The Futures Rundown 96: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Are precious metals losing their shine as higher Treasury yields compete for investors' attention? Mark Longo welcomes Dana Samuelson, President of American Gold Exchange, to explore the forces shaping gold, silver, platinum and palladium.
They discuss central bank demand for gold, silver's search for a bottom, palladium's persistent weakness and the longer-term case for copper. Dana also explains how stubbornly high diesel prices could weigh on global growth and metals demand—and shares his perspective on Bitcoin's "digital gold" reputation.
Plus, we break down the week's biggest futures movers, including coffee's rally, natural gas and wheat declines, and gains in Bitcoin and Ether. We also track the most active futures contracts and examine the year-to-date divide between surging energy prices and struggling commodities.
15 Oct 2026
The Futures Rundown 95: We Owe It All To The Meats!!
Crude oil climbs, silver tumbles, and inflation keeps futures traders focused on the Fed. On this episode, we welcome back Dan "The Man" Gramza of Gramza Capital Management to break down the biggest futures market movers—and explore why we might owe modern financial futures to the meats.
We discuss the geopolitical risk premium driving crude oil and heating oil, the sharp selloff in silver, and the struggle for direction in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Dan also shares his perspective on the stock market pullback, Treasury futures activity, and the economic reports that could shape the next move.
Plus, we explore elevated beef prices, the challenges facing CME's new lean beef trimmings futures contract, and Dan's take on how livestock futures helped pave the way for currency and stock index futures. We round things out with dairy, grain markets, the strong dollar, and a little appreciation for a good corned beef hash.
8 Oct 2026
The Futures Rundown 94: Are You Ready for Hockey Futures?
Can your hockey team win a game while its performance index falls? Tim McCourt of CME Group and Rhett Dinsdale of FutureSports Performance Indexes join The Futures Rundown to explain the mechanics behind NHL team performance futures.
Explore how these sports futures use official league statistics and performance milestones, how futures prices reflect expectations, and what separates these contracts from traditional sports betting and prediction markets. The discussion covers contract sizes, weekly and monthly expirations, cash settlement, and potential hedging applications for sponsors, venue operators and season ticket holders.
Plus, hear about potential expansion into baseball, interest in sports options, and the latest futures market activity across sugar, natural gas, cocoa, precious metals, Ether, equity indexes and Treasuries.
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