Livestock Levels

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary, Livestock

Live Cattle April Live Cattle broke down from Monday’s low (117.575) on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Live Cattle attempted to rally at the open reaching the high of the day at 118.00 before breaking down and testing support down at the 8 DMA (116.25). It made its early low at 116.225 and then grinded higher and tested the 117.825 resistance …

Livestock Levels

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary, Livestock

Live Cattle April Live Cattle traded in a tight range on Monday, March 13, 2017 as it was unable to overtake trendline resistance at 118.70 reaching 118.425. The tight range is the narrowest in the past 7 days and it ended the day near its low and below 117.825 resistance once again.  A failure from the Monday low (117.575) could …

Livestock Levels

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary, Livestock

Live Cattle April Live Cattle started the week on a sour note, selling off on Monday and Tuesday (making the low on Tuesday), before recovering and rallying the remainder of the week. The rally sent price past resistance at 117.825 and towards weekly trendline resistance at 118.70. The high was 118.25 and trade couldn’t overcome resistance as it dropped below …

Livestock Levels

Ben DiCostanzoGeneral Commentary, Livestock

Live Cattle April Live Cattle opened higher on Thursday, March 9, 2017 making a new high for the week at 117.30. It opened up above the 50 DMA (116.20) and raced to the high. The market couldn’t sustain the early rally towards resistance at 117.825 failing again as sellers took control and it spent the remainder of the day grinding …

Windy City Jim

Windy City Jim – Daily Trades 3.15.17

Jim WaltersEnergy, General Commentary, Grains, Livestock, Precious Metals

Futures Day Trading Signals Author: Windy City Jim  312-948-9456 NEVER RISK MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE. CALL FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROTECTIVE STOPS. SEE FULL DISCLAIM ON FUTURES TRADING AT THE BOTTOM. WE ONLY ENTER THE MARKET IF THE PRICE HITS THE BUY OR SELL POINT BUY SIGNAL Commodity : May Wheat Previous Closing Price : 430 1/4 Projected Price …

Livestock Report

Ben DiCostanzoLivestock

Live Cattle April Live Cattle rallied right from the open on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 as traders were anticipating bullish action on the fedcattleexchange’s online auction. Price traded up to 117.15 ahead of the auction and then sped to the low of the day, trading down to 115.125 after a disappointing auction caused futures prices to retreat from the high. …

The Alpha of Seasonal Commodity Trading – Managed Futures

William ReavisAsset Management, Energy, General Commentary, Grains, Livestock

I am not very old, but I have been trading for long enough to have my own opinion about traders and trading. We all know that it is a difficult business, earning money in these markets is very challenging and very few traders suceed in the long run. No only do traders need to have discipline and strong fundamentals, but …

Daily Livestock Report

Ben DiCostanzoLivestock

Here is the  Daily/ Weekly Volume for cash trades for the Cattle Market: TX-10,329/16,022 head. Bulk for the week $124-$125 . KS-20,718/21,104 head. Bulk for the week $125. NE-21,801/34,788 head. Bulk for the week $124-$126. Dressed sales are 4.00 higher from last week, trading at $200. CO-4,560/8,554 head. Between $124-$126. IA/MN-7,899/8,311 head. For the week a few sales at $125, and …