The lumber futures market has seen a dramatic price downdraft after hitting a record high just recently–including several days in a row of prices closing locked limit-down. The big and bearish V-Top reversal in lumber prices and the recent strong sell off in the crude oil futures market have cast a pall over the heretofore more optimistic raw commodity market bulls. If the raw commodity markets are to see continued price gains, crude oil, in particular, will have to see its price at least stabilize, if not start to trend higher again. Stay tuned!– Jim