Welcome to this week’s edition of The Weekly Call, your trusted source for high-quality commodity setups and trading strategies. Since October 2016, our approach has delivered an impressive 777% return, and we continue to share the insights and methodologies that drive these results with this post #518. This week, we’ll explore the latest market trends, actionable trade setups, and global economic factors influencing commodities like sugar, coffee, live cattle, and gold.
U.S. Markets (Friday, July 24 Close)
S&P 500: Closed at 7,411.98, declining approximately 0.6% for the week as investors rotated out of large-cap technology ahead of several major earnings reports.
Nasdaq Composite: Closed at 24,975.82, down approximately 2.1% for the week. Semiconductor and AI-related shares experienced broad profit-taking after an extended rally.
Dow Jones Industrial Average: Closed at 51,947.25, finishing the week down approximately 0.4%, although it outperformed the Nasdaq as investors rotated toward industrial, healthcare, and defensive sectors.
Markets paused after several weeks of record highs as investors evaluated elevated technology valuations, corporate earnings, and the outlook for continued AI capital spending. Market breadth improved even as leadership narrowed within technology.
Global Markets
FTSE 100 (United Kingdom): Finished modestly higher as energy producers, miners, and financials benefited from elevated commodity prices.
DAX (Germany): Posted a small weekly gain despite ongoing concerns surrounding manufacturing activity and energy costs.
Nikkei 225 (Japan): Declined during the week as weakness in U.S. semiconductor companies spilled over into Japanese technology shares.
Shanghai Composite (China): Ended the week mixed as additional policy support offset continued concerns surrounding domestic demand and the real estate sector.
International markets remained relatively stable, although geopolitical uncertainty and slowing global manufacturing continued to limit investor enthusiasm.
Commodities Snapshot (Friday Close)
Gold: Approximately $4,060/oz, remaining well supported as investors maintained safe-haven allocations.
Silver: Approximately $59.90/oz, consolidating after reaching multi-year highs earlier this month.
Copper: Approximately $6.10/lb, continuing to trade at historically elevated levels due to electrification, grid modernization, and AI infrastructure demand.
WTI Crude Oil: Approximately $89.30/barrel, easing late in the week after briefly approaching $100 as geopolitical tensions moderated.
Brent Crude Oil: Approximately $96.80/barrel, retreating Friday but remaining elevated compared with recent months.
Natural Gas: Approximately $3.10/MMBtu, trading in a relatively narrow range as strong production balanced summer electricity demand.
Commodity markets remained driven primarily by geopolitical developments. Precious metals continued attracting defensive capital, while industrial metals remained supported by long-term infrastructure investment.
Cryptocurrency Market (Friday Close)
Bitcoin (BTC): Approximately $64,500, remaining resilient despite weakness across portions of the technology sector.
Ethereum (ETH): Approximately $1,970, continuing to benefit from expanding institutional participation and ETF inflows.
Solana (SOL): Approximately $86, consolidating recent gains while maintaining positive momentum.
XRP: Approximately $1.16, continuing to outperform many large-cap cryptocurrencies as institutional adoption expanded.
BNB: Approximately $592, remaining one of the strongest-performing exchange ecosystem assets.
Cardano (ADA): Approximately $0.17, trading largely sideways during the week.
Dogecoin (DOGE): Approximately $0.081, remaining stable despite broader market volatility.
Digital assets again demonstrated resilience relative to growth equities. Institutional buying continued to provide support for Bitcoin and Ethereum while volatility remained well below levels experienced earlier this year.
Key Market Drivers
- Technology stocks paused after a strong rally. Investors took profits in semiconductor and AI-related companies ahead of earnings from several mega-cap technology firms.
- Corporate earnings remained generally favorable. Financial institutions, industrial companies, and several consumer businesses exceeded expectations, supporting confidence in the broader economy.
- Federal Reserve expectations remained unchanged. Markets continued expecting inflation to moderate gradually while monitoring the timing of potential policy easing.
- Oil prices remained elevated but volatile. Middle East developments continued influencing global energy markets, although prices eased into the weekend.
- Institutional demand supported cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin and Ethereum remained well supported despite weakness in broader risk assets.
- Sector rotation accelerated. Investors favored industrials, utilities, energy, and defensive sectors while reducing exposure to some of the year’s strongest-performing technology companies.
Emerging Crypto Projects & Ecosystem News
- Stablecoin infrastructure continued expanding. Financial institutions announced additional initiatives involving regulated digital-dollar payments, custody, and settlement services.
- Tokenized real-world assets gained additional momentum. Treasury securities, money-market funds, private credit, and real estate tokenization continued attracting institutional interest.
- Blockchain settlement initiatives expanded. Traditional financial firms continued integrating blockchain technology into payment, collateral management, and settlement platforms.
- Institutional custody remained a major investment priority. Banks and financial service providers increased investment in compliant digital asset custody and reserve management solutions.
- Cross-chain interoperability improved. Infrastructure providers continued expanding partnerships supporting enterprise blockchain deployments and tokenized financial products.
- AI and blockchain convergence remained active. Development continued across decentralized AI computing, verification networks, and blockchain-based infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence applications.
The strongest themes remain institutional adoption, regulated financial infrastructure, stablecoins, tokenization, and enterprise blockchain rather than speculative token issuance.
Outlook for the Week Ahead
- Federal Reserve: Investors will closely monitor upcoming Federal Reserve communications for additional guidance on inflation and interest-rate policy.
- Technology Earnings: Reports from several of the largest AI and cloud computing companies will likely determine near-term market leadership.
- Economic Data: GDP, employment, consumer confidence, and inflation indicators remain key market catalysts.
- Energy Markets: Geopolitical developments in the Middle East will continue influencing crude oil and broader commodity markets.
Key Levels to Watch
S&P 500: Support 7,300 | Resistance 7,500
Bitcoin: Support $63,000-$64,000 | Resistance $66,000-$68,000
Ethereum: Support $1,900 | Resistance $2,050
WTI Crude Oil: Support $85 | Resistance $92
As always, stay informed and adjust your strategies based on the evolving market conditions. All trades are posted on our Private Twitter Feed for subscribers and are included in the track record posted below under Completed Trades. I am currently trading 15 lots given the account balance and will adjust as necessary based on market developments.
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COMPLETED TRADES
Track Record of Completed Trades
The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate how to swing trade futures using our methodology to select high-quality setups and manage the trade with our risk management approach. This track record is based on entries and exits as posted in this blog. I am currently using 15 lots for the Striker trades which is based on this account being over $375,000. Each lot for auto trading at Striker requires $25,000 per lot. See the videos below for more information.
Track Record January 2022 thru December 2022 Click Here.
Track Record January 2021 thru December 2021 Click Here.
Track Record January 2020 thru December 2020 Click Here.
Track Record January 2019 thru December 2019 Click Here.
Track Record January 2018 thru December 2018 Click Here.
Track Record October 2016 – December 2017 Click Here.
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Completed trade in Cattle as of November 28th
We expect subscribers to have captured 60% of the swing in live cattle which is over $14,500 in profit using a margin of only $5,115. A great example of using leverage in futures.
Completed Trade in Coffee as of December 12th
The total swing was $37.00 and we expect subscribers to have captured 60% of a wing or $22 in coffee for a profit of over $25,500 using a margin of $8,850. A great example of using leverage in futures. See the video below for the review of the trade.
Completed Trade in Natural Gas as of January 2nd
We were stopped out of out last 1/3 position as weather-related news created a gap down on January 2nd and a possible flat with support at 3.196. This concludes our trade with natural gas; we exit with 550 ticks on 2/3s of a position with $8,500 in profit.
Completed Trade in Coffee as of January 19th
We exited the coffee trade on January 19th with $17 or over $15,000 in profit using a margin of $8,850. A great example of using leverage in futures.
Completed Trade in Gold as of February 8th
We exited the gold trade on February 8th with over $14,000 in profit. We entered on January 3rd and held the trade into the high window. We will re-enter gold in a few weeks after a backtest.
26th Jul 2026
