July Soybeans End of week action saw a tight range as prices dipped to test 900.0 level and posted a slight rebound to settle at 904.4. Yesterday I suggested support would come in around the lower 890’s at the sloping channel target. Currently in place appears what to be a five wave structural decline from the iv wave …
Soy- Hit and Filled, Chaos live softs
Buy out-of-favor ? That’s where the larger rewards lie. That’s why out of favor. This is the week for major turns in my opinion. Too much going on which is normal. This means when my extreme high impact levels get hit, they get hit in a few commodities at or around the same time. Long’s have just been trounced in …
Livestock Report
Live Cattle The August Live Cattle opened (114.825) lower on Thursday, June 22, 2017 and raced down to a new low for the down move at 113.40. The low is right at the 200 DMA (113.40) support level and buyers came in at this level and took price higher. The grinding rally took the entire session, but price traded up …
Soybean Complex: Slip Sliding Away
July Soybeans Follow thru weakness dominates the bean contract as prices continued slide violating lows established in late may. weekly and daily candle formations give no sign of hold. As touched on in recent postings extended near term support comes in at 894 to 888. This area is marked by channel lines and the .618 extension level.I currently …
Daily Gold Report
Gold prices halted their recent slide albeit by the smallest of margins Wednesday gaining a whopping $2.40 in value to close at 1245.8 basis August futures. There seemed to be a reluctance of selling at the 1240 level along with technical chart consolidation after prices hit a four-week low early on. Mostly weaker world stock indices today worked in favor …
Soybean Complex: First Line Support
July Soybeans Soybeans continued slide to projected support area touched upon in yesterdays post. A moderate five way structural decline seems in place commencing from the 947.4 high. With divergence showing up in the hourly charts a rebound from this level could be in the cards. Any recovery of an non-impulsive nature should be met with resistance around …
Live Cattle Report
Live Cattle The August Live Cattle opened (115.80) lower from Monday’s settlement (116.10) on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 and raced down to the low of the day at 113.65. The low came in just above the 200 DMA (113.25) support level and buyers came in at this level and took price higher. By the end of the session Live Cattle …
Currency comment 6/20
Over the last week the U.S. dollar has risen moderately. During the same period foreign currencies have drifted lower. The currency that has traders watching closely is the British pound (the oldest world currency still in use at 1200 years). The main reason for the traders interest is the Brexit negotiations which began this week. Whether we see a soft …
Crude oil continues to slide
Plentiful Supply Crude oil took another move down on Tuesday. Crude closed on a seven month low, in anticipation of a limited draw down in supply. The August crude futures contract was down over 2% , flirting with the $43.00 per barrel level. OPEC’s agreed upon production caps don’t seem to have the market players concerned about supply at …
Soybean Complex: A Look at What’s Next
July Soybeans After rejecting off inner resistance line mentioned in yesterday’s post soybeans continued retreat holding up at 926.0. Was that peak the termination of an intermediate iv wave now giving way to a v wave decline? Structure seems unclear at this point. I believe tomorrow will tell the story. Continued pressure looks to take out last weeks …