Weekend wrap

Alan PalmerGeneral Commentary, Grains, Precious Metals, Stocks

Good Morning  Farmers, Commercials and Traders, Part of being a successful trader requires having levels that you confident about, followed by a trading methodology that allows you to shoot bigger with a tighter risk profile.  Last month gave a precise example with soybeans where, for instance if you were a 10 lot trader you might buy 5 @ OLB#1 thin …

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 …

Real Trader- Olive Line. Chart Allocation Live

Alan PalmerAsset Management, Energy, General Commentary, Grains, Stocks

ASSET ALLOCATION TAKING PLACE HEAVILY NOW commodities and stocks, nasd spreads etc.  Major trades are everywhere.  Long coffee and soybeans have been hit, meats also, stops under of course.  This is Pro Trader talk. You want to be a Pro don’t you? Pick a number on chart if you feel lucky, or call me.  Buy volatility now in AG specific …

Thursday Macro wrapup, Oilshare etc.

Alan PalmerGeneral Commentary, Grains, Livestock, Stocks

Farmers and Traders, Speculators and day traders, Something for everyone so if your serious about trading let’s chat on how I can clean up some of your slop (slippage).  The patterns my high end software that can help my customers detects consecutive patterns for a host of reasons. 1. Stay out of the way like meats on way up. 2. …

Lesson, how to read charts

Alan PalmerGeneral Commentary, Stocks

  Good morning Farmers, Trader’s and you, If you like the levels so far here on Walsh from meat sell levels (feeders, live cattle) or the soy complex (meal and oil included) buys hit last few weeks I want to use this time to explain a live level on how I think we approach technical patterns when they appear.   I …

Long on events , short on reactions

John WeyerCurrencies, General Commentary, Stocks

Lots on the agenda If you looked on  the calendar today, you might have seen the following schedule; ECB Decsion, UK Vote, Comey Testimony. All had the potential to send the markets on a run, in either direction. At the end of the day the markets didn’t look too much different than any other session. ECB Holds Steady The European …