Nov Beans: A Long Look Ahead
I was recently in on a discussion regarding forward contracting 2020 soybeans. This week has seen the contract, a year out, extend its recent rally beyond the previous weekly peak [...]
Cash Soybeans: Big Move
Last week saw the cmdty National Soybean Price Index (NSPI, weighted national average) post a big strong 37-cent rally, allowing cash soybeans to make a big move from the lower [...]
Cash Corn: Into Thin Air
If you are keeping up with my analysis of the cmdty National Corn Price Index (NCPI, weighted national average) you'll recall that I still see it in a secondary (intermediate-term) [...]
July KC Wheat: Staring Into the Black Abyss
If you've been following along with this morning's analysis you'll recall that the July Kansas City wheat contract still looks to be in a secondary (intermediate-term) 5-wave uptrend with its [...]
Dec Corn: Wild Montana Sky
I had an interesting conversation with a subscriber this morning, talking about the different Dec corn contracts and whether or not they were priced at attractive sell levels. This particular [...]
Dec Cotton: “Buying” Time
Does the title of this piece suggest a recommendation? No. As I looked at this 7-year price distribution chart for the new-crop December cotton contract, based on weekly closes only, [...]
KC July 2020 Wheat: Low Price Favors Technicals
To close out Tuesday's analysis of the Kansas City July 2020 contract (for additional analysis, see Charts and Seasonal Analysis), let's take a look at the contract's price distribution chart [...]
Nov Soybeans: Big Rally, Small Change
This updated look at November soybeans’ price distribution chart, based on weekly closes going back through the 2013 contract, shows what how things can change when futures rally 40-plus cents. [...]
Dec Corn: Still Historically Low
As this 7-year price distribution chart, based on weekly closes only, for Dec corn shows the 2019 contract (red column) remains in the lower 20%, a level noncommercial traders could [...]
Cash Corn: Big Moves in a Tight Range
As discussed in Weekly Analysis, last week's strong rally by the cmdty National Corn Price Index (NCPI, weighted national average cash price) moved the NCPI from the upper 47% the [...]
Nov Soybeans: Nearing the Bottom of the Barrel
This look at November soybeans' price distribution chart, based on weekly closes going back through the 2013 contract, is quite sobering. The 2019 contract (red column) closed Thursday at $8.61 [...]
Dec Corn: Blue Light Special
I've had some customers ask if I could post my price distribution charts again, so we built this page to house them. I'm starting the series off with another look [...]