WHAT WE ARE
TraderStan is a real-time commodity and macro intelligence terminal for professional futures and options traders. Bloomberg's data density meets Drudge Report's curation aggression, stripped of every pixel that doesn't serve a trade.
We cover what moves risk premia in the next 1–72 hours: energy, metals, agriculture, rates, FX, vol surfaces, positioning data, central bank signals, and geopolitical catalysts with direct commodity/macro channels.
Every headline earns its place by answering one question: how does this change the distribution of outcomes for a futures or options position?
WHO IT'S FOR
- Primary: Active futures and options traders — CL, GC, SI, NG, ES, NQ, ZC, ZS, rates, FX
- Secondary: Macro PMs, commodity desk analysts, risk managers at multi-strat funds
- Tertiary: Serious macro enthusiasts who trade their own book
WHAT WE DO NOT COVER
Personal finance. Retirement planning. Stock picking. Crypto evangelism. Lifestyle investing. Motivational content. Beginner education. Or any headline that exists only because an algorithm decided it would generate clicks.
If CNBC would lead with it during a slow news day, we probably skip it.
OUR EDGE
- Automated data pipelines — EIA petroleum, USDA crop reports, FRED macro indicators, and market data across 34 futures contracts processed every 30 minutes
- Technical analysis — TD Sequential/Combo counts, Elliott Wave detection, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, EMA structure on every contract
- Curated intelligence — 28 RSS feeds, 12+ institutional X accounts, 33 YouTube channels filtered through a professional editorial lens
- Prediction markets — Polymarket odds integrated for regime-change scenarios
- No conflicts — We don't sell trades, manage money, or have positions to talk our book on
MARKETS
- Energy: WTI Crude, Brent, Natural Gas, RBOB, Heating Oil
- Metals: Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, Palladium
- Grains: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Rice, Oats
- Softs: Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, Cotton
- Indices: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq (NQ), Dow (YM)
- Rates: 10Y Note, 30Y Bond
- FX: DXY, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD, CHF, NZD
- Crypto: BTC, ETH, SOL + 12 more tokens
DATA SOURCES
Market data: yfinance (15-20 min delay) · Macro: FRED API · Energy: EIA API · Agriculture: USDA NASS · Prediction markets: Polymarket · Charts: TradingView (live) + matplotlib (static) · News: RSS + X API
DISCLAIMER
Nothing on this site constitutes financial advice. All analysis is for informational purposes only. We do not make specific investment recommendations. We speak in scenarios, probabilities, and conditional impacts — never "buy X" or "sell Y." Trade at your own risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Data is delayed 15-20 minutes.