From Rocks to Riches: How Mark Dugmore Turned a Standing Start into a 90% Return Year

When geologist Mark Dugmore turned his attention to his trading screens, he didn’t expect to strike gold so quickly. After joining the Mentor Program, he went from a complete standing start to earning an extraordinary 90% return in just one year. But this isn’t just a story about numbers – it’s about transformation. Mark had spent…

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Market Wrap – Tariff Shock, ASX Crash, Rally & Breakout – Who’s Leading the Charge?

In this week’s Market Wrap, Chris Tate breaks down the latest movements on the ASX in the wake of the April tariff shock – and explains how these past events are still creating opportunities for traders today. What you’ll learn in this episode: Crash or Opportunity? Discover which sectors and stocks were hit hardest by…

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Copper’s Collapse: What Trump’s Tariff Surprise Means for ASX Copper Stocks

In markets, it’s not just the move—it’s the surprise. Last night, the copper market delivered a textbook case of expectation mismatch. After weeks of pricing in broad-based tariffs on refined copper, the Trump administration announced that semi-finished goods like wires and pipes would face 50% tariffs. Refined copper, scrap, and cathodes were exempted. The Aftermath:…

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Ten Minutes With Tate The Next Commodities Supercycle

Is a new commodities supercycle emerging? This video offers a macro-level analysis of the long-term structural forces shaping commodity markets, providing critical insights for portfolio managers, allocators, and institutional investors seeking inflation protection and uncorrelated returns. We examine the evolving dynamics behind supply constraints, policy shifts, and multi-decade investment cycles impacting energy, metals, and agriculture. ? What…

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Did You Even Look?

I am planning to create a video on commodities at some stage, but statements like the one below, made in the AFR, do make me question whether journalists ever take the time to examine a chart. Prices of soybeans and corn, which are both used to produce biofuels, have risen in tandem with diesel and…

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Soybean Complex Trade Ideas

One of the most interesting aspects of trading commodities is the immediate impact any change in the narrative has on the underlying market. What is also interesting is that you get to see several facets of this change in sentiment – commodities often have what are known as complexes – that is, a series of…

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