I have been trading commodities since the early 1980s, and over the years I have developed a method where I use both fundamental and technical analysis when approaching markets. I trademarked the term "Technomental" as it reflects my thinking about what drives prices higher and lower. Fundamentals are the supply and demand characteristics of a market. I tend to base decisions on the medium to long-term path of least resistance for prices on fundamentals. Technical factors often drive my execution in markets as charts, and other technical signals provide clues about herd behavior and the