Get your Portfolio automatically emailed to you up to 4 times a day with Barchart Premier. FREE 30 Day Trial
or

Rich Asplund

Sun, Jan 19th, 2025

Rich Asplund

Rich Asplund

Richard is an investment analyst covering the global financial, equity, commodity, and clean energy markets.  Richard is the author of Profiting from Clean Energy: A Complete Guide to Trading Green in the Solar, Wind, Ethanol, Fuel Cell, Carbon Credit Industries, and more (Wiley, 2008) and is the contributing author of The CRB Commodity Yearbook (Wiley, 2003 through 2021) and The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices (Wiley, 2006, 2009).  Richard has been interviewed on CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg TV, Japanese NHK TV, and National Public Radio, and has been quoted in print publications such as Dow Jones, Reuters, USA Today, Newsweek and others.

Most Recent Stories

Stocks Settle Higher on Chip Stock Strength and Positive Economic News

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +1.00%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.78%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.66%. March E-mini S&P...

MSTR : 396.50 (+8.04%)
AMAT : 192.05 (+2.99%)
AVGO : 237.44 (+3.50%)
SLB : 43.58 (+6.06%)
TXN : 192.42 (+2.70%)
$IUXX : 21,441.15 (+1.66%)
LITE : 94.41 (+5.65%)
COIN : 295.48 (+4.92%)
ZNH25 : 108-175s (-0.06%)
TFC : 47.65 (+5.94%)
STT : 97.63 (-2.85%)
ESH25 : 6,033.50s (+0.97%)
Dollar Rebounds on US Economic Strength

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday rose by +0.37%. The dollar on Friday recovered from early losses and posted moderate gains. Friday’s better-than-expected US economic news on Dec housing starts and...

DXY00 : 109.347s (+0.36%)
GCG25 : 2,748.7s (-0.08%)
SIH25 : 31.141s (-1.84%)
^USDJPY : 156.301 (+0.72%)
^EURUSD : 1.02717 (-0.30%)
Crude Prices Falter on Dollar Strength and Easing Middle East Tensions

February WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) Friday closed down -0.80 (-1.02%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG25 ) closed down -0.0110 (-0.52%). Crude and gasoline prices on Friday settled moderately lower, weighed...

CLH25 : 77.39s (-0.59%)
RBH25 : 2.1440s (-0.39%)
Nat-Gas Prices Plummet as US Weather Forecasts Warm

February Nymex natural gas (NGG25 ) on Friday closed down sharply by -0.175 (+4.29%). Feb nat-gas prices sold off sharply Friday on warming US weather forecasts that will curb heating demand for nat-gas....

NGH25 : 3.479s (-6.95%)
Sugar Prices Post Moderate Losses as Supply Concerns Fade

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed down -0.19 (-1.03%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -6.40 (-1.32%). Sugar prices posted moderate losses on Friday, just above Wednesday's...

SBH25 : 18.22s (-1.03%)
SWH25 : 478.60s (-1.32%)
Cocoa Prices Surge as Demand Concerns Recede

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Friday closed up +671 (+6.39%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +426 (+4.99%). Cocoa prices surged Friday after North American Q4 cocoa grindings fell less...

CCH25 : 11,173s (+6.39%)
CAH25 : 8,955s (+4.99%)
Coffee Prices Finish Higher on Strength in Robusta

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Friday closed up +1.20 (+0.37%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed up +117 (+2.39%). Coffee prices Friday settled higher, with robusta rallying sharply to a 2-week...

RMH25 : 5,006s (+2.39%)
KCH25 : 328.35s (+0.37%)
Sugar Prices Retreat on Global Supply Optimism

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.25 (-1.36%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -7.60 (-1.57%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower and are just above Wednesday's...

SBH25 : 18.22s (-1.03%)
SWH25 : 478.60s (-1.32%)
Cocoa Prices Rebound as North American Cocoa Demand Remains Buoyant

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +713 (+6.79%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +414 (+4.85%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher after North American Q4 cocoa grindings fell less...

CCH25 : 11,173s (+6.39%)
CAH25 : 8,955s (+4.99%)
Robusta Coffee Jumps to a 2-Week High on Vietnam Supply Concerns

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) today is up +1.60 (+0.49%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) is up +136 (+2.78%). Coffee prices today are climbing, with robusta sharply higher at a 2-week high. Robusta...

RMH25 : 5,006s (+2.39%)
KCH25 : 328.35s (+0.37%)

Author Links

Tweets @Barchart

Barchart
@Barchart
Insane! $TRUMP just keeps soaring to higher and higher prices. It now has a fully diluted valuation of $36 Billion, making it worth more than Kraft Heinz, United Airlines, Mitsubishi, Draftkings, Yum! Brands, General Mills, eBay, Hershey, and Baidu! https://t.co/FnRbeuMUMD
Barchart
@Barchart
BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Housing Market 16.2% of Home Purchase Deals were cancelled last month, the highest cancellation rate in history https://t.co/cFlJKodBF7 https://t.co/aKaA8hFmxA
Barchart
@Barchart
President Trump sends Solana $SOL soaring to a new all-time high 🫡📈 https://t.co/NeMvHYzBBb
Barchart
@Barchart
BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Treasury Bonds For the first time in the last 90 years, the 10-year rolling return on Treasury Bonds is negative https://t.co/wp0rEr0jCk https://t.co/e7zK1xW8Io
Barchart
@Barchart
The U.S. will hit its debt limit on Tuesday, January 21, warns Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. To avoid that, the Treasury will begin taking "extraordinary measures" to avoid a breach and a potentially catastrophic default 🚨 https://t.co/Hw4cowDUJD
Barchart
@Barchart
Argentina has done it! Its first budget surplus in 14 years ✅ https://t.co/MQk93ZXWtS
Barchart
@Barchart
Equity Put/Call Ratio dropped to its lowest level on Tuesday since July 2023, and the 2nd lowest level since November 2021 🚨 Traders are Massively Bullish https://t.co/rJcp07CPEJ
Barchart
@Barchart
BREAKING 🚨: Canada Canadian Dollar plunges to its weakest level against the U.S. Dollar since the onset of Covid and is on the verge of falling to its lowest level since AT LEAST the Global Financial Crisis https://t.co/RKIN6T1nCn https://t.co/06sdDE2mrX
Barchart
@Barchart
Apple $AAPL now down more than 11% since hitting an all-time high on Dec 26 📉 Maybe valuations do matter after all https://t.co/bWFUpsdloE
Barchart
@Barchart
BREAKING 🚨: Nike $NKE falls to lowest closing price since the onset of Covid https://t.co/tCBYd1hneS https://t.co/0mDV46kMYV
Want to use this as
your default charts setting?
Save this setup as a Chart Templates
Switch the Market flag
for targeted data from your country of choice.
Open the menu and switch the
Market flag for targeted data from your country of choice.
Want Streaming Chart Updates?
Switch your Site Preferences
to use Interactive Charts
Need More Chart Options?
Right-click on the chart to open the Interactive Chart menu.
Use your up/down arrows to move through the symbols.

Free Barchart Webinar

Master Swing Trading: Strategies for Momentum and Trends