Trading Psychology

Alan PalmerGrains, Livestock

My trade idea methods; Find short moments of time, offer vertical majority of recent range Fast moves One directional Using customizable trail stop offers lesser risk.  Stop your  chop & clean-up  your Slop. I speak as lifetime pit trader. Your farmer profile, risk accordingly. Farmers always long, biggest long gamblers I’ve  said over decade. Exp. If I said buy soybeans …

Livestock Report

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary, Livestock

Live Cattle The August Live Cattle opened (118.25) stronger on Thursday, July 13, 2017 and traded to the high of the day at 118.50. This was just above the 100 DMA (118.15) and the pull from the moving average was just too great for the market to remain above it. Price broke down and traded to the early session low …

Hogs short, Feeders hit targets

Alan PalmerLivestock

What does your system do when it is wrong? Here I have the tiny feeder cattle contract but it is the same method pretty much.  If I get an area that is an olive sell denoted here and it is taken out to upside, what do you do or what does it mean you ask? I call that an OLS …

Livestock Report

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary, Livestock

Live Cattle The August Live Cattle grinded lower into the fedcattleexchange auction and then took off to the upside as a better than expected auction led to more aggressive cash purchases. The fedcattleexchange auction had 2,665 head for sale with 1,907 sold. The prices ranged from 117.00 to 118.75. The higher than 118 trades seemed to spur the futures higher …

Livestock Report

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary, Livestock

Live Cattle The August Live Cattle contract opened (113.85) at the 200 DMA (113.975) on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 and dipped down to the session low (113.40) before moving higher for the remainder of the day. The rally took price to 115.425, which is right at moving average resistance. The 8 DMA is at 115.35 and the 13 DMA is …

Macro Grains, Meats

Alan PalmerGrains, Livestock, Precious Metals, Stocks

This is larger Macro big picture swing type trade levels, use stops accordingly.  HOW TO READ CHARTS- Look for high or low bars to be on a level exactly.  Yes these are that research specific and where computers buy or sell off of. Hogs– possible major top cited 71.44 as OLS olive sell, potent. Below levels 69.00, 66.21**. Hogs up …

Blood in Streets- Prelude WSJ front page today

Alan PalmerAsset Management, Grains, Livestock

Some important levels in Charts.  No burning desire in stocks,  NASD is the bad boy for host of reasons, spreads? Blood in Streets-?  See WSJ front page that goes with what I have said about old establishment,” they ain’t leaving and will have to be pulled out by head of hair.  USA and Venezuela.  Hamburg?  Trump beating a CNN reporter.  …

Meats hold the OLB once more

Alan PalmerGeneral Commentary, Grains, Livestock

I am doing a webinar today so please feel free to look for it if your interested in trading, speculating, pricing your meats or grains as all markets in the news will be covered. Raining on LaSalle street in Chicago and beans should be down heavy with the bear traders.  What’s up?  If you need to buy thousands of 5,000 …