Reflections: Still That Same Kid
From Denny’s to trading desks, every phase left a mark. I just kept going. Not because I was brave — but because I didn’t know how to stop.
When I was 15, I worked at Denny’s. One day, an older woman told me I was an old soul. Said I was meant to go through hard things to inspire the young ones.
I didn’t know what to do with that. I was just a kid trying to make a few bucks so I could buy a car and go ride my bike.
I almost took offense. How could someone look at me and think they knew my story?
But now, I get it. Not exactly how she meant it, but I get it.
I’ve always believed I’m unstoppable. Not in a loud way. Just that when I decide to do something, it gets done. I look for that same trait in others. I like working with people who don’t stop.
To me, being unstoppable isn’t about talent. It’s about endurance. It's about not giving in when it would be easy to.
As my grandmother used to say, “This too shall pass.”
She was right. Time and effort can move mountains. Maybe not all at once. But eventually.
I’ve lived through a lot of different lives. Adoption. Loss. Sports. Almost death. Bikes. Addiction. Business. Trading.
Each one taught me something. Each one left a scar or a gift. Sometimes both.
And I’ll keep going. Because I don’t know how to stop. I’ve had plenty of chances to quit. I didn’t. Not because I was brave. But because I didn’t know how to be anyone else but me.
I’m still that same kid.
I appreciate everyone who reached out when I mentioned I’d be off camera for a couple of weeks. That starts on the 26th.
And like everything else—I’ll get through this.
Big Oil wants more renewable diesel — from 3.3 to over 5 billion gallons.
If that happens, you ignite a demand driven bull market in soybeans and likely fire up grains across the board.
✅ Buy on a breakout above 1068 (ETF SOYB or DBA for broad exposure)
🔻 Exit on a 50 day low
🔻 Or Exit on a close below the 40 week moving average
This isn’t just talk. With a fossil fuel friendly administration like Trump’s, the odds of this going through have gone from near zero to 50/50.
That’s a bullish black swan. And it's being ignored.
Soybeans already started catching a bid — not because of tariff tweets, but because of this mandate shift. Tariffs make headlines. But diesel demand moves the market.
There’s only one global supply and one global demand. Everything else — who trades with who — will get worked out. Because it has to. People still need to eat.
The real variable is weather. It overrides everything. We spend our time forecasting that — not chasing tweets.
Most years give you two good buys and two good sells. That’s it. The rest is noise.
Winning in Ag isn’t about reacting more.
It’s about waiting — then moving with conviction when it’s time.
Patience is the rarest commodity of all.
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