Energy is moving, volatility is building, and commodity markets are starting to react. That could create some of the best opportunities traders and producers have seen in a while. It could also be a very expensive time to get reckless.

Jon Prischmann and Ryan Tungseth break down why this is becoming a market where knowing your risk may matter more than predicting the next move. They discuss corn and wheat spreads, options and other defined-risk strategies, what higher energy costs could mean for grains, and why oil may be one of the most important markets to watch even if you never trade it.

They also dig into cattle, consumer spending, metals and the stock market as the effects of higher energy costs spread beyond grains. The opportunity is there. The question is how you participate without sticking your neck out when the market can change overnight.

Everybody wants to know where the market is going. Jon Prischmann and Ryan Tungseth argue that may be the wrong question. This week, they break down how one producer is approaching December 2027 corn with a strategy that goes well beyond simply placing an order at the elevator, and why learning to use futures, options, cash contracts, and storage together can create opportunities that traditional marketing misses.

Then they step outside the usual corn-and-cattle conversation to look at wheat spreads, copper, milk, oats, metals, energy and more. From choosing the right contract month to understanding liquidity and recognizing when spreads get out of line, the bigger lesson is the same: good marketing is not about finding one perfect strategy. It is about knowing which tools make sense for your operation, your risk tolerance, and the market in front of you.

Grain markets are moving again, and after two years of frustrating price action, producers finally have something worth protecting. But Jon Prischmann says the question he keeps getting, "Should I sell?" may be the wrong question entirely.

This week, Jon and Ryan break down why this rally demands a different approach to grain marketing. Corn still has meaningful upside potential, but the market has moved quickly before some of the biggest questions about acreage, yield and demand have been answered. That creates a difficult balance: protect what the market has already given you without automatically giving up what could come next.

They dig into puts, reownership strategies and why marketing grain in different blocks can create options between selling everything and simply letting it ride. Plus, they look at whether the wheat rally is being backed by real physical demand, why soybeans may be getting ahead of themselves in the short term, and the unusual spreads showing up as money pours back into commodity markets.

The markets finally have volatility again. Now the challenge is knowing what to do with it.