The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, August 19, 2025 If you like this article and would like to receive more information on the commodity markets from Walsh Trading, please use the link to join our email list –Click here Every morning, at about 8 AM CST, I post a …
Grain Spreads: Corn’s Balance Sheet
Please join me for a free grain webinar ever Thursday at 3pm Central. We discuss supply, demand, weather, and the charts. Sign Up Now Commentary Corn futures spent much of the day session in negative territory today as any form of fresh buying interest was muted. Aside from crop tour reports there was little fresh news for the market today. …
Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Tour Was Completed Today, Soybeans -8 cents & Corn -3 cents
Soybeans– Soybeans were 8 cents lower during today’s session after trading unchanged overnight. The Pro Farmer crop tour began today. Today’s tour results took 14 samples with an average of 1421 pods in a 3×3 square, with a high of 2,272 pods and a low of 702 pods. The average of 1421 pods was 190 more pods than 2024. The …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/19/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Feeder Cattle closed at new contract highs on Monday and settled above the 350.000 mark. Both of those seemed unlikely, just a few short weeks ago. Live Cattle closed higher, as well, but still have room to move higher before setting …
Walsh Gamma Trader
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Grain Spreads: Commerical Hedge Spreads
August 18,2025 Commercial Hedge Spreads We are looking for good risk to reward ratios using option spreads for low cost to entry, for the goal of catching bigger protracted moves in the underlying futures in our opinion. “The discussion of potential maximum profit does not imply the probable outcome of these trades.” The risk is the price paid for the …
Corn Was Slightly Higher on Monday, while Soybeans Traded Slightly Lower
Soybeans– Soybeans were down 2 cents during today’s trading session. The Pro Farmer crop tour begins this week. The market will play close attention to see how the fields look compared to the USDA’s estimates. With China and the US pushing trade talks out into the future, any bullish news regarding China purchases will have to wait. Weather forecasts show …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/18/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Cattle futures launched higher on Friday, following the press conference from the Ag Secretary and the Gov of TX. The gist of the story is that the US is going to spend a bunch of money on Screwworm mitigation facilities, with …
The Grains Traded Higher on Friday, Led by Soybeans
Soybeans– After yesterday’s selloff soybeans rallied hard to end the week. Soybeans were higher due to forecasts for late August calling for drier than normal conditions for late August. Exports for new crop soybeans for the ending August 7, came in at 1,133,006 tons. China is still buying soybeans from South America, which likely gives the US a very short …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/15/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Cattle prices faltered on Thursday, with nearby Feeders dropping over 5.00 and Live Cattle shedding over 2.50. Rumors about what the USDA will announce today at 11:30, in regards to screwworm, are flying around. No one is certain what the situation …