Quiet Turn Around Tuesday
Jul 31, 2012
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Corn and soybeans ended lower on a quiet, choppy, two-sided trade day while wheat closed sharply lower. Wheat was under pressure all day due to Russia not banning exports. And a non event Fed decision saw the grains rally briefly only to pull back to where they were before the announcement.
It seems the grains are taking a bit of a much needed break in the wild volatility. However, it could also be said that the bullish momentum is waning. Really, I think that with weather being mostly the same and the fact that we have a lot of new news coming this Friday through next Friday the grains (and grain traders) are just taking a bit of a breather here.
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It will be very interesting to see what Informa has to say on their survey based estimates this Friday. I get the feeling that there is a good chance that the computer model based estimate last Friday might have been a tad more bullish then what the surveys will uncover. I have talked to clients in the eastern belt that a few weeks ago had all but given up on this years crops but are now looking at the possibility of a 130 yield for corn and 38-40 yield for beans. At the same time yield outlooks for parts of the western belt are dropping, so it is tough to peg.
Even more interesting will be what the USDA has to say next Friday. It seems certain that there will be another sizeable decline in yields, however I would also imagine that we could see a significant drop in demand based on current prices. The question will be - does the resulting carry over justify these prices?
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With high volatility in a weather market, option strategies may be a good tool for hedgers and specs alike.
December Corn Daily chart:
November Soybeans Daily chart:
All this means that speculators should be looking for opportunities and producers need to look to lock up some prices while we have new crop corn above $7.70 and new crop soybeans above $16.00. Give me a call for some ideas. In particular, producers looking to hedge all or a portion of their production may be rather interested in some of the strategies that I am currently using.
In my mind there has to be a balance. Neither technical nor fundamental analysis alone is enough to be consistent.
Please give me a call for a trade recommendation, and we can put together a trade strategy tailored to your needs.
Be safe!
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