by Brian Schad | Jul 14, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Commodity Futures Markets, Grain Futures, Grain Markets
Grain futures realized an initial boost in prices after Friday’s USDA crop production report, but have since cooled-off and returned to report day prices, and in the case of wheat futures, Kansas Wheat has since retreated even lower. All grain futures are down for the...
by Brian Schad | Apr 9, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Commodity Futures Markets, Grain Complex, Grain Futures, Grain Markets
Grain futures were anticipating the USDA’s final look at the 2014/15 crop, but the actual data was mixed. Grain futures ended lower across the board with soybeans down nearly .17c, wheat down .075, and corn down a penny per bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade. The...
by Brian Schad | Feb 12, 2015 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Agricultural Markets, Commodity Futures Markets, Hard-Asset Investments
I had a chance to review a video from last October in which a gal from the Bloomberg News organization reported on a survey taken regarding commodity prices. The survey concluded that commodity prices are wrong 27% of the time, but there’s a little more to the story…...
by Brian Schad | Aug 14, 2014 | Agricultural Commodity Futures, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Markets, Global Markets
Effectively erasing most of this year’s gains, commodity futures markets (as a whole) have fallen to a six-month low with energy & grains declining on signs of ample supplies and a slow-down in China – the world leader in consuming energy and industrial...
by Brian Schad | Jun 20, 2014 | Agricultural Futures, Alternative Investment, Commodity Futures Markets, Global Markets
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...
by Brian Schad | Jun 13, 2014 | Agricultural Futures, Commodity Futures Markets
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, I update my 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...
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