CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–U.S. wheat futures are expected to start slightly higher Monday as the markets rebound from a sell-off last week. Futures prices recovered a bit after falling 2.5% last week in a setback from a surge to 28-month highs. Poor global weather, including excessive rains in eastern Australia, sparked the recent rally and continue… read more
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Swing Trading Strategy – Projected Reversal Date picks low in Gold. [chart]
The February Gold has reached the descending median line and fullfilled the critera for the reversal signal, triggered by the January 4th reversal date. Gold traded lower into the January 6th reversal date and tested the median line support, setting up a potential reversal. (A market will typically reverse at the media line.) The next… read more
Grains Lower Rebalancing Begins On Friday / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Down 7 to 8 cents per bushel. Firm dollar and follow-through technical selling lending pressure as long-liquidation continues as index fund portfolio rebalancing begins on Friday. * Mostly favorable conditions for final wheat harvest in southern Australia while wet weather remains a problem in the north. [ID:nDTN614] * The potential for snowfall this… read more
Grain Calls and News /Futures Broker
WHEAT – Down 5 to 6 cents per bushel. Firm dollar and profit-taking after Wednesday’s rally weighs on prices. Traders said the wheat market appeared to be topping out at around five-month highs in CBOT and two-year highs in KCBT and MGEX. * Mostly favorable conditions for wheat harvest in southern Australia while showers in… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – Gold Peaks on Projected Date! [chart]
February Gold – Gold fell the most in six months after posting its highest close on the January 3rd reversal date. Gold was pressured by speculation that a global recovery will curb demand for the metal as a haven asset. The price action is the same as Silver, so I would also expect to see… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – Projected Reversal Date Identifies Major Top in Crude oil! [chart]
February Crude oil –Monday’s new high was preceded by a three-day corrective pullback that had formed a potentially bullish reaction swing. Crude traded above the prior swing high (91.88 posted on December 27, 2010) but failed to close beyond the 91.88 high. Instead, the market pulled back inside the swing pattern and closed near the… read more
Grain News and Opening Calls / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Down 1 to 2 cents per bushel. Profit-taking after CBOT wheat rally to five-month highs and as high-protein KCBT and MGEX wheats rose to two-year highs due to deterioration of Australia’s crop amid excessive rainfall and flooding and on dryness in the U.S. Plains HRW wheat area. * Australia wheat quality slumps in… read more
Opening Grain Calls and News / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Up 18 to 20 cents per bushel. Flooding in global wheat producer and exporter Australia boosting prices to a five-month high. ** Bitter cold temperatures over the weekend in the U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat area likely caused little to no harm to the crop as a blanket of insulating snow covered… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – “Action/Reaction” setting up potential sell pattern in N-gas. [chart]
February Natural gas has been trading higher, after bouncing off the descending median line. The eight-day rally advanced Natural gas into the December 28th reversal date, setting up a potential bearish reaction swing. However, the December 28th reversal date failed to trade above the prior high–needed to set up the sell pattern. The following day–Thursday, December 29th–did… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – How to use the Median line for a low-risk entry. [chart]
One on the most useful median line trading principles comes into play after the market trades through and closes beyond the median line. This is an indication of strength and it also identifies a low-risk entry point to allow traders to get on broad, if they missed the initial price move, or wish to add to existing… read more