
I am one of about 300 Certified Consulting Meteorologists (#579, American Meteorological Society) and specialize in how extreme weather events impact commodities and equities. I do long-range forecasting of extreme weather events up to a year in advance and apply those forecasts to ... more
I am one of about 300 Certified Consulting Meteorologists (#579, American Meteorological Society) and specialize in how extreme weather events impact commodities and equities. I do long-range forecasting of extreme weather events up to a year in advance and apply those forecasts to trading.
I consult with individual traders, hedge funds and write two newsletters, The Daily Extreme Weather Briefing (which is for general consumption) and the weekly Global Extreme Weather Outlook (which is primarily for investors and traders). I watch for weather events that will impact stocks and commodities - both short-term (the next two months) and long-term (up to a year from now). I've been using proprietary techniques and models for more than 25 years and research new ones. Not all stocks and commodities move on the weather, some move in lock-step and with others there is a lag time. Some are affected negatively and others are affected positively.
I trade conservatively and most trades are based on how weather will affect a stock or a commodity, but not those I have recently written about or advised a client about.
I have 34 years of experience as a meteorologist, more than 25 of those as a long range forecaster using proprietary modeling.
Previously, I did weather forecasting for airlines and corporate jets, the construction of skyscrapers, for power utilities, major motion pictures, farms, radio, television and a lot of other things (I point you to LinkedIn to read more).
I have been quoted in SmartMoney, Better Homes and Gardens, and interviewed for the radio program MarketPlace.
I'll be speaking at the Total Wealth Symposium in Panama in September.
lessOwner, Certified Consulting Meteorologist | |
Chris Orr LLC | |
March 2001 - Present (21 years 8 months) | |
Consult with investors and hedge funds and editor of several newsletters. I specialize in long range forecasting of extreme weather events (out to a year in advance) and their impact on companies and commodities. I also do forensic work reconstructing weather events for criminal and civil court cases and arbitration, as well as some short-term forecasting. |
Supervisor of Forecast Operations | |
DTN Kavouras | |
June 1995 - October 2000 (5 years 5 months) | |
Supervised 35 member department engaged in forecasting for airlines, corporate jets, power utilities and highway departments. I also worked the overseas forecast desk doing global forecasts as well as typhoon forecasting. Acted as a company liaison with the FAA. I also got involved with more modern Doppler radar applications that are now standard ten years later. On the side I did long-range weather forecasting for commodities trading and also did some forensic work. |
Owner, Meteorologist | |
Total Weather | |
April 1989 - June 1995 (6 years 4 months) | |
Worked for and then bought out the company. We specialized in site-specific forecasts for farms, highway projects, skyscrapers, major motion pictures, and support for research projects. I also did long-range extreme weather forecasting for commodities trading. |
Meteorologist | |
Various Employers | |
August 1982 - April 1989 (6 years 10 months) | |
Radio broadcast weather forecasting, long-range weather forecasting, airline and corporate jet weather, power utilities, database management, Doppler weather radar operator, training airline personnel how to take weather observations - and I did a lot of other things. |
Michigan Technological University | |
1977 / 1979 | |
Applied Physics |
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