠️ for the first time since June 2024 🚨 The last one sent prices plunging 74% over the next 10 months 📉📉📉 https://t.co/r7bDUhvDZv
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BREAKING 🚨: TurkeyTurkish Lira falls to an all-time low against the U.S. Dollar 🇹🇷📉 https://t.co/zoUYh5Ol8e
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S&P 500 $SPX closed below its 200-day moving average for the 11th consecutive day, the longest stretch since April/May 2025 📉📉 https://t.co/yRsL1NQB0b
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JUST IN 🚨: U.S. Treasury just bought back $15 Billion of their own debt, equaling the largest Treasury buyback in history 🤯👀🫂 https://t.co/jDbTlPGfR5
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Hormuz Shutdown: Where are the Grain, Cattle, and Oil Markets Headed?https://t.co/eYvGDqvFKP
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JUST IN 🚨: Crude Oil on track for highest closing price since June 2022 🛢️📈 https://t.co/6anA2la6tF
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FUN FACT 🚨: S&P 500 $SPX on track for its 10th consecutive red Thursday, the longest streak in history 📉📉
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BREAKING 🚨: S&P 500Timberrrrrrrrrrrrrr 📉📉 https://t.co/pZp1gC8v8l
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JUST IN 🚨: Nike reportedly considering legal options after Jim Cramer said "so far so good" about the company yesterday. One day later, $NKE suffered its 2nd largest drop in a quarter century 📉📉 https://t.co/UURf0KBV4v
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Our newest video, "How I Beat the Market Using Unusual Options Trades," is now available on YouTube! Huge thanks to @OptiontradinIQ for creating this on our behalf 🙏Link: https://t.co/U0JqS5OFLJ https://t.co/kVLebMn68K
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