For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays and my next webinar will be Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 3:15 pm. It is free for anyone who wants to sign up and the link for sign up is below. If you cannot attend live a recording will be sent to your email upon completion of the webinar. …
Grain Spreads: Bean Oil Eyed
Please join me for a free grain webinar every Thursday at 3pm Central. We discuss supply, demand, weather, and the charts. Sign Up Now Commentary Export sales for corn, beans, and bean oil but yet all three markets put in higher closes today after earlier week deflationary selling pressure. Bean oil sales were down sharply from the prior week but …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
11/15/24 If you would like to receive more information on the commodity markets, please use the link to join my email list Sign Up Now . The Livestock Markets were absolutely crazy today, with the Feeders spiking higher, on nothing. December’24 Live Cattle were unchanged today and settled at 182.95. Today’s high was 186.50 and the 1-month high is 189.80. …
Chart of the Day – February Lean Hogs
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Thursday, November 14, 2024 February Lean Hogs Lean Hog futures dropped aggressively today, shedding 2.25 to close at 83.775. This was the worst performing market in the Grains and Livestock complexes today, narrowly outdoing Soybeans for a percent decline on the day. Very …
Hogs Fall
For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays and my next webinar will be Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 3:15 pm. It is free for anyone who wants to sign up and the link for sign up is below. If you cannot attend live a recording will be sent to your email upon completion of the webinar. …
The Energy Election
Commentary In May of 2018, President Trump pulled out of the Iranian nuclear deal. The result was Iranian crude oil fell from more than 3.8 million barrels per day to roughly 2.1 million barrels a day while enforcing sanctions on Iran. That production climbed back to 3.2 Mbpd during the Biden Administration, with actual exports of 1.7 Mbpd. It is …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
11/13/24 If you would like to receive more information on the commodity markets, please use the link to join my email list Sign Up Now The Livestock Markets were mixed today, with the Feeders staying positive. December’24 Live Cattle were 37 ½ cents lower today and settled at 184.02 ½. Today’s high was 184.62 ½ and the 1-month high is …
Chart of the Day – January Soybeans
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, November 12, 2024 January Soybeans This week, the January Soybean contract has been working it’s way lower, following last Friday’s monthly USDA report. Prices did get up to 10.44 after the report was released, but a lack of “new” news has subsequently …
Crude Oil Consolidates Above Resistance Line – WTI Crude Oil
The December WTI (CLZ24) trading session settled at 68.43 (+0.31) [+0.46%], had a high of 68.86, a low of 66.94. Cash price is at 68.13 (+0.06), while open interest for CLZ24 is at 169,247. CLZ settled below 5 day (69.38), below its 20 day (69.87) , below its 50 day (69.89), below its 100 day (72.53) and below its 200 …
Crude Oil Support Line Still Holding, OPEC+ Lowers Forecast – WTI Crude Oil 11/12/24
The December WTI (CLZ24) trading session settled at 68.05 (-0.12) [-0.12%], had a high of 69.13, a low of 67.75. Cash price is at 68.07 (-2.32), while open interest for CLZ24 is at 197,298. CLZ settled below 5 day (69.38), below its 20 day (69.86), below its 50 day (69.89), below its 100 day (72.53) and below its 200 day …