I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Higher highs and higher lows across the board in Livestock markets. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures closed higher on Monday, with Feeders gaining momentum and rallying to set new highs late in the session. New contract high closes and new …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/09/25
Livestock futures closed strong on Friday, with Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle and Lean Hogs all closing at new contract high levels. Demand remains strong with tight supplies, so until these “cash” markets turn down, I would expect the seasonal strength to continue. Grains are mostly weaker overnight, as traders keep an eye toward the weather forecasts. There is a WASDE …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/06/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live and Feeder Cattle gapped higher yesterday and closed at new contract highs on sharp gains. There may be some profit taking on a Friday, but these markets are very strong right now, in both the futures and cash markets. Lean …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/05/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! New Contract high close in Live Cattle, with Feeders just 2.50 off the record high close. Hogs struggling with resistance the last 3 sessions, but have not failed. Export Sale data was released this morning. Lackluster numbers for the Grains, highlighted …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/04/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Livestock futures closed lower on Tuesday. Live Cattle seem the heaviest to me and may be ready for a sell off. The trend is up in Cattle, Feeders and Lean Hogs, and I don’t have any active “sell” signals in these …
Chart of the Day – August Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, June 3, 2025 August Live Cattle (Daily) Today, August Live Cattle closed at 209.750, down 1.250 on the day. It is Tuesday, so this may have been a “Turnaround Tuesday” trade, temporarily reversing the direction of Monday’s trade. We did see a …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/03/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle posted gains to start the week. My expectation is that Cattle futures continue the uptrend, as cash cattle trade is taking place at prices well over the futures price. Lean Hogs couldn’t quite fill that overhead …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 06/02/2025
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle did not close strong on Friday. The overall trend in both futures and cash markets is strong and still up, but these markets may be susceptible to a short-term sell off. Seasonally Cattle market typically trend …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 05/28/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle had a fairly muted response. They were sharply lower, at one point, yesterday due to unconfirmed rumors, but closed well off their lows. Lean hogs appear to have set a “tweezer” low, which may have set …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 5/20/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Both Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle have rolled over to the “sell side” on my charts. The uptrends are still intact, but short-term indicators are weakening. Seasonally, Cattle prices tend to rally this time of year so if the markets do …