Seasonal Trend Alert: Feeder Cattle

For 13 of the last 15 years, from March 19th to April 17th, October feeder cattle have followed this trend. Will this be an on-trend year?

What is Seasonal Trends?

A list of approximately 30 historical trading strategies for out-rights and spreads from a variety of the major commodity markets EACH MONTH!

Learn More about Seasonal Trends!

At the bottom of this article you will find a list of several seasonal trends in play and a list of those about to start.

Another Seasonal Trend is getting started, this time it’s for October Feeder cattle. October feeder cattle have trended positively between March 19th and April 17th for 13 of the last 15 years. Below is a chart of average October feeder cattle futures prices for the last 5, 15, and 30 years. We’ve highlighted the seasonal trend in the yellow box. Below the chart is a breakdown of the performance for each of the last 15 years. It’s important to be aware of other variables that may impact price during a seasonal trend. Seasonal trends can be a great addition to a trader’s “toolbox”. When coupled with sound fundamental and technical analysis that matches up, it can help provide a high conviction and actionable trade idea.

Below you will find the year by year breakdown, for each of the last 15 years. You can see that 2015 and 2016 were the two years that went against the trend during that time period.

Seasonal Trends in Play

Coffee

Corn

Soybean Meal

Live Cattle

Seasonal Spread Trends in Play

Soybeans

Sugar

Soybeans vs. Corn

Feeder Cattle vs. Live Cattle.

Seasonal Spread Trends coming up:

Cotton

Lean Hogs

Soybean Oil Vs. Soybean Meal

Soybeans/Soybean Meal

With an average of 30 Seasonal Trends each month, Seasonal Trends covers a wide variety of markets and is not exclusive to agricultural commodities.

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