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Author Profiles


Phil Streible

Phil Streible is a Senior Market Strategist with Lind Plus, Lind-Waldock's broker-assisted division. Early in his career he began trading his own account as a screen trader focusing on the metals, grains, and stock index markets. He became a Series 7 licensed Financial Consultant with A.G. Edwards, and later expanded his trading experience as a Series 3 licensed Commodity Broker with Investment Analysis Group. In his current position as Senior Market Strategist with Lind-Waldock, all his focus is concentrated on the futures and futures options markets. His motto is: "Plan your trades and trade your plan."

Phil helps clients develop a solid trading strategy to remove some of the emotions from trading, and allow them to focus on improving their bottom line. His goal is to show clients how to anticipate, recognize, and react to bull and bear market conditions through the use of technical analysis techniques that help to define risk.

You can reach him at 800-803-8037 or via email at pstreible@lind-waldock.com.



Mark Soderberg

Upon graduating from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Mark Soderberg  moved to Chicago and began his  career in the futures industry with the Agricultural Hedging Group at Merrill Lynch in 1990.  In 1997, Mark earned a Master’s of Science in Financial Markets & Trading from the Illinois Institute of Technology.  In 2000 his team moved to Prudential Bache Commodities. 

Throughout his career he has serviced a wide array of agri-business including farmers, grain elevators, poultry, cattle, and hogs feeders, seed companies, food manufacturers, and ethanol plants.  Mark’s goal has been to help clients identify and quantify their risk exposures, help determine risk management objectives, and develop strategies consistent with their risk tolerances to help attain their objectives. 

In February 2009 , he joined the Archer Financial Services team.  Mark resides in the southwest suburbs of Chicago where he enjoys his free time with his wife Tracy and 3 children.

Mark Soderberg
Archer Financial Services
Ag Risk Specialist
1.800.933.3996
mark.soderberg@archerfinancials.com



Robert Short

Bob Short brings extensive contacts within the meat industry and a large number of relationships with CME Group floor traders and trading desk personnel along with several decades of trading for his own account to bear for PFGBEST Research and customers around the world.

Bob’s experience includes a number of years’ experience with managed commodity futures accounts for customers of Shearson Lehman Brothers, and with the PFGBEST commitment to sustainable investing, he helps current investors and traders to capitalize on opportunities in managed products as they pertain to commodity allocations.

In a role with Bear Sterns in the 1990s, Bob facilitated that firm’s entry into livestock futures trading and hedging of beef and pork products, a capability that was greatly needed for their expansive business interests.

Before that, he participated in the market as a hedger and seller of pork and beef cuts as the president of SMC Holding Company, which at that time owned Bluebird Foods as well as controlling interests in food processing companies Agar Foods and Patrick Cuday.  His role included doing extensive private trades for these large U.S. food processors while also working with large-scale cattle feeders.

Earlier in his futures industry career, Bob was a broker with Heinhold Commodities, and right after college, he worked for Reliance Electric and Emerson Electric.

Bob holds a B.S. Degree from Purdue University.

Robert J. Short
Sr. Livestock Analyst
PFGBEST Research

Phone: 800.280-4566
Email: bshort@pfgbest.com

PFGBEST is among the largest non-clearing U.S. Futures Commission Merchants, with customers, affiliates and brokerage offices in more than 80 countries. The company is a leader in sustainable investing through diversified products including managed funds, futures, forex, options, full-service and discount brokerage, trader education, market research, and direct online futures trading through its BESTDirect™ platform, and numerous other platforms and applications.



Additional Contributing Authors

  • Aaron Fennell of Lind-Waldock
  • Alan Bush of Archer Financial Services
  • Andrew Vallance of Lind-Waldock
  • Barchart Analyst of Barchart.com
  • Barchart Research Team of Barchart.com
  • Ben Kim of Lind-Waldock
  • Blake Robben of Lind-Waldock
  • Bob Haberkorn of Lind-Waldock
  • Bob Hunt of The Pattern Trapper
  • Bob Kozak of C3I Capital Management, LLC
  • Boyd Cruel of Alaron Trading Corporation
  • Brewer FX of Brewer FX
  • Brewer Futures Group of Brewer Futures Group
  • Brian Henry of Archer Financial Services
  • Brock Thompson of Brock Thompson Trading, LLC
  • Burton Schlichter of Daniels Trading
  • CRB Research Team of Commodity Research Bureau
  • Carley Garner of DeCarley Trading
  • Carol Harmer of Technical Analysis Reports
  • Carol Hurley of Lind-Waldock
  • Chuck Kowalski of FuturesBlog.com
  • Cory Cameron of Trendphonic Futures Trading, LLC
  • Dan Cook of IG Markets
  • Darrell Jobman of TraderPlanet.com
  • Dave Meger of Alaron Trading Corporation
  • David Pappas of Archer Financial Services
  • Dennis Cajigas of Lind-Waldock
  • Dennis Smith of Archer Financial Services
  • Drew Shaw of Lind-Waldock
  • Francisco Ramirez of Archer Financial Services
  • Frank D. Cholly of Lind-Waldock
  • Frank J. Cholly of Lind-Waldock
  • Frederic Ruffy of Whatstrading.com
  • Futures Press Editorial Staff of Futures Press, Inc.
  • Gary Kamen of Commodity Research Bureau
  • Gary Kamen of Pricecharts.com
  • George Greco of Trader's Edge
  • Gord Wiesemann of Lind-Waldock
  • Greg Perlin of Lind-Waldock
  • Hank King of Trendphonic Futures Trading, LLC
  • Howard Tyllas of www.farmerhedge.com
  • Ira Epstein of Ira Epstein Division of The Linn Group
  • James Barrett of Lind-Waldock
  • James Cordier & Michael Gross of Liberty Trading Group
  • James M. Gangloff of PFGBest
  • James Mound of Mound Report
  • Jane Mirr of Daniels Trading
  • Jay Brown of Commodity Research Bureau - CRB
  • Jeff Roy of Alaron Trading Corporation
  • Jeffrey Friedman of Lind-Waldock
  • Jeremy Ascher of Chartwhiz.com, Inc.
  • Jeremy Knutson of Hurley & Associates
  • Jim Prince of US Charts
  • Jim Wyckoff of TraderPlanet.com
  • Joe Gelet of Elite E Services FX Capital - Forex Systems
  • Joe Vaclavik of MF Global Inc.
  • Joel Arnold of Forextraders
  • John Bougearel of The Commodity Trading Advisor
  • John Caruso of Lind-Waldock
  • Judy Crawford of Zaner
  • Jurgens Bauer of Jurgens Bauer & Associates
  • Justin Gleghorn of Market Day Trading
  • Justin Kelly of EHedger LLC
  • Kevin J. Davey of kjtradingsystems.com
  • Kevin Klombies of TraderPlanet.com
  • LaSalle Futures Group of LaSalle Futures Group
  • Larry Baer of Zaner
  • LearnAboutFutures.com of LearnAboutFutures.com
  • Leslie Burton of Daniels Trading
  • Mark S. Longo of The Options Insider
  • Matt McKinney of Zaner
  • Matt Zeman of LaSalle Futures Group
  • Matthew Krupski of Lind-Waldock
  • Matthew Roma of Lind-Waldock
  • Michael Hinman of Lind-Waldock
  • Michael Marshall of Lind-Waldock
  • Michael Noonan of Edge Trader Plus
  • Michael Sabo of Lind-Waldock
  • Mike Daly of PFGBest
  • Millennium Traders
  • Mohammed Isah of FXTechstrategy.com
  • Neil Charnock of Gold Oz
  • Ockham Research Staff of Ockham Research
  • Optionetics Staff Writers of Optionetics.com
  • Options Scholar of Options Scholar
  • Paul Brittain of WhiteHall Investment Management
  • Paul Kavanaugh of PFGBest
  • Paul Skarp of ATG Marketplex
  • Phil Flynn of PFGBEST
  • PitGuru.com Authors of PitGuru.com
  • Ralph Preston of Heritage West Futures
  • Richard Ilczyszyn of Lind-Waldock
  • Richard Roscelli of WhiteHall Investment Management
  • Robert Colby of TraderPlanet.com
  • Robin Rosenberg of PFGBest
  • Scott J. Harms of Archer Financial Services
  • Shane Wisdom of Wisdom Financial Inc.
  • Stewart Solaka of LaSalle Futures Group
  • Stock Markets at Live Charts UK of Live Charts UK
  • Stuart Kaufman of Lind-Waldock
  • Suzanne Minter Waldmann of VCM Energy Charts
  • Thomas J. Feeney of Archer Financial Services
  • Tim Haberkorn of Lind-Waldock
  • Tim Hannagan of PFGBest
  • Tim Noland of Archer Financial Services
  • Tony Kasathsko of Mercados Derivados Latino America div, MF Global
  • William Dixon of Lind-Waldock
  • Zantrio Commentators of Zantrio.com
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