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Andrew Hecht

Wed, Jul 3rd, 2024

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.

Most Recent Stories

Will Natural Gas Volatility Continue?

Natural gas prices doubled from the March 2024 low. After trading at the highest price since 2008 in 2022, the energy commodity plunged, reaching a bottom at the end of the 2023/2024 peak demand season....

NGQ24 : 2.444 (+0.37%)
NFQ24 : 78.730s (+0.55%)
TGQ24 : 33.685s (+0.60%)
UNG : 16.41 (-0.97%)
Is the Gold Correction Another Buying Opportunity?

Each new high in gold over the past two and one-half decades has led to a correction. After reaching $2,435.80 in May 2024, gold’s price has declined, but the price of yellow precious metal remains above...

GCQ24 : 2,342.7 (+0.40%)
GLD : 215.56 (unch)
Can Grain and Oilseeds Recover?

The leading grain and oilseed futures have significantly declined from their 2022 highs. During the heart of the 2024 growing season in the Northern Hemisphere, prices remain under pressure. The recent...

ZCN24 : 402-2 (+0.06%)
ZSN24 : 1162-0 (-0.26%)
ZWN24 : 563-6 (+0.40%)
Can Arabica Coffee Futures Eclipse the Early 2022 High?

Arabica coffee futures are comfortably above the $2 per pound level after settling below at the end of the first quarter. Coffee is trending higher, and a challenge of the February 2022 high could be on...

KCN24 : 229.10s (+1.06%)
RMN24 : 4,332s (+1.05%)
What Will Happen in Markets as the U.S. Election Approaches?

Elections have consequences. In the U.S., the November 5, 2024, Presidential Election will be one of the most consequential in history, with significant ramifications for markets across all asset classes....

Will Crude Oil Continue to Recover?

Crude oil prices had been making lower highs and lower lows since mid-April 2024 before turning higher. Crude oil is a volatile energy commodity that has become more political as U.S. energy policy addressing...

CLQ24 : 83.15 (+0.41%)
QAQ24 : 86.41s (+0.02%)
Can Coal Prices Rally?

Coal remains a critical energy commodity, as burning the fossil fuel is one method of producing electricity. While the United States and Europe move away from coal-fired power generation, the world’s...

CLN24 : 82.17s (+0.74%)
QAQ24 : 86.41s (+0.02%)
NGN24 : 2.628s (-4.64%)
LUN24 : 103.25s (-0.24%)
LQN24 : 132.25s (+0.11%)
Silver: Is $30 the New Pivot Point?

Market prices often gravitate around significant levels. Since technical resistance in silver had been around the $30 per ounce level before the recent rally, that price could become a considerable pivot...

SIN24 : 29.710 (+1.22%)
Is the VIX too Low?

The leading stock market index, the S&P 500, reached a new record high in May 2024. While the index remains near its most recent high, the equity market is waiting for the Fed to cut rates to continue...

$VIX : 12.03 (-1.55%)
Will Sugar Reach a Bottom and Reverse Higher?

World sugar futures ran out of upside steam after trading to a twelve-year high in November 2023. The continuous sugar futures contract has made lower highs and lower lows since late 2023, with the latest...

SBN24 : 20.31s (+0.94%)
CCN24 : 7,773s (+5.73%)
CTN24 : 69.33s (-1.06%)
KCN24 : 229.10s (+1.06%)
OJN24 : 445.55s (+2.66%)
CANE : 12.31 (+0.82%)

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Kraft Heinz $KHC formed a Death Cross for the first time since June 2023. The last one sent shares lower by almost 14% over the next 4 months. https://t.co/UG949zEWNY
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