Overview: Grain futures were mixed today from month-end position squaring and a dearth of fresh news. Meanwhile, GDP growth was reported at 2.0 percent, which means inflation is tame. Traders expect the Fed’s to come to the rescue of the economy next month with a second round of quantitative easing. However, this is old news[…]
Overview: Corn and soybeans were higher again today as the funds are buying back the positions that they liquidated early last week. Right now, traders are wildly bullish, which is predictable considering the bullish USDA report on Friday and the current stage of the pattern that we are in now. However, as I mentioned in[…]
Click here sign up for a FREE! trial subscription to our daily newsletters. Overview: After three days of fund liquidation in corn, the sell-off seems to have run its course. Early last week, the long corn position held by the trend following funds stood at a record 1.860 BB and reached a record of 715[…]
Overview: The commodity funds were out in full force today, which was the reason behind the strength in grains. Commodities, in general, were higher across the board even though the dollar was stronger. Most of the gains came in the overnight session, which is the typical “M.O.” of the funds. Keep in mind that they[…]
The good news is corn may be approaching multi-year highs, the bad news it, you probably won’t have much of it to sell if the current harvest reports are to be believed. Dewey Strickler explains as he analysis the week’s activity from the CBOT and what it means for the nation’s farmers. Corn Outlook: Exuberance in corn abounds from[…]
December corn traded to 486.5 on Monday. Meanwhile, an even more bullish pattern could be unfolding with a major top will likely be closer to the second week of October.
Overview: There were no startling surprises in the crop production report today other than the soybean yield was higher than expected at 44.7 bpa. Meanwhile, traders expect the USDA to lower corn yields from 162.5 bpa in subsequent reports. Right now, the driving force in the grains is the funds, which are holding enormous long[…]
Corn futures are leading the charge in grains. Be advised that once prices peak, a sharp sell-off is to be expected.