Livestock markets all start the week in the red, with Cattle futures down for consecutive sessions and Hogs closing below long-tern support. Grains lower as the overnight trade ends. Copper started the week with a new contract high, Gold & Silver firmer this morning.
Charts of the Day – June Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Monday, March 24, 2025 June Live Cattle (Daily) June Live Cattle closed at 201.150 today, down 0.625 from Friday. Friday afternoon, after the close, the USDA released the latest Cattle on Feed report. Measured against the same report last year, that pegged all …
Charts of the Day – April Live Cattle
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 …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 03/13/2025
Contract High close in Feeders, Live Cattle staying strong. Grains up a little overnight, Beans erase yesterday’s losses, Wheat markets turning up? Gold, Silver and Copper charts indicate uptrends.
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, March 11, 2025 April Live Cattle (Daily) April Live Cattle closed at 199.550 today, down 1.025, posting a lower high and lower low than Monday’s trade. Overall, last week’s trade held support down near the 200-day moving average (purple) and the rally …
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 Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Thursday, February 13, 2025 April Live Cattle (Daily) Today, April Live Cattle closed at 196.525, up .800 on the day. Yesterday’s trade posted a bit of an equilibrium day, to my eye. Not quite a textbook Doji, as there was .100 difference between …
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, January 28, 2025 April Live Cattle (Daily) April Live Cattle settled up 3.450 today, closing at 207.275, setting another record-high of 207.725 and also a record-high close. That’s 5 days in a row, for those keeping track at home. You might see …
Chart of the Day – April Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Friday, January 24, 2025 April Live Cattle April Live Cattle closed at 203.025 on Friday, gaining 2.30 on the, finishing off the week with 3 consecutive record high closes. That puts the April Fats up 8.750 this month (+4.5%) and if they can …
Chart Of the Day – February Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Wednesday, January 8, 2025 February Live Cattle Today, February Live Cattle closed at 193.70, down 1.875 on the day. This is just the second “red” or down day since Christmas, but it was a much larger move than the last down day, Dec …