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 …
Chart of the Day – Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Tuesday, December 10, 2024 February Live Cattle February Live Cattle settled 2.00 higher today, at 189.025, nearly matching the high close from last week. Monday’s trade activity posted a “Bullish Engulfment” on the candlestick charts, which is usually supportive, and traders pushed prices …
Chart of the Day – February Live Cattle
The information and opinions expressed below are based on my analysis of price behavior and chart activity Thursday, December 5, 2024 February Live Cattle On Thursday, the February Live Cattle closed down 2.000 at 186.325. That the lowest close since November 18th. As you can see on the chart above, the red trendline resistance, drawn off of the March and …