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Sun, Feb 2nd, 2025

Ben DiCostanzo

Ben DiCostanzo

I began my career in the Securities industry working as a runner on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange while I attended Pace University. I then started working for Salomon Brothers in their Government Bond Trading arena. After graduating from Pace University with a degree in Accounting, I transferred to Chicago and became a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange utilizing my experience to execute trades and manage risk for institutional clients as a broker for Salomon Brothers on the trading floor. I then embarked to trade for my own account in the stock indices pits as a local before moving off the floor to aid and assist individual clients in their trading endeavors. I now work at Walsh Trading holding a series 3 broker’s license whose duties include being the firm’s Chief Market technician.

I understand that every client's needs are different, and I pride myself in tailoring my service to each client's unique circumstances and needs. Individual client experience, risk tolerance, and capital all play a role in how I approach the markets. I am involved in all markets using technical analysis to find opportunities. My approach is driven by the principles of capital preservation.

My trading philosophy is that if you can recognize and manage the risk, you have a better chance to be successful in trading. I advise clients to always use stops as money management in my opinion is the most important ingredient in trading commodities.

Most Recent Stories

Tariffs and the Cattle Inventory Report Create Volatility in the Livestock Markets

Cattle Comes back and Hogs react to tariff news

Profit Taking in the Cattle Markets

Cattle markets fall as month end and the Cattle Inventory report looms big in traders' eyes.

Hogs Start Week off on a Positive Note

Hogs test resistance

Cattle Markets Make New All-time Highs, Hogs Follow Along

Cash Market surges; cattle follows; hogs work higher

Cattle Markets Make New all-time Highs

Cattle markets remain strong, rally to new highs

Cattle Gameplan February 2025

Hedging Opportunity

Hogs Rally to Resistance

Hogs Test Resistance and pulls back

Cattle Markets Make New All-time Highs and Hogs Rally

Cattle markets power to new highs and Hogs making a comeback

Hogs Make New Low For Recent Down Move

Hogs work lower

Cattle Markets Make New All-time Highs and Pull-back While Hogs Stabilize

Strong rallies for cattle fail while a new low for hogs leads to a recovery bounce

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U.S. Dollar Index $DXY absolutely ripping as it approaches its highest level since November 2022 https://t.co/K0t3gRrMdu
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BREAKING 🚨: Canada Canadian Dollar plunges to its weakest level against the U.S. Dollar in more than 20 years https://t.co/IrSVPbMLkl https://t.co/NpJDs3vMhT
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Welp - Bitcoin $BTC plummeting 🚨📉 https://t.co/VkNHUvn5PG
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BREAKING 🚨: Stocks Nasdaq Futures plunging. Thanks Donald 🫡 https://t.co/Z7dRf6UsCI https://t.co/QO97M8lzKY
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German Stocks are now the most overbought in a decade 🚨 https://t.co/EpIacrxslK
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The Top 1% buy stocks and the Bottom 50% don't Great visual shared by @MikeZaccardi https://t.co/31k7E5O0Vl
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Bitcoin $BTC plunging to levels not seen since last week 🚨 Stay safe folks 🫂 https://t.co/85T8zmKqkZ
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Only about 33% of S&P 500 stocks were able to outperform the $SPX over the last 2 years, the fewest since the Dot Com Bubble 🚨 Probably Fine https://t.co/cjKyIrYjK0
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