I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! **I’ve been having some technical difficulties with YouTube over the past 2 days, my apologies for yesterday’s video being delayed and not posted until today. Allegedly, the tech issues are behind me now** Live Cattle posted lower lows/high yesterday, as did …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 09/10/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! **YouTube deleted my account overnight, for reasons known only to them. I have successfully appealed and the videos will be restored. If you’re trying to view past recordings and they’re not there, please be patient. I’ve been told by YT that …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 09/09/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Cattle futures started the week mostly firmer. The October Live Cattle contract was the only one to finish mildly in the red. Technical indicators have been losing strength, but the trend is still up and fundamentally bullish. Having said that, both …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 09/08/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle markets had a down week, breaking 10 and 6 week “winning” streaks, respectively. Fundamentally, conditions are still bullish, but the technical is Cattle futures are weakening. Lean Hogs posted a new contract high close on Friday …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 09/05/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live and Feeder Cattle posted lower lows and lower highs on Thursday. The overall trends are still bullish, fundamentally and technically, I think, but they seem like they’re running out of momentum to the upside. Feeders are very close to generating …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 09/04/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Every physical commodity market, except for Corn, RBOB (barely, for those two) and Natural Gas, are lower on my screen this morning. Livestock trade was weaker on Wednesday, with Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle and Lean Hogs all closing lower. Hogs may …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 09/03/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle markets closed slightly lower on Tuesday. The trend is still up, cash trade remains strong and at high levels, but the futures seem to be losing some bullish momentum. 2 months without a meaningful retracement has …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/27/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! New contract highs and closes in both Feeder and Live Cattle on Tuesday. Feeders did leave a gap on the charts, leaving Monday’s highs as a downside target. Lean Hogs rallied, as well, making a bullish breakout and closing at about …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/26/25
Live and Feeder Cattle futures closed lower on Monday, but at/near the top of their respective daily ranges. That appears to be a bullish close to my eye. October Lean Hogs closed right under trendline and the 50-day moving average resistance levels, short-term moving averages flipped to the bullish side and that points toward higher prices. Corn and Soybeans traded …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/25/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Both Live and Feeder Cattle closed at new contract highs on Friday. After the close, Cattle on Feed data came out, with the total number on feed dropping 2% from last year’s total, Placements down 6% and Marketings down 6%. On …