Monthly Analysis: Corn

2023-03-01T09:35:46-06:00March 1st, 2023|Monthly|

The Barchart National Corn Price Index (NCPI, weighted national average cash price) remains in a major (long-term) 3-wave downtrend that began with a bearish 2-month reversal during April and May 2022 (red arrow on chart). The next downside target for [...]

Monthly Analysis: Corn

2023-02-01T12:21:22-06:00February 1st, 2023|Monthly|

The Barchart National Corn Price Index (NCPI, weighted national average cash price) remains in a major (long-term) 3-wave downtrend that began with a bearish 2-month reversal during April and May 2022 (red arrow on chart). The next downside target for [...]

Monthly Analysis: Wheat

2023-01-03T07:58:35-06:00January 2nd, 2023|Monthly|

The Barchart National HRW Wheat Price Index (HWPI, weighted national average cash price) remains in a major (long-term) 3-wave downtrend. Wave C (third wave) is expected to take out the Wave A (first wave) low of $7.6159 from August. The [...]

Monthly Analysis: Wheat

2022-12-03T06:30:08-06:00December 3rd, 2022|Monthly|

The Barchart National HRW Wheat Price Index (HWPI, weighted national average cash price) remains in a major (long-term) 3-wave downtrend. Wave C (third wave) is expected to take out the Wave A (first wave) low of $7.6159 from August. The [...]

Monthly Analysis: Wheat

2022-10-02T09:22:55-05:00October 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

The Barchart National HRW Wheat Price Index (HWPI, weighted national average cash price) remains in a major (long-term) downtrend. However, the HWPI extended its rally off the August low near $7.62, a mark that was part of a bullish spike [...]

Monthly Analysis: Wheat

2022-09-01T13:41:01-05:00September 1st, 2022|Monthly|

The Barchart National HRW Wheat Price Index (HWPI, weighted national average cash price) extended its major (long-term) downtrend to a low of $7.6159 during August before rallying to close at $8.6516. This was 40.58 cents higher for the month. If [...]

Monthly Analysis: Wheat

2022-07-31T10:28:57-05:00July 31st, 2022|Monthly|

The Barchart National HRW Wheat Price Index (HWPI, weighted national average cash price) extended its major (long-term) downtrend to a low of $7.6343 during July, a sharp sell off for the month but holding above the target of $7.1520. This [...]

Monthly Analysis: Wheat

2022-07-03T10:27:46-05:00July 3rd, 2022|Monthly|

The Barchart National HRW Wheat Price Index (HWPI, weighted national average cash price) looks to have collapsed into a major (long-term) downtrend. As discussed in this space last month, the HWPI had not completed a bearish reversal through the end [...]

Monthly Analysis: Wheat

2022-04-02T13:42:16-05:00April 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

Do to the large spikes seen during March, I've applied the Wilhelmi Element (The only price that matters is the close) to all three cmdty National Wheat Price Indexes this month. This means I'm analyzing the monthly close-only charts. Chicago [...]

Monthly Analysis: Livestock

2022-04-02T13:18:02-05:00April 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

Recall from previous discussions continuous monthly livestock charts are not my favorite studies for a number of reasons. Live Cattle: I still see a major (long-term) downtrend on the market's continuous monthly chart. However, the previous bearish reversal pattern occurred [...]

Monthly Analysis: S&P 500

2022-03-01T04:43:41-06:00March 1st, 2022|Monthly|

The S&P 500 ($INX) remains in a major (long-term) downtrend, a trend that began with the bearish key reversal posted during January. Not only did the $INX complete this important reversal pattern, it posted a new 4-month low of 4,222.62, [...]

Monthly Analysis: Euro

2022-03-01T04:29:59-06:00March 1st, 2022|Monthly|

An interesting technical pattern continues to build on this monthly chart for the euro (^EURUSD), with bearish outside months posted during January and February. This means the euro traded outside the previous month's range before closing lower, both months, usually [...]

Lean Hogs: Stay Tuned

2022-02-10T08:55:30-06:00February 10th, 2022|Monthly|

As the market's long-term continuous monthly chart shows, lean hogs have made an impressive move since hitting a low of $70.20 this past December. As always, lean hogs are tricky when we start to put the technical pieces together: The [...]

Cash Soybeans: Gone Fishing

2022-02-01T11:46:26-06:00February 1st, 2022|Monthly|

The cmdty National Soybean Price Index (NSPI, weighted national average cash price) remains in a major (long-term) 3-wave downtrend. The ongoing rally off the November low of $11.4157 can be considered Wave B (second wave) of the 3-wave pattern. If [...]

SRW Wheat: Waiting Game

2022-02-01T11:32:28-06:00February 1st, 2022|Monthly|

The cmdty National SRW Wheat Price Index (SWPI, weighted national average cash price) posted a bearish outside range during January, but still came up short of completing a clear bearish reversal that would confirm a new major (long-term) downtrend.Heading into [...]

HRW Wheat: Holding Patten

2022-02-01T11:27:17-06:00February 1st, 2022|Monthly|

The cmdty National HRW Wheat Price Index (HWPI, weighted national average cash price) moved lower during January, but again came up short of confirming a new major (long-term) downtrend. The HWPI posted a low of $7.2334, well above its previous [...]

HRS Wheat: Still Down

2022-02-01T11:20:33-06:00February 1st, 2022|Monthly|

The cmdty National HRS Wheat Price Index (HSPI, weighted national average cash price) extended its major (long-term) downtrend during January, hitting a low for the month of $8.2894. This held above the previous 4-month low of $8.2119, setting the stage [...]

Crude Oil: Staying Strong

2022-02-01T07:18:04-06:00February 1st, 2022|Monthly|

The spot-month crude oil contract extended the market's major (long-term) uptrend during January, hitting a high of $88.84. This was the highest price posted since the October 2014 peak of 92.96. Crude oil continues to be supported by long-term bullish [...]

Euro: No Buy Signal Yet

2022-02-01T04:51:40-06:00February 1st, 2022|Monthly|

An initial look at the monthly chart for the euro (EURUSD) shows it posted a bearish outside month during January, setting the stage for an extension of the major (long-term) downtrend that has been in place since a bearish spike [...]

Corn: Still a Downtrend

2022-01-02T12:40:29-06:00January 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

The cmdty National Corn Price Index (NCPI, weighted national average cash price) looks set to begin Wave C (third wave) of its 3-wave major (long-term) downtrend pattern. The recent secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend looks to be Wave B (second wave) of [...]

Soybeans: The Next Wave

2022-01-02T12:35:33-06:00January 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

The cmdty National Soybean Price Index (NSPI, weighted national average cash price) remains in a major (long-term) downtrend with the next target at $10.7740. The NSPI closed December calculated at $12.9589. The NSPI has been in a secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend, [...]

HRS Wheat: Continued Pressure

2022-01-02T12:15:02-06:00January 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

The cmdty National HRS Wheat Price Index (HSPI, weighted national average cash price) continued its selloff during December. This extended the market's major (long-term) downtrend that began with the completion of a bearish 2-month reversal at the end of November. [...]

S&P 500: Impressive

2022-01-02T11:10:49-06:00January 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

The S&P 500 Index ($INX) posted an impressive end of 2021, registering 70 record high daily closes over the course of the year, the second most for a 1-year period being 1995's 77 closing record highs. Undoubtedly the major (long-term) [...]

Euro: Holding Pattern

2022-01-02T10:43:25-06:00January 2nd, 2022|Monthly|

The euro continues to indicate the previous major (long-term) downtrend came to an end with the November low of 1.11863. November saw the euro rally off that low to close above its downside target price of 1.12905 with activity during [...]