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Andrew Hecht

Wed, Dec 17th, 2025

Andrew Hecht

Andrew Hecht

Andrew Hecht is a commodities trader and analyst with over forty years of experience. He began his career at Philipp Brothers, the world's leading merchant physical commodities trading company, in the 1970s through the 1990s. Hecht spent two decades with Philipp Brothers working in the commodities division, Salomon Brothers division, and at Phibro Energy where he ran trading, sales, and marketing in a wide range of commodity products. He subsequently worked with banks, hedge funds, and institutions trading commodities and managing risk. The business took him around the globe to assist producers and consumers. 

Andy has taught at the university level and writes prolifically on commodities for many portals. He has been one of the top-rated and followed contributors at Seeking Alpha and other sites, including Barchart over the past years.

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Where is the Dollar Index Heading in 2026?

The dollar index has been trading around the 100 pivot point since mid-April, with most of its price action below that level. With lower interest rates on the horizon in 2026, it may not be long before...

$DXY : 98.38 (+0.23%)
UDN : 18.76 (-0.16%)
Will Cocoa Remain Above the Critical Long-Term Technical Support?

After reaching a record high of $12,931 per ton in December 2024, nearby ICE cocoa futures prices have more than halved, trading around the $5,500 level in late 2025. Cocoa remains in a bearish trend in...

CCH26 : 5,978s (-0.33%)
Can Silver Trade at $100 per ounce or Higher?

Silver’s parabolic rally continued in early December 2025, with the nearby COMEX futures price reaching over $59 per ounce. It took 4.5 decades, from 1980, for silver to return to over $50 per ounce,...

ZSL : 6.69 (-9.35%)
SIH26 : 66.901s (+5.65%)
AGQ : 144.29 (+9.04%)
SLV : 60.26 (+4.38%)
Is Cotton a Buy Before the End of 2025?

Nearby ICE cotton futures have not traded above 70 cents per pound since May 2025, but they have also remained above 60 cents. With the cotton market in the heart of winter, it could be the perfect time...

CTH26 : 63.43s (+0.52%)
Bitcoin- Is the Bullish Party Over?

After reaching a record high of $126,184.05 in October 2025, Bitcoin prices tumbled. The percentage decline to the most recent low under $81,000 per token has been substantial. However, this is not the...

BTC : 37.98 (-2.04%)
IBIT : 48.71 (-2.01%)
ARKB : 28.51 (-1.89%)
^BTCUSD : 86,172.35 (+0.21%)
FBTC : 74.85 (-1.96%)
GBTC : 67.10 (-2.03%)
COIN : 244.19 (-3.33%)
HODL : 24.28 (-2.02%)
How High Can U.S. Natural Gas Futures Rise?

Natural gas is the most volatile energy commodity trading on the CME’s NYMEX division. As the natural gas futures market enters the peak demand season, the bullish trend since March 2024 is likely to...

NGF26 : 4.024s (+3.55%)
UNG : 12.64 (+4.46%)
BOIL : 26.57 (+5.86%)
KOLD : 32.16 (-5.69%)
Have We Seen the Highs in Gold for 2025?

COMEX gold futures posted their ninth consecutive quarterly record high in early Q4 2025, and rose to a high of $4,398 in October before pulling back to just over $3,900 per ounce later that month. In...

GCZ25 : 4,347.5s (+1.00%)
Barchart- Commodity Roundup- November’s Top Performers and Underperformers

Silver reached a new record high on the final day of November. Silver, gold, platinum, palladium, and copper were higher. At the same time, animal protein futures moved to the downside for the month ending...

ZCH26 : 440-4s (+0.92%)
GFF26 : 341.525s (-0.52%)
ZWH26 : 506-2s (-0.64%)
SIH26 : 66.901s (+5.65%)
HEG26 : 83.000s (-2.09%)
ZSF26 : 1058-2s (-0.42%)
LEG26 : 229.550s (-0.50%)
NGF26 : 4.024s (+3.55%)
Can Wheat Prices Recover?

After reaching the lowest price since August 2020 in mid-October, CBOT soft red winter wheat futures recovered. While the wheat market remains in a long-term bearish trend, the short-term path of least...

ZWZ25 : 534-4s (unch)
Where are U.S. Government Bonds Heading in 2026?

The long-term trend in U.S. 30-year government Treasury Bond futures has been sideways since the low in October 2023. After over two years of trading in a narrow range, bonds and interest rates could break...

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TLT : 87.80 (-0.09%)

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