WHEAT – Up 10 to 12 cents per bushel. Brisk export sales, no signs of shipment interruptions to Egypt, a weak dollar, a technical rebound from Friday’s late slide and prospects for end-of-month fund buying lift wheat futures. CORN – Up 5 to 6 cents per bushel. Spillover support from a strong rebound in wheat,… read more
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Futures News – US New Home sales Surge in December!
NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) – New U.S. single-family home sales in December rose to their highest level in eight months and prices were the highest since April 2008, raising cautious optimism for a housing market recovery. KEY POINTS: * The Commerce Department said sales jumped 17.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted 329,000 unit annual rate after a… read more
Opening Grain Calls / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Up 8 to 10 cents per bushel. Brisk export sales of U.S. wheat, news Algeria is aggressively seeking wheat imports and talk Saudi Arabia is seeking wheat combine to lift wheat futures. CORN – Up 7 to 8 cents per bushel. Spillover support from soaring wheat market and corn continues to find independent… read more
Grain News and Opening Calls / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Down 10 to 15 cents per bushel Pressure from a firm dollar and profit-taking after rising to a 5-1/2 month high and nearly a 2-1/2 year high on big exports of U.S. wheat. * Dry weather continues to be a problem in the U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region and no relief… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – Reversal date triggered major sell in Crude oil! [chart]
In last night’s issue of the TMV Swing Trade report I said, ” Crude oil traded above the prior day’s high (93.02) before the reversal date kicked in and turned the market lower. Crude continued lower for the remainder of the day and closed near the low of the daily price range. The negative reversal date… read more
Grain News and Opening Calls / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Up 13 to 15 cents per bushel. News Algeria bought 600,000 tonnes of wheat on Monday, had purchased up to 1 million tonnes over the past couple of weeks and harsh weather in Australia and the U.S. combine to lift wheat futures. Lower dollar also supportive. CORN – Up 6 to 7 cents… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – New Low, On Projected Reversal Date, Sets Up Bullish Reversal. [chart]
March Dollar index traded to a new low of 78.97, on the January 14th reversal date. The new low was below the prior low of 79.02, posted on December 21, 2010. Soon after the market reached the new low, the market turned higher, rejecting the low, and began to climb. This is bullish price action… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – What did “action-reaction” tells us about today’s reversal in Lean Hogs? [chart]
In last night’s issue of the TMV Swing Trading Report I wrote about the confluence of resistance displayed on the February Lean Hogs chart. Prices had advanced slightly through the short-term ascending median line and were poised to test the long-term median line, as well as testing the prior major swing high of 81.37, posted… read more
Grains Opening Calls /Futures Broker
1/12 07:51 CST CBOT grains and soy to rally on bullish USDA data 1-12-2011 08:37 CBOT grains and soy to rally on bullish USDA data CHICAGO, Jan 12 (Reuters) – CBOT corn was expected to open 0 to 15 cents per bushel higher on Wednesday following the elease of bullish U.S. and global crop and… read more
Grain Stocks and Production Report / Futures Broker
01/12 07:37 CST UPDATE 1-US slashes soy, corn stocks below expectation 1-12-2011 08:37 UPDATE 1-US slashes soy, corn stocks below expectatio * US soy end stocks 140 mln, 10 pct below est * US corn end stocks 745 mln, 4 pct below est * US Dec 1 soy stocks 2.277 bln, 3 pct below est… read more