by Brian Schad | Apr 28, 2015 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Wheat Futures
Wheat futures fell today to prices not seen since late September following the USDA’s report yesterday of spring wheat planting progress. Wheat futures later turned up for the day to close just over .03 higher at $4.765 per bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade. The...
by Brian Schad | Apr 24, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Trading, 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 | Apr 23, 2015 | Grain Futures, Grain Markets, Soybean Futures
Soybean futures have rallied today when our friends from up north in Canada have reported their planting intentions. With world inventories left at glut levels, soybean futures have found support as late as early April at a price near $9.47 per bushel, and Canada’s...
by Brian Schad | Apr 22, 2015 | Energy Futures, Global Markets, Natural Gas Futures
Natural gas futures appear to be experiencing short-covering just before tomorrow’s weekly storage data release. Natural gas futures are up 32 points today, but .13c above last week’s contract low near $2.52 per British thermal unit at New York’s Mercantile Exchange....
by Brian Schad | Apr 21, 2015 | Corn Futures, Grain Futures, Grain Markets
Corn futures extended losses from yesterday once the USDA report revealed US plantings in the Mid-west happening at a rapid pace. July Corn Futures are currently down .06c (as of this writing) at the Chicago Board of Trade. The USDA actually stated yesterday as of...
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