Soybeans– Day 2 of the Pro Farmer crop tour through, Indiana and Illinois, found only one field with notable disease. Pro Farmer mentioned that Indiana’s moisture ratings are the lowest since 2014. The USDA is expecting a record yield in Indiana, more rain will be needed for that to materialize. In Nebraska, a number of crop diseases were found, most …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/20/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle closed higher on Tuesday. Nearby Live contracts failed to set new contract highs, but back months in Live Cattle and all of the Feeder Cattle contract did. The trend is still up, fundamentals remain bullish, but …
Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain
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Chart of the Day – December Silver
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, August 19, 2025 If you like this article and would like to receive more information on the commodity markets from Walsh Trading, please use the link to join our email list –Click here Every morning, at about 8 AM CST, I post a …
Grain Spreads: Corn’s Balance Sheet
Please join me for a free grain webinar ever Thursday at 3pm Central. We discuss supply, demand, weather, and the charts. Sign Up Now Commentary Corn futures spent much of the day session in negative territory today as any form of fresh buying interest was muted. Aside from crop tour reports there was little fresh news for the market today. …
Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Tour Was Completed Today, Soybeans -8 cents & Corn -3 cents
Soybeans– Soybeans were 8 cents lower during today’s session after trading unchanged overnight. The Pro Farmer crop tour began today. Today’s tour results took 14 samples with an average of 1421 pods in a 3×3 square, with a high of 2,272 pods and a low of 702 pods. The average of 1421 pods was 190 more pods than 2024. The …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/19/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Feeder Cattle closed at new contract highs on Monday and settled above the 350.000 mark. Both of those seemed unlikely, just a few short weeks ago. Live Cattle closed higher, as well, but still have room to move higher before setting …
Walsh Gamma Trader
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Grain Spreads: Commerical Hedge Spreads
August 18,2025 Commercial Hedge Spreads We are looking for good risk to reward ratios using option spreads for low cost to entry, for the goal of catching bigger protracted moves in the underlying futures in our opinion. “The discussion of potential maximum profit does not imply the probable outcome of these trades.” The risk is the price paid for the …
Corn Was Slightly Higher on Monday, while Soybeans Traded Slightly Lower
Soybeans– Soybeans were down 2 cents during today’s trading session. The Pro Farmer crop tour begins this week. The market will play close attention to see how the fields look compared to the USDA’s estimates. With China and the US pushing trade talks out into the future, any bullish news regarding China purchases will have to wait. Weather forecasts show …