Futures

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Crude Oil supply-side fundamentals remain bearish; however, the rise in consumer spending could be a sign that the US economy may not be down and out after all. The US consumer has been a driver of not only the US economy, but has also had an impact on the global economy as...

October live cattle closed up $0.25 at $115.75 yesterday. Prices closed near mid-range and saw short covering following strong selling pressure late last week. A bearish USDA cattle-on-feed report issued Friday afternoon did limit buying interest yesterday. A bear flag or bearish pennant pattern...

Interesting divergence between S&P 500 futs and gold today:  Interesting times. With the Swiss franc and Yen seemingly off limit due to the thread of central bank intervention, it looks like gold could cement its place as the go to safe haven. 

October sugar closed up 142 points at 29.46 cents yesterday. Prices closed near the session high yesterday, hit a fresh two-week high and saw a bullish upside "breakout" from the recent sideways trading range on the daily bar chart. Recent chart damage was mostly repaired yesterday as the bulls...

Monday, August 15, 2011 With weather forecasts calling for much needed rain in more moderate temperatures in the northern parts of the Midwest, some traders believe that the USDA may have been too pessimistic on its Soybean yield estimate. Should the weather cooperate, we could see a sell-off in...

U.S. stock futures rose this morning (9/24) despite a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. durable-goods orders as euro zone concerns eased up following an unexpected spike in German business sentiment, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were +115 points at...

Losses on crude-oil futures rose substantially further as the most active contract traded below $70 per barrel, marking a 5-month low price. On the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the prices of crude oil for January delivery moved down 2.4%, or $1.75, to $69.82 per barrel. The crude oil...

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Today, Futures seam to be holding ground as housing starts perform poorly at +0.5% to 590,000 against last month's 598,000. This has been due to unexpected rise in producer prices, fueled by Q3 earnings reports that continue to influence the market towards the north. We are expecting Nasdaq to...