Dave Hightower

Dave Hightower has been a FuturesLine contributor since the program first began, providing commentary on financials, metals and softs. Dave’s daily analysis focuses on what is driving the markets today and what traders need to watch out for tomorrow.

Dave is a founding principal of The Hightower Report, a commodity research and information corporation, specializing in high quality futures research and analysis for individual investors, brokers, commercial producers and end users.  The Hightower Report publishes one of the most widely read daily commodity wires in the world and has become a highly utilized industry consulting service with numerous brokerage firms, many of which turn to The Hightower Report for their primary commodity coverage.  With a keen eye on the complex interaction of the world markets, Dave Hightower thoroughly examines the financial, agricultural and geo-political situations and provides analysis and commentary on markets ranging from precious metals, stock indices, bonds, currency and energy markets.  Additionally, he helps commercial and non-commercial traders develop options strategies across a broad range of commodity markets, including grains and the soy complex. Prior to the inception of The Hightower Report, Dave was the Director of Research at what was then the world's largest commodity brokerage firm, giving him almost 30 years of experience in nearly every aspect of the futures industry.

Mr. Hightower is thoroughly versed in the complex interaction of the world markets and global businesses, and his closeness to the markets is evidenced in his direct and opinionated analysis.  Because of his expertise, Dave has regularly appeared on CNN, Bloomberg Television and ONN.tv, and is often cited in Wall Street Journal, Futures Magazine, Reuters and many other industry publications. He has conducted extensive work with regulatory agencies, exchanges and other industry players on a wide variety of research and trading projects and is often called upon by the CME Group to provide their expertise on the markets. Dave's infectious enthusiasm shines through and has made him a highly sought-after speaker for many of the major brokerage firms' annual meetings.