Hogs Collapse on Negative Tariff News

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary

For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays and my next webinar will be Tuesday, March 04, 2025, 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. …

Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain

Bill AllenGeneral Commentary

2/26/25 . . If you would like to receive more information on the commodity markets, please use this link to join my email list   Sign Up Now  . .      The Livestock Markets were mixed again today, with the Fats and Feeders trading lower, and the Hogs shooting higher today. The Fats are slowly approaching the 1-month lows again. …

Chart of the Day – November Soybeans

Jeff FosseGeneral Commentary

The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Wednesday, February 26, 2025 November Soybeans (Daily) Today, November Soybeans closed at 10.45 ½, down 5 ½ cents.  This is the weakest close for new crop Beans since Feb 13th.  However, you may notice that the 50-and 100-day moving averages (green, grey.  10.33 …

The Sinclair Report: Grain Markets Face Uncertainty Amid Speculative Shifts

John SimpsonGeneral Commentary

Market Overview: Strength Emerging as Key Levels Hold As February comes to a close, grain markets are stabilizing, with key futures contracts recovering from recent pullbacks. The latest Commitment of Traders (COT) report shows that funds have been reducing short positions in corn and wheat, while soybeans remain under pressure from Brazil’s record harvest [CFTC, 2025]. In my opinion, the …

Grain Spreads: Meal Idea

Sean LuskGeneral Commentary

Please join me for a free grain webinar every Thursday at 3pm. We discuss supply, demand, weather, and the charts along with speculative and hedge strategies. Sign Up Now Commentary A big Brazil harvest and better weather perhaps coming to drought-stricken areas in Argentina and yet the bean market still won’t turn over. Meal aided the beans today maybe and …

Chart of the Day – April Live Cattle

Jeff FosseGeneral Commentary

The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, February 25, 2025 April Live Cattle (Daily) April Cattle closed at 195.725 on Tuesday, up 0.625.  Prices have been moving higher this week, following last Friday’s Cattle on Feed report.  I don’t think that report contained many surprises, as the overall herd …

Pure Hedge – Livestock and Grain

Bill AllenGeneral Commentary

2/24/25 . . If you would like to receive more information on the commodity markets, please use this link to join my email list   Sign Up Now  . .      The Livestock Markets were mixed, with the Fats and Feeders trading higher today. The Fats were slow again today but still gained almost a buck and a half. April’25 …

Chart of the Day – May Corn

Jeff FosseGeneral Commentary

The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Monday, February 24, 2025 May Corn (Daily) May Corn futures closed at 4.97 today, down 8 cents.  You might notice that the volume over the past two sessions has spiked quite a bit higher.  Some of this weakness is due to contract rollover, …

Cattle Markets Bounce While Hogs Continue Lower

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary

For those interested I hold a weekly livestock webinar on Tuesdays and my next webinar will be Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 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. …

Walsh Gamma Trader

Bill AllenGeneral Commentary

2/24/25 . If you would like to receive more information on the commodity markets, please use the link to join my email list Sign Up Now . . COMMODITY BUY/SELL COST PER CONTRACT EXPIRATION GRAINS       JUL’25 SOYBEAN OIL BUY 49 CALL 2.46 1/2 OR $1,479.00/CONTRACT – LAST WEEK WAS 2.27 OR $1,362.00/CONTRACT 116 Days – 6/20/25 DEC’25 …