Grain and Livestock Futures Close Mixed Friday: Trading Macro Economics, Technicals

Grain and livestock futures ended mixed on Friday. Money flow and technical trading dominate action heading into the FOMC meeting next week. Michelle Rook talks about that with Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing.

Grain and livestock futures ended mixed on Friday. Some markets tried to recover from pressure on the opening that spilled over from the outside markets on continue macro economic concerns. Money flow and technical trading will dominate action heading into the FOMC meeting next week. Michelle Rook talks about that with Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing.

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