Author: Ivan

  • Morning Update

    Corn maintained strength overnight on rumored Chinese buying interest. This morning’s grain trade had the morning session, and with corn again leading the strength, followed by HRW wheat. Soybeans were steady. Export sales numbers this morning were solid, with corn at 1.792 MMTs and soybeans at 1.106 MMTs. Corn continues to impress not only with…

  • Market Quick Take

    Grain Washout Presented by Heartland Investor Capital Management Inc. CTA https://vimeo.com/1147109632 WheatChina reportedly washed out Gulf soft red winter wheat purchases from late NovemberChicago wheat made a new contract low but did not close at the lowTechnicals show a possible wave two washout near a 786 retracementFailure above the 200 day moving average accelerated liquidationWednesday…

  • Wheat

    Spec trade: Utilize a flat stop at 504 on long wheat trade, cancel the 515 stop close. The wheat trade melted down today on the news that China washed out on its November SRW wheat purchase. This will likely have put in a washout low, which wheat is very good at doing. Also wheat has…

  • Morning Update

    Wheat continues on retreat despite further attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. Putin is quiet about any retaliation, even though he threatened it weeks ago. Overnight futures trade was narrowly mixed, with grains trending slightly lower while soybeans posted modest gains. As expected, much of this movement stems from end-of-month, quarter, and year positioning. With this…

  • Morning Update

    Soybeans find a steady start to the morning for the first time in two weeks. Corn and soybeans are trading narrowly mixed in the overnight session, while wheat is facing a bit more selling pressure. News flow remains light and is expected to stay that way through much of the week. Today brings the November…

  • Morning Update

    Corn is set to close steady to better on the week, while wheat and soybeans are lower. The grain trade is softer this morning, despite what would’ve been considered productive closes yesterday in corn and wheat, especially after wheat closed positively yesterday after the Rosario Grain Exchange raised its wheat estimate to 27.7 MMTs. This…

  • Market Quick Take

    Don’t Poke The Bear Presented by Heartland Investor Capital Management Inc. CTA https://vimeo.com/1145749134 Corn: Closed firm with strong finish.Wave three triggers above 452 and a quarter with targets toward 466 to 470.Weekly trend remains higher since early October.January USDA report could lower yields and raise demand.Dollar weakness adds tailwind. Soybeans: January beans still vulnerable to…

  • Morning Update

    Grains find buying interest overnight. Corn, soybeans, and wheat traded higher overnight as selling interest remained limited. While fundamentals continue to offer support, recent sessions have struggled to attract consistent buying. Export demand, however, is showing signs of improvement. Multiple U.S. sales were reported yesterday, including flash sales and additional smaller deals. A weaker U.S….

  • Morning Update

    Argentina cuts export tax by 2%, weighing on the morning grain trade. The morning grain trade is on the defensive after yesterday’s December WASDE report showed a friendly number on corn, by increasing exports by 125 million bu, and cutting ending stocks with that increase. Yet the weight of wheat and its 901 MMB carryout,…