The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Wednesday, March 19, 2025 June Live Cattle (Daily) June Live Cattle settled at 202.850 today, up 1.850. This is a new contract high close. Momentum, as measured by the MACD and Stochastic (subgraphs) seems to be strong and both of those indicators are …
Chart of the Day – December Corn
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Monday, March 17, 2025 December Corn (Daily) December Corn settled at 4.54 on Monday, up 3 cents from Friday’s close. During the month of March, this market has seemed to find support right near 4.48-4.50. I think that is somewhat bullish, as traders …
Chart of the Day – November Soybeans
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Wednesday, February 26, 2025 November Soybeans (Daily) Today, November Soybeans closed at 10.45 ½, down 5 ½ cents. This is the weakest close for new crop Beans since Feb 13th. However, you may notice that the 50-and 100-day moving averages (green, grey. 10.33 …
Chart of the Day – April Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, February 25, 2025 April Live Cattle (Daily) April Cattle closed at 195.725 on Tuesday, up 0.625. Prices have been moving higher this week, following last Friday’s Cattle on Feed report. I don’t think that report contained many surprises, as the overall herd …
Chart of the Day – April Lean Hogs
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Friday, February 21, 2025 April Lean Hogs (Daily) April Lean hogs closed at 87.675 on Friday, down .850 on the day. That strings together 6 “bearish” days together, or day where the close was lower than the open. The April contract started the …
Chart of the Day – April Feeder Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Thursday, February 20, 2025 April Feeder Cattle (daily) April Feeder Cattle closed at 266.375 today, down 2.225. You might notice, by looking at the chart, that the market has held right along the 23% Fibonacci level for the past 10 sessions. Some of …
Chart of the Day – May Soybeans
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, February 18, 2025 May Soybeans (Daily) Today, May Soybeans settled at 10.48 ¼, down 7 ¼ cents. Volume was high at just over 111,000 contracts traded, setting a new volume high for May futures. The close pushed prices back below the 5- …
Chart of the Day – May Corn
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, February 18, 2025 May Corn (Daily) May Corn closed at 5.15 ¾ today, up 7 cents since Friday’s close. Today’s trade took out the congestion/consolidation space that’s been building over the 2-3 weeks and would indicate the beginning of another bullish push …
Chart of the Day – May Wheat
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Friday, February 14, 2025 May Wheat (Daily) May Wheat (Chicago) closed up 21 ½ cents on Friday, settling at 6.13 ¼, the highest close since October 17th of last year. Volume over the past 6 sessions has been high as traders roll from …