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 …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/21/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! New contract highs in Live and Feeder Cattle on Wednesday. Feeders are getting close to the top end of a trading channel and there is a Cattle on Feed report tomorrow afternoon. Both markets show no signs of slowing. Lean Hogs …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/20/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle closed higher on Tuesday. Nearby Live contracts failed to set new contract highs, but back months in Live Cattle and all of the Feeder Cattle contract did. The trend is still up, fundamentals remain bullish, but …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/19/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Feeder Cattle closed at new contract highs on Monday and settled above the 350.000 mark. Both of those seemed unlikely, just a few short weeks ago. Live Cattle closed higher, as well, but still have room to move higher before setting …
5 Minutes on the Markets – 08/18/25
I post these videos every trading day, shortly after 8 AM CT. Check back here tomorrow for another update! Cattle futures launched higher on Friday, following the press conference from the Ag Secretary and the Gov of TX. The gist of the story is that the US is going to spend a bunch of money on Screwworm mitigation facilities, with …