Tag: Asset management
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Coffee Getting support from the Funds
As of this post coffee prices are higher by 4.44% with prices approaching previous resistance just below the 50 day MA (light blue line) that was challenged last week. Prices appear to be on the rise as money managers bought the dip this week when prices were trading near three weeks lows. I anticipate funds piling into coffee longs next week buying upwards of 10,000 contracts as they re-balance their positions at the…
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Natural gas – Wear gloves when catching a falling knife
Natural gas has traded lower the last 6 sessions and is currently trading off the lowest levels in 13’. Looking back 16 months one can identify on the chart below that a gap was filled from 4/23 this week. Stochastics are showing the most oversold conditions in 5 weeks when futures managed to rally 30…
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Cocoa – How NOT being in the Market can make you $$
First let’s address the move in cocoa today…that had futures higher by 3.19% and intra-day trading to their highest levels in three months. Last week one can see that we found support at the 20 day MA (light blue line) as futures danced that line for five sessions before the acceleration today. Weather related news…
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FCOJ – A Retracement Ahead
On the one month relative performance OJ has been the best performer with November futures higher by 12% as of this post. Me being a contrarian I’d like to fade this appreciation with clients. As one can see prices have been running into resistance for the last two weeks just above current trade as identified…
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CAD – The Loonie has a Broken Wing
I hate to date myself here but as a young man I was very fond of the video game duck hunt- a “classic” shooting game for the first version of Nintendo. Just as those birds fell from the sky I think the Loonie short term is headed south. Most followers are aware I have been…
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BOT Wheat – Will $7/Bushel again act as a Floor?
In the last week December wheat futures have trade lower by 30 cents/bushel and are flirting with the $7 mark. As seen in the chart below this level has served as support for the last four months. On every attempt to penetrate this level buyers have defended $7/bushel. Past performance is not indicative of future…