by Brian Schad | Oct 9, 2014 | Sugar Futures
With drought cutting into supplies in Brazil, the global sugar market is shaping up to be in its first deficit in half a decade (claims a top exporter and producer there). Sugar futures have recently climbed to .17 and one-fifth cent a pound in the larger rallies in...
by Brian Schad | Oct 8, 2014 | Corn Futures, Grain Markets
Corn futures have paused after it’s biggest relief rally in seven weeks on the outlook the USDA will increase its forecast for this year’s domestic harvest. The U.S. is the world’s biggest producer and exporter of corn. The USDA will release its updated estimates on...
by Brian Schad | Oct 7, 2014 | Gold Futures, Precious Metals Trading
Gold futures may have found solid support as buyers have stepped-in for two days in a row now. The US Dollar’s decline may be boosting the precious metal’s appeal as an alternative investment, safe-haven. In the relationship with 10-yr. T-Notes, the dollar slipped...
by Brian Schad | Oct 3, 2014 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Agricultural Futures Trading, Alternative Investment, Global Markets, Hard-Asset Investments
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public....
by Brian Schad | Oct 2, 2014 | Coffee Futures
The drought in South America that previously sent coffee futures soaring nearly 90% this year is coming back for an encore. Arabica-coffee futures have blasted-off to the upside all this week and today the technical trend has reversed to the upside. A crop-forecaster...
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