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Bill Baruch

Bill Baruch

Bill Baruch is the founder and President of and Blue Line Futures, Blue Line Capital, and Blue Creek Capital. Bill has extensive experience in the financial industry as an advisor, trader and manager. He started his career as an investment banking analyst, but quickly left for the fast paced world of commodity trading in 2007. He got his start as a Market Strategist at Lind Waldock’s Chicago Board of Trade office. Lind Waldock was purchased by MF Global and he began running his own trade desk there in 2009. In 2011, he took a role as the Chief Market Strategist at iiTRADER.

Blue Line Futures, a futures and commodity brokerage, was created in 2017 with a goal to provide traders with consistent, reliable and actionable research. Furthermore, to help retail, professional and institutional traders find a trading solution to best fit their personal needs. Blue Line Capital, an investment advisor, was launched in 2019 in order to provide a wealth solution for established and new relationships. Blue Creek Capital, a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), was launched in 2020.

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Rotation Watch: Tech Firms as S&P and NQ Defend Support

Tune in daily to catch Bill Baruch dissecting the day’s market happenings after the bell rings. Gain insightful analysis and stay ahead in the financial game with Bill as your guide! Do not miss Bill...

Tech Drags Futures Lower as Indices Test Key Support Ahead of Data Deluge

E-mini S&P (December) / E-mini NQ (December) S&P, last week’s close: Settled at 6881.00, down 9.50 NQ, last week’s close: Settled at 25,342.75, down 126.75 E-mini S&P and E-mini NQ futures carried...

After a Tech Selloff, Indices Look to Hold the Line at Major Support

E-mini S&P (December) / E-mini NQ (December) S&P, last week’s close: Settled at 6830.75, down 76.50 NQ, last week’s close: Settled at 25,213.50, down 500.00 Friday was a tough day for tech. The...

Futures Steady After Dovish Fed as ORCL Selloff Hits Tech

The Federal Reserve was dovish, cutting rates by 25bps and announcing $40 billion in short-term bond purchases this month. Fed Chair Powell did not walk this back and emphasized that job concerns outweigh...

Fed Day: A Hawkish Cut… But How Hawkish?

It is Fed Day, and according to the CME FedWatch Tool, there is an 89.9% probability the bank will cut by 25bps at 1:00 pm CT. With the cut a foregone conclusion, the committee’s messaging and Summary...

Crude Holds 58.25 Ahead of a High-Stakes Fed Day

Monday’s risk-off tone followed through into Monday where crude posted another rough day settling at 58.25, off ~3% from Friday’s close. Saudi Arabia lowered their OSP (“Official Selling Price”)...

E-mini Futures Pull Back Early, Rebound on NVDA-China News Amid Rising Yields

Fed week is off with #SPY #QQQ lower. Although #NVDA #AVGO #MU #MSFT strong, #GOOG #TSLA #XLF #XLV #GLD #SLV lower. Strength also in #BA #LMT #GE. Watching the 10yr at inflection point this week. Good...

NQ Pushes Higher as S&P Fights Through Resistance

Tune in daily to catch Bill Baruch dissecting the day’s market happenings after the bell rings. Gain insightful analysis and stay ahead in the financial game with Bill as your guide! Do not miss Bill...

Crude Slips as $60 Fails to Firm Up Ahead of Sanctions

Yesterday’s crude oil action was, in a word, disappointing. Monday night through Tuesday’s U.S. session suggested the $60.00*** level might hold with more conviction, giving the market a chance to...

NVDA Ignites the Tape — Now the Market Must Stick the Landing

With the E-mini S&P closing about 1% from the low on the week, this set the stage for NVDA’s highly anticipated earnings report. The company blew the doors off in a fitting fashion that only NVDA could,...

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Live Show Now: 1) Bearish Nasdaq Candle 2) Will Gold catch up to Silver? 3) Midterms are historically bad for stocks 4) Healthcare to dominate in 2026? 5) SpaceX IPO? 6) $TSLA all-time high https://t.co/kDMe6BHLjL
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2026 Warning 🚨: Going back to 1926, the S&P 500 has seen an average drawdown of 18.2% in the 12 months before midterm elections 📉 Going back 60 years, the smallest drawdown has been 7.4% while the largest was 41.8% 🤯 After the midterms, all is well, but before? 🤔👀 https://t.co/y38NEj2uYE
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Bank of Japan expected to raise rates on Friday to the highest level since 1995 🚨 https://t.co/DVzHgMtMIe
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Fund Manager Cash Level plunges to 3.3%, the lowest level in history 🚨🚨 https://t.co/AVWidgDSGp
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Nasdaq $QQQ has once again closed below its 50-day moving average 📉📉 https://t.co/XZyWLBwXKF
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S&P 500 Shiller PE Ratio soars above 40 for only the 2nd time in history 🚨 The other time was the Dot Com Bubble 🤯😱 Probably Fine, Carry On 🫡 https://t.co/TQv3UuLnyZ
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