Bearish USDA reports sent grains tumbling today. CBOT December corn futures fell the maximum exchange limit of 30 cents, or 4.6 percent, to $6.205 a bushel. The July contract plunged as much as 12 percent. September wheat futures slid to $6.1425 a bushel intraday, the lowest price  since July 29, 2010. The contract settled at [...]

Commodities took a breather to start the trading week as crude oil hit a four-month low to settle at $90.61 a barrel, gold hit a five-week low under $1,500 an ounce and many other commodities, including corn, wheat, and cattle also headed south. Our Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn shared his thoughts on whether the [...]

Our Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn appeared on CNBC’s “Fast Money” report today, and said crude oil futures have broken a key technical support level. He said that means oil is likely in a lower range between $85 – $95 a barrel. He said the price of oil simply moved too far, too fast this [...]

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Silver has been the talk of the markets lately, and Tuesday’s selloff had traders wondering if the correction will continue or whether dip buyers will emerge. Our Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn weighs in on the outlook for silver ahead of the FOMC meeting announcement in an interview with CNBC that aired late on Tuesday, [...]

Our Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn appeared on CNBC’s “Fast Money” program this afternoon and shared his insights on the weak performance in copper. (His comments appear at the end of the video segment) COMEX May copper futures dropped 3.3 cents to $4.3170 a pound on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.

Crude oil has reached its highest price since 2008, rallying above $96 a barrel amid unrest in the Middle East. Our Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn shared his views on oil and some potential trading strategies for WTI and brent crude oil futures on CNBC’s Fast Money report.

Our Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn shared his views on commodities on CNBC’s Fast Money report. He says cotton may be seeing a short squeeze, which has driven the futures price up above $2 a pound for the first time ever. Stockpiles have fallen 84 percent since June 1, according to the ICE futures exchange.  [...]

If the cold blast hitting the much of the nation continues, consumers could see their heating bills and breakfast costs go up,  said Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn, appearing on the Weather Channel this morning. This morning, natural gas futures rose to a four-month high on speculation the cold snap will result in a [...]

Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszn gave his outlook for commodities on CNBC’s Fast Money report, recorded after the close on December 2. He predicted $90-per-barrel crude oil was forthcoming, and offered some support points traders who aren’t yet in the market might consider buying on pullbacks. He also said natural gas looks like a [...]