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Darren Carlat

Darren Carlat

Darren Carlat is the Managing Director of SpreadEdge Capital, LLC and is responsible for all aspects of the company's operations including market research, trading, customer satisfaction, and operations management.

In 1986, he started a 32-year career in various increasing capacities with Frito-Lay, Inc., a large snack food producer and distributor that is a division of PepsiCo Inc.. Prior to his

retirement in early 2018, Darren served as an Executive in Supply Chain Operations in the company’s headquarters in Plano, Tx.

For decades, Darren has been developing, programming, and testing a wide variety of trading systems. In 2010, he finished initial development efforts on a seasonal spread

trading strategy which he has continually refined, enhanced and improved. This trading system has been used for his own trading activities and is the basis of all the programs

described. In 2014, he founded SpreadEdge Capital, LLC, registered SpreadEdge Capital as a Commodity Trading Advisor, and began to offer the trading program to the public. He is now dedicated to this effort full time and remains as the largest investor in the Diversified program.

Darren can be reached at (214) 636-3133, or via email at Darren@SpreadEdgeCapital.com

Most Recent Stories

Lean Hogs calendar spread and a Copper calendar spread

Lean Hogs have been grinding higher since mid-August, corrected, and have now broken through the top of the pennant. However, there is additional overhead resistance to fight through.  Given the overbought...

Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle continue to be at their highest hedge fund positions over the past 52 weeks. Corn and Lean Hogs are very near their highs.

Live Cattle is making its 3rd attempt to break out to new highs. Will this week finally be the week for the break out?

Cocoa calendar spread and a gasoline calendar spread

The BCOM and GSCI Indexes will be rebalancing their funds beginning on January 8th. This event along with significant overbought levels should put significant pressure on Cocoa prices through the middle...

Corn and Arabica Coffee have their highest carry yield for the past 52 week

Corn is very near the lowest price recorded over the past few years despite the 52 week low carry yield. Diving deeper, the technicals for Corn are sending mixed signals depending on the chart and timeframe...

Cocoa calendar spread and a Crude Oil butterfly spread

Cocoa broke through the declining trendline in mid-November and has gained nearly 48% over this time.  Cocoa is approaching overhead resistance that will likely curtail this advance.  The trade I am...

Corn and Lean Hogs continue to have their highest carry yield for the past 52 weeks. Soybean Meal is at its lowest level.

Despite the high carry yield, front month Corn is much closer to its lowest level versus the highest over the past few years. Corn has broken through the declining trendline but has done so in a very...

All 3 Meats and Arabica Coffee at their highest hedge fund position estimates for the past 52 weeks.

Hedge funds have added over 160,000 net long contracts of Lean Hogs since mid July. Net long contracts have increased in 15 of the past 18 weeks.

Arabica Coffee calendar spread and a VIX calendar spread

Coffee has climbed nearly 40% in November and has cleanly broken through the top of the upward channel. The candle on Friday looks bearish and indicates that the advance is either over or at least will...

Hedge fund positions for Corn, Soybean Meal, and Live Cattle are at 52-week extremes

Soybean Meal continues to grind down the downward channel with seemingly no end in sight. However, I am opening a long calendar spread this week as % carry yield, CTA momentum, and the relative strength...

Soybean Meal calendar spread and a Coffee calendar spread

December Soybean Meal has decreased by over 17% since early October.  The current leg down has a 52-day duration which is similar to the 48 days drop between late May and mid-July.

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