Technical Views - Exit and Reassess
SPREADS March crush trades at 1.00c/bu while oilshare backs down to 35.22%. Traders are buying meal / selling soyoil today with lower palm oil price activity. Spreads are weaker in corn, with July/Dec trading out to 2 3/4c from 1 1/4c. March/May corn is steady/firmer with trad...
AM Outlook - Firm Ranges
GOOD MORNING, The market remains focused this week on South American weather, harvest pressure, and signs of any Chinese purchases. Last week the corn market reversed course, breaking to new lows on Thursday only to take back those losses on Friday, in effect showing us its trading...
PM Post - Corn Bear Trap?
THE OPEN March beans: 2 1/4 lower March meal: .20 lower March soyoil: 25 lower March corn: 2 1/2 higher March wheat: 1 higher The markets opened as called, though more weakness was noted for the soy complex at the start of the day. Grains recovered, led by co...
Technical Views - Nowhere to go but Sideways
SPREADS March crush trades to 1.00c/bu while oilshare is lower, trading down to 35.22%. July/Nov beans trade out to 5 1/2c from 5c, while March/May trades from 13c to 13 1/4c. March/May meal widens out to $4.60 from $4.50. March wheat /corn strengthens to 1.90 1/2c from 1.87 3...
AM Outlook - Beans Down, Corn Sideways
GOOD MORNING, It'a a long weekend with markets closed for the Martin Luther King Holiday on Monday, January 20. Grains are firmer this morning while the soy complex is mixed. Wheat continues to see support from rising world values, and funds continue buying on a strong technical upt...
PM Post - Uncertainties
THE OPEN March beans: 3 1/2 lower March meal: .40 lower March soyoil: .24 lower March corn: 5 lower March wheat: 8 1/4 lower The markets opened lower with fund selling in each market, namely profit-taking in soyoil and wheat, and what is probably new short po...
Technical Views - But Possible Rally
SPREADS March crush is steady at 98c/bu while oilshare works down to 35.43%. Corn spreads are weaker with July/Dec trading out to 4 1/4c from 1 3/4c, while March/May trades from 6 1/2c to 6 3/4c. March wheat/corn trades from 1.85 3/4c down to 1.81c. March/May wheat trades a to...
AM Outlook - Still Down in the Mouth
GOOD MORNING, Equities celebrated the signing of the Phase One deal, but beans were not impressed. A bearish NOPA soyoil stocks number sent soyoil prices tumbling, more or less confirming that the top posted a week ago was indeed a possible market high. This AM, prices will be...
PM Post - Rising Open Interest
THE OPEN March beans: 2 1/2 lower March meal: .20 higher March soyoil: 29 lower March corn: 3/4 higher March wheat: 4 1/2 higher The markets opened as called with grains continuing to trade higher against a weaker soy complex. The signing of the Phase One dea...
Technical Views - Correcting; Sideways; Well Bid
SPREADS March crush trades to 97c/bu while oilshare trades down to 35.74%. July/Dec corn trades from 1 3/4c to 2c, while March/May trades back out to 7c from 6 3/4c. July/Nov beans trades out to 3 1/4c from 1 3/4c. March wheat/corn trades to 1.85c from 1.80c. March/May m...
AM Outlook - Difficult to be a Bean Bear
GOOD MORNING, Finally, the day of signing is here for the Phase One deal. US Trade Rep Lighthizer and US Sec. Mnuchin said that all parts of the phase one deal will be made public today, with the event taking place at 10:30 Chicago time. Specifics on commodities may remain murky at...
PM Post - Export Chatter Leads CBOT Higher
THE OPEN March beans: 3 higher March meal: 2.90 higher March soyoil: 34 lower March corn: 1/2 higher March wheat: 7 1/2 higher The markets opened as expected with wheat making new highs at the start of the day on news that the Russian Ag Ministry proposed a plan to implement a first half 2020...
Technical Views - Exit and Reassess
SPREADS March crush trades at 1.00c/bu while oilshare backs down to 35.22%. Traders are buying meal / selling soyoil today with lower palm oil price activity. Spreads are weaker in corn, with July/Dec trading out to 2 3/4c from 1 1/4c. March/May corn is steady/firmer with trad...
AM Outlook - Firm Ranges
GOOD MORNING, The market remains focused this week on South American weather, harvest pressure, and signs of any Chinese purchases. Last week the corn market reversed course, breaking to new lows on Thursday only to take back those losses on Friday, in effect showing us its trading...
PM Post - Corn Bear Trap?
THE OPEN March beans: 2 1/4 lower March meal: .20 lower March soyoil: 25 lower March corn: 2 1/2 higher March wheat: 1 higher The markets opened as called, though more weakness was noted for the soy complex at the start of the day. Grains recovered, led by co...
Technical Views - Nowhere to go but Sideways
SPREADS March crush trades to 1.00c/bu while oilshare is lower, trading down to 35.22%. July/Nov beans trade out to 5 1/2c from 5c, while March/May trades from 13c to 13 1/4c. March/May meal widens out to $4.60 from $4.50. March wheat /corn strengthens to 1.90 1/2c from 1.87 3...
AM Outlook - Beans Down, Corn Sideways
GOOD MORNING, It'a a long weekend with markets closed for the Martin Luther King Holiday on Monday, January 20. Grains are firmer this morning while the soy complex is mixed. Wheat continues to see support from rising world values, and funds continue buying on a strong technical upt...
PM Post - Uncertainties
THE OPEN March beans: 3 1/2 lower March meal: .40 lower March soyoil: .24 lower March corn: 5 lower March wheat: 8 1/4 lower The markets opened lower with fund selling in each market, namely profit-taking in soyoil and wheat, and what is probably new short po...
Technical Views - But Possible Rally
SPREADS March crush is steady at 98c/bu while oilshare works down to 35.43%. Corn spreads are weaker with July/Dec trading out to 4 1/4c from 1 3/4c, while March/May trades from 6 1/2c to 6 3/4c. March wheat/corn trades from 1.85 3/4c down to 1.81c. March/May wheat trades a to...
AM Outlook - Still Down in the Mouth
GOOD MORNING, Equities celebrated the signing of the Phase One deal, but beans were not impressed. A bearish NOPA soyoil stocks number sent soyoil prices tumbling, more or less confirming that the top posted a week ago was indeed a possible market high. This AM, prices will be...
PM Post - Rising Open Interest
THE OPEN March beans: 2 1/2 lower March meal: .20 higher March soyoil: 29 lower March corn: 3/4 higher March wheat: 4 1/2 higher The markets opened as called with grains continuing to trade higher against a weaker soy complex. The signing of the Phase One dea...
Technical Views - Correcting; Sideways; Well Bid
SPREADS March crush trades to 97c/bu while oilshare trades down to 35.74%. July/Dec corn trades from 1 3/4c to 2c, while March/May trades back out to 7c from 6 3/4c. July/Nov beans trades out to 3 1/4c from 1 3/4c. March wheat/corn trades to 1.85c from 1.80c. March/May m...
AM Outlook - Difficult to be a Bean Bear
GOOD MORNING, Finally, the day of signing is here for the Phase One deal. US Trade Rep Lighthizer and US Sec. Mnuchin said that all parts of the phase one deal will be made public today, with the event taking place at 10:30 Chicago time. Specifics on commodities may remain murky at...
PM Post - Export Chatter Leads CBOT Higher
THE OPEN March beans: 3 higher March meal: 2.90 higher March soyoil: 34 lower March corn: 1/2 higher March wheat: 7 1/2 higher The markets opened as expected with wheat making new highs at the start of the day on news that the Russian Ag Ministry proposed a plan to implement a first half 2020...