𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮 𝟵𝟬% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀?

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.
Luckily, commodity trading is known as one of the least stressful industries so there's nothing to worry about on that front...if only that were true.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
It's a harsh reality that traders - especially newer ones - need to accept.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗠𝗘...𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

To get the most value out of your hedging strategies, you need a system that’s 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 and can, at the click of a button, show your 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀.

𝗟𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝟳% 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮.𝟱%.
So are metals really rallying...or is it just the USD falling?

A lot of people will be in the middle of enjoying a four-day weekend—trying to forget about work for a few days and eating far too many chocolate eggs. They’ve left some stops in place for their open positions and are confident their max losses are within risk limits, right?

“𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻, 𝗱𝗼. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.”
I’ve always disliked that phrase.

𝗟𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝟳% 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮.𝟱%.
So are metals really rallying...or is it just the USD falling?

Ever set the price target only to get stopped out…and then the market hits your level the next day?

Copper traders face a dilemma: arbitrage profits or tariff risk?

This is one of the most common questions I get in one-on-one consulting sessions—especially from students eager to break into the industry.

Penny wise, pound foolish: the hidden cost of retention failures.

The unspoken truth about commodity trading: sometimes you have to play the part.

One often-overlooked risk in hedging is 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 (𝗩𝗠)—and it can be a serious cash drain if not planned for properly.

Confidence is key in trading—but sometimes, it pays to hedge your bets.

Would you ever bet against your own sports team? Have you considered an ‘emotional hedge’?

𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Since it’s month-end, I thought we should talk about finalizations.

A few conversation starters for discussing the LME.