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A Market Review and Opinion Report For the Week Ending May 21st, 2012
Oil has been slammed during this stock market selloff and there is significant more downside to come – but not this week. Expect a broad based commodity rally for just a few days and then all those traders that wanted to jump short will get a second chance, albeit at a much lower entry, to get into the bear play in this market. Read More | View Original Article
The Trend Trader For Futures Trading on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Trend Trader helps to identify the current trend status of your favorite futures markets. It not only helps us to stay on the right side of market direction, but also helps us avoid those without a trend. You can even use the grid as a spread matrix too - buying strength and selling weakness. Before... Read More | View Original Article
E-Mini S&P 500: Outside day may turn the tide for the downslide!
E-Mini S&P 500: Outside day may turn the tide for the downslide! Read More | View Original Article
Apple Relief Rally Faces Stiff Resistance
If Friday's early-session upside reversal attempt in Apple (AAPL) was a headfake, then what are we to make of today's upside reversal effort? Right now, my overall work is warning me that today's strength may be nothing other than a potent relief rally ahead of another loop to the downside that... Read More | View Original Article
DRY HEAT Timothy Hughes | 602-859-4100 | thughes@pricegroup.com 5/18/12 General Comments The flight to safety in the dollar may have run it’s course for the moment. The dollar rally of the last few weeks also acted to help pressure some other commodities that had been in rally mode. Live... Read More | View Original Article
Livestock Market Comments(146)
by Bob Short, PFGBEST 1 800 280 4566 rshort@PFGBEST.com Monday, May 21, 2012 at 11 19 AM We lost $1.20 on pork product Friday, but did put 93 cents on product for the week against a two year average of Read More | View Original Article
Precious Metals Market Comments by Mike Daly, PFGBEST 1 877 294 4669 mdaly@PFGBEST.com Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6 42 AM Gold Settles $17.00 Higher … ($1591.90) Today’s June Gold futures traded a choppy $29.70 range. The market extended yesterday’s Read More | View Original Article
Precious Metals Market Comments by Mike Daly, PFGBEST 1 877 294 4669 mdaly@PFGBEST.com Monday, May 21, 2012 at 1 42 PM Gold Settles $3.20 Lower … ($1588.70) Today’s June Gold futures traded a very subdued $14.50 range. The day session Read More | View Original Article
Currency Analysis By Paul Kavanaugh, PFGBEST 1 888 439 6033 pkavanaugh@pfgbest.com 35th straight week of net long US dollar bets Euro hit new 4 month low Friday May 18th Large speculators added to massive net short Euro bets, net shorts Read More | View Original Article
Grain Market Comments by Tim Hannagan, PFGBEST 1 800 563 9510 thannagan@PFGBEST.com Monday, May 21, 2012 at 6 30 AM ………The rally in wheat this week came off the lows for the year under 6.00. Calls to me asked is Read More | View Original Article
Energy Market Comments by Phil Flynn, PFGBEST 1 800 935 6487 pflynn@PFGBEST.com Monday, May 21, 2012 at 8 12 AM The Energy Report Oil traded down to the 90 handle before bouncing a bit as we head into what will Read More | View Original Article
Livestock Market Comments(145)
by Bob Short, PFGBEST 1 800 280 4566 rshort@PFGBEST.com Monday, May 21, 2012 at 8 21 AM Friday 8 45AM 5 18 12 Sorry for not posting daily research the last three days as the move to a new office Read More | View Original Article
COTTON General Comments: Futures were higher on positioning for the weekend. Traders remain bearish the market after the USDA supply and demand estimates that were very bearish last week. Weather could become a more important issue soon. Some parts of the Delta and Texas are too dry for best production... Read More | View Original Article
05/21 01:40a CST DJ Table Of China April Oilseed, Vegoil, Grain Imports Table Of Imports By Grain, Oil Type And Origin (All figures in metric tons) Apr Change Jan-Apr Change in Tons on Year in Tons on Year Wheat Total 293,376 +2760.98% 1,414,394 +442.47% Australia 273,004 +2711.89% 1,046,928 +305.58%... Read More | View Original Article
Following Fluctuating Grain Markets
This week the Russian agricultural ministry is expected to make an announcement if they will or won't scale back on exports. Read More | View Original Article
Cash steer market traded higher late Friday. Read More | View Original Article
Daily Market Update for May 21st, 2012
The Daily Market Update provides some insight into the significant fundamental and technical developments from the previous and overnight sessions and how they could effect the current session's market action. Read More | View Original Article
Chart Presentation: Ratio Thoughts
This is definitely a two-handed market. On the one hand the trend for equities and commodities remains lower. The commodity currencies are melting down, money is fleeing towards the Japanese yen and U.S. dollar, and a bid for gold has emerged. On the other hand... the ratio between the S&P 500 Index... Read More | View Original Article
Technical Indicators & Bearish Divergences
Highlights based on trading on Friday, May 18, 2012: Both stocks and commodities have demonstrated trend weakness in recent weeks, while U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds demonstrated trend strength. Investors have been choosing safety over risk. With the stock market downtrend well established and powerful... Read More | View Original Article
Isn't It Time For Something Good To Happen?
Stocks have been down twelve of the last thirteen sessions and the mood is getting dismal. So, isn't it about time for something good to happen? Read More | View Original Article
Weekly commodities: Gold up on safe-haven buying, oil stabilizes
The investment climate deteriorated again last week as the ongoing economic slowdown combined with fresh worries about Greece saw money managers reduce exposure further. Some commodities may however soon offer buying opportunities. Read More | View Original Article
Overnight Developments June E-mini S&Ps are up 9.25 points (+0.72%) this morning on mildly higher European stocks and a pro-growth statement by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Commodity prices are mixed this morning with July crude oil up 36 cents, June gold down $1.3, copper up 3 cents (+0.85%),... Read More | View Original Article
Brent crude speculative longs fell further in week ending May 15
Data from the Intercontinental Exchange covering the week ending May 15 showed another drop in net longs for both Brent crude and gasoil. Read More | View Original Article
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Blog--Monday
* JIM'S MARKET THOUGHT OF THE DAY * The world market place is a bit calmer to start the new trading week, as there were no big surprises during the weekend--either from the Group of Eight world leaders meeting at Camp David, or from the fallout from the JP Morgan trading loss debacle, or from the European... Read More | View Original Article
Indicators says equity markets could turn up: here are the charts
Both retail and institutional investors have become more cautious and risk sentiment has fallen. This is often a sign to investors! Look at the markets and think out of the box - what could change the current game? Could intervention be on the way? Read More | View Original Article
Weather Premium Being Added Quickly
Crop conditions for corn will be released today Read More | View Original Article
Risk Correlated Assets Desperately Looking for Short-Term Relief
Although we have seen a bit of a bounce in risk correlated markets, there is still no fundamental catalyst to speak of that would encourage such a bounce.... - Risk correlated assets looking for short-term relief - Global equities very well offered and in need of bounce - No fundamental catalyst... Read More | View Original Article
Binary Options Daily Analysis: Asian Stocks Make a Bullish Start to the New Trading Week!
Read abut the latest Asian stock market rally, bullish euro and crude oil prices going through the roof. Read More | View Original Article
Crude Oil, Gold Aim Higher as Risky Assets Mount Relief Rally
Crude oil and gold have scope to recover, the former tracking recovering risk appetite and the latter capitalizing on waning haven demand for the US Dollar. Talking Points Crude Oil, Copper Aim Higher as Risky Assets Mount Relief Rally Gold and Silver May Rise on Waning Haven Demand for US... Read More | View Original Article
Commodity CFTC: Gold long drops to 2008 levels ahead of rally
Money managers reduced their commodity exposure to the lowest level this year as slowing growth, recession in Europe and the Greek debacle continues to add to the current risk-off sentiment. Read More | View Original Article
