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Mon, Aug 10th, 2026

Andrew Hecht

Mon, Aug 10th, 2026

Andrew Hecht

Andrew Hecht

Andrew Hecht is a commodities trader and analyst with over forty years of experience. He began his career at Philipp Brothers, the world’s leading merchant physical commodities trading company. Hecht spent two decades with Philipp Brothers working in the commodities division, Salomon Brothers division, and at Phibro Energy where he ran trading, sales, and marketing in a wide range of commodity products. He subsequently worked with banks, hedge funds, and institutions trading commodities and managing risk. The business took him around the globe to assist producers and consumers. 

Andy has taught at the university level and writes prolifically on commodities for many portals. He has been one of the top-rated and followed contributors at Seeking Alpha and other sites, including Barchart over the past many years.

His book, “How to Make Money with Commodities,” was published by McGraw Hill in 2013. 

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U.S. Dollar already strengthening against the Japanese Yen despite the recent intervention https://t.co/ucm8jMpcT2
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Will SpaceX $SPCX acquire Tesla $TSLA within the next 12 months?
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Our latest video, "How to Find High Probability Trade Setups," is now available on YouTube! Huge thanks to Erik from @_OutlierTrading for creating this on our behalf.Link: https://t.co/ldMjEArutU https://t.co/XxxAszlqxA
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