The Futures Rundown
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The Futures Rundown 92: Revenge of Super El Nino (opens the original)
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What could a powerful El Niño mean for the futures markets this winter? Mark Longo welcomes Jim Roemer, founder of Best Weather Inc., to examine the weather patterns affecting agricultural and energy commodities. They discuss the outlook for sugar, cocoa, wheat and soybeans, including how South American crops and Chinese demand could shift the picture. Jim also explains why a warm winter could matter for natural gas and heating oil, and how traders can use futures and options to manage weather r
The Futures Rundown 91: Crude Oil Volleyball (opens the original)
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Energy markets take center stage as crude oil, heating oil and RBOB grapple with major supply disruptions, refining constraints and an increasingly complicated geopolitical backdrop. On this episode of The Futures Rundown, Mark Longo welcomes back Brian Pieri, founder of Energy Rogue, for a deep dive into the wild action across the energy complex. Brian breaks down the disconnect between the physical and financial crude oil markets and explains why today's oil market feels like a volatile game o
The Futures Rundown 90: Coffee, Crude and Confused Baristas (opens the original)
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Coffee is dropping, crude is climbing and somewhere a confused barista is being asked to explain why your latte isn't getting any cheaper. On this episode of The Futures Rundown , Mark Longo is joined by Dan Gramza of Gramza Capital Management to break down another wild week across the futures markets. They explore the selloff in coffee, cocoa, cotton and wheat; the latest moves in crude oil and refined products; renewed action in the yen and euro; growing momentum in copper; surprising weakness
The Futures Rundown 89: The Revenge Of the Yen (opens the original)
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The yen makes a surprise return to the futures spotlight as intervention talk heats up and trading activity surges. On this episode of The Futures Rundown, host Mark Longo breaks down the latest action across the futures markets, including the unusual spike in yen futures volume amid renewed speculation about support from the Bank of Japan. We also examine the wild moves in energy, with WTI, Brent and heating oil charging higher, while gold, silver and platinum head in the opposite direction. Pl
The Futures Rundown 88: Is This The Bottom For Gold and Silver? (opens the original)
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Is the bottom finally in for gold and silver? On this episode of The Futures Rundown , host Mark Longo is joined by Dana Samuelson, Founder and President of American Gold Exchange , for a deep dive into the wild precious metals market. Gold and silver have been on a roller coaster in 2026, but after recent intervention in the currency and Treasury markets, Dana believes the lows may finally be behind us. We break down what has been driving the metals markets, why gold initially struggled during
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